Better Software - December 2008 - (Page 30) Figure 1 question “Which of these ideas can we apply, and what would the benefits be?” According to de Bono, people sometimes struggle to recognize the benefits in their own ideas, so the group may need to help nurture other people’s ideas using the yellow hat. red hat Red represents anger, passion, love, fire—what energizes us, annoys us, and upsets us. The red hat provides a safe, controlled opportunity for people to say how they feel. Putting on the red hat makes intuition, hunches, and emotions valid. When wearing the red hat, you do not have to justify your statements. Without the availability of the red hat, people’s feelings are often incorrectly expressed as facts—“It’ll never work here because no one wants it.” green hat Green represents fertility and new growth. With the green hat we seek new ideas and fresh approaches. Colloquially, we try to “break the mold” or “get out of the rut.” When wearing the green hat, we often brainstorm to develop new ideas. Note that ideas are not evaluated or criticized here. Sometimes ideas that seem silly when we first encounter them become key drivers. For example, “We will pay our customers to spend money with us” has led to loyalty schemes in a wide range of industries. 30 BETTER SOFTWARE DECEMBER 2008 Table 1: Six thinking hats template. A simple table can help us make notes for each of the six hats. www.StickyMinds.com http://www.StickyMinds.com
Table of Contents Feed for the Digital Edition of Better Software - December 2008 Better Software - December 2008 Contents Mark Your Calendar Contributors eLightenment Technically Speaking Code Craft Test Connection Management Chronicles What's a Manager to Do? Six Thinking Hats for Testers The Key to Good Interviewing 2008 Salary Survey Product Announcements 10 Things You Might Not Know About … The Last Word Ad Index Better Software - December 2008 Better Software - December 2008 - (Page Intro) Better Software - December 2008 - (Page BB1) Better Software - December 2008 - (Page BB2) Better Software - December 2008 - Better Software - December 2008 (Page Cover1) Better Software - December 2008 - Better Software - December 2008 (Page Cover2) Better Software - December 2008 - Better Software - December 2008 (Page 1) Better Software - December 2008 - Better Software - December 2008 (Page 2) Better Software - December 2008 - Contents (Page 3) Better Software - December 2008 - Mark Your Calendar (Page 4) Better Software - December 2008 - Mark Your Calendar (Page 5) Better Software - December 2008 - Contributors (Page 6) Better Software - December 2008 - Contributors (Page 7) Better Software - December 2008 - eLightenment (Page 8) Better Software - December 2008 - eLightenment (Page 9) Better Software - December 2008 - eLightenment (Page 10) Better Software - December 2008 - Technically Speaking (Page 11) Better Software - December 2008 - Code Craft (Page 12) Better Software - December 2008 - Code Craft (Page 13) Better Software - December 2008 - Code Craft (Page 14) Better Software - December 2008 - Code Craft (Page 15) Better Software - December 2008 - Test Connection (Page 16) Better Software - December 2008 - Test Connection (Page 17) Better Software - December 2008 - Management Chronicles (Page 18) Better Software - December 2008 - Management Chronicles (Page 19) Better Software - December 2008 - Management Chronicles (Page 20) Better Software - December 2008 - Management Chronicles (Page 21) Better Software - December 2008 - What's a Manager to Do? (Page 22) Better Software - December 2008 - What's a Manager to Do? (Page 23) Better Software - December 2008 - What's a Manager to Do? (Page 24) Better Software - December 2008 - What's a Manager to Do? (Page 25) Better Software - December 2008 - What's a Manager to Do? (Page 26) Better Software - December 2008 - What's a Manager to Do? (Page 27) Better Software - December 2008 - Six Thinking Hats for Testers (Page 28) Better Software - December 2008 - Six Thinking Hats for Testers (Page 29) Better Software - December 2008 - Six Thinking Hats for Testers (Page 30) Better Software - December 2008 - Six Thinking Hats for Testers (Page 31) Better Software - December 2008 - Six Thinking Hats for Testers (Page 32) Better Software - December 2008 - Six Thinking Hats for Testers (Page 33) Better Software - December 2008 - The Key to Good Interviewing (Page 34) Better Software - December 2008 - The Key to Good Interviewing (Page 35) Better Software - December 2008 - The Key to Good Interviewing (Page 36) Better Software - December 2008 - The Key to Good Interviewing (Page 37) Better Software - December 2008 - The Key to Good Interviewing (Page 38) Better Software - December 2008 - The Key to Good Interviewing (Page 39) Better Software - December 2008 - 2008 Salary Survey (Page 40) Better Software - December 2008 - 2008 Salary Survey (Page 41) Better Software - December 2008 - 2008 Salary Survey (Page 42) Better Software - December 2008 - 2008 Salary Survey (Page 43) Better Software - December 2008 - Product Announcements (Page 44) Better Software - December 2008 - Product Announcements (Page 45) Better Software - December 2008 - 10 Things You Might Not Know About … (Page 46) Better Software - December 2008 - The Last Word (Page 47) Better Software - December 2008 - Ad Index (Page 48) Better Software - December 2008 - Ad Index (Page Cover3) Better Software - December 2008 - Ad Index (Page Cover4) Better Software - December 2008 - Ad Index (Page STF1) Better Software - December 2008 - Ad Index (Page STF2) Better Software - December 2008 - Ad Index (Page STF3) Better Software - December 2008 - Ad Index (Page STF4)
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