Question

In a staff meeting, Mark is employing Dr. De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats. Doug expresses all the positives about being open on Thanksgiving. Rashmi presents the data from the last three years on sales from that day. Rafael explains why staying open late on Thanksgiving will not be in the employees or client’s best interests. Sophie explores using the Internet only and not having the brick and mortar stores open. Which color hat would Rafael wear?

A. green
B. black
C. blue
D. red
E. yellow

Answer 1

B) black

Step-by-step explanation:

Dr. De Bono's decision making technique assigns a hat color to each participant, and the participant's role is determined by the color of the hat. Then participants exchange hats in order to be able to consider another and possible arguments in favor or against a proposal.

• White hat ⇒ just the facts please.
• Yellow hat ⇒ explore the positives and probe for value and benefit.
• Black hat ⇒ the devil's advocate or why things will not work.
• Red hat ⇒ express emotions and share feelings.
• Green hat ⇒ focuses on the possibilities, alternatives, and new ideas.
• Blue hat ⇒ manages and controls the process.

Answer 2

B. black

Step-by-step explanation:

Dr. De Bono’s Six Thinking Hats are a group thinking method which focuses on the idea that parallel thinking provides a way for groups to plan thinking processes in a efficient and detailed manner. Based on these it can be said that Rafael would wear the Black hat, mainly he is cautious and seems to be providing logical reasoning as to why staying open late will not be in the employees/clients best interest, thus pointing out the risks. Which is all the Black hat represents.