# Edward De Bono - Six Action Shoes (Summary) (Highlights)  ## Metadata **Review**:: [readwise.io](https://readwise.io/bookreview/38346015) **Source**:: #from/readwise #from/reader **Zettel**:: #zettel/fleeting **Status**:: #x **Authors**:: [[Edward De Bono]] **Full Title**:: Six Action Shoes (Summary) **Category**:: #articles #readwise/articles **Category Icon**:: 📰 **URL**:: [public.summaries.com](https://public.summaries.com/files/1-page-summary/six-action-shoes.pdf) **Host**:: [[public.summaries.com]] **Highlighted**:: [[2024-03-04]] **Created**:: [[2024-03-06]] ## Note The six thinking hats are White hat, Red hat, Black hat, Yellow hat, Green hat, and Blue hat. Each hat represents a distinctive way of thinking or mental role-playing, with the White hat representing information and objectivity, the Red hat representing emotions and intuition, the Black hat representing logic and no-nonsense approach, the Yellow hat representing positivity and benefits, the Green hat representing creativity and new ideas, and the Blue hat representing control over the thinking process. ## Highlights - Navy Formal Shoes Navy - colour used for uniforms. Formal shoes - non-casual wear. Navy shoe action mode suggests following the established procedures and routines. It means doing it by the book. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hr3d1cgam2btba4awv7hepwd)) ^687757564 - Orange Gumboots Orange - out of the ordinary colour - danger! Gumboots - worn by firemen or emergency workers. Orange gumboot action mode is emergency action where there are obvious, clear-cut dangers. Safety and minimising the danger are the only objectives in this action mode. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hr3d1mbz3x5fwnhz8m6y334m)) ^687757645 - Pink Slippers Pink - a warm, feminine colour. Slippers - casual, go softly type of footwear. Pink slipper action mode suggests care, compassion and attention to feelings and sensitivities. This action mode focuses on the feelings. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hr3d23b6nm48ewhxw1dfevwq)) ^687757819 - Grey Sneakers Grey - unobtrusive colour that blends in. Sneakers - active shoes. Grey sneaker action mode is about exploration, investigation and getting the background facts. Collecting information for later decisions is the focus of grey sneaker action mode. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hr3d1tpkhm78zycmq4eskctv)) ^687757720 - Brown Brogues Brown - muddy, messy and down to earth. Brogues - practical, hardwearing everyday shoes. Brown brogue action mode is about practicality and pragmatism. It means using initiative to do what is sensible and what is practical. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hr3d29cg2afm9yhd3rsart6q)) ^687757841 - Purple Riding Boots Purple - unusual colour suggesting authority. Riding boots - privileged class. Purple riding boot action mode is acting in an official role or capacity. This action mode requires a person to put their official capacity ahead of personal feelings. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hr3d2dfw5rt6tja261q7cctb)) ^687757851 - This is not a framework for analysis but for action. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hr3dfpq49kdw73sjggrep7ez)) ^687759728 - The focus on six different action styles allows a two step approach to actions; 1. Ask, "What type of action is required in this situation?" 2. Mentally put on the appropriate style of action shoes and act that way. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hr3dg7wm5mjr2e0pebyke7gy)) ^687759739 - In 1983, the book Six Thinking Hats introduced a framework for creative thinking. The method involves visualising six imaginary hats each representing a distinctive way of thinking or mental role playing. The hats are; White hat - a neutral colour representing information. A person wearing a white hat is taking an objective look at the information available before acting. Red hat - a warm, passionate colour representing feelings. When wearing the red hat, feelings, emotions or intuition are in control. Black hat - a logical, negative colour associated with law and justice. Wearing a black hat means taking a logical, stern and no nonsense approach. Yellow hat - associated with sunshine and optimism. Wearing a yellow hat means you look positively at the benefits in a good frame of mind. Green hat - as in new growth. Wearing the green hat suggests creativity and new, untried ideas. New ideas spring up in this thinking mode. Blue hat - as in sky blue. A cool, detached look at the thought process is in action when the blue hat is being worn. That is, control over the thinking process. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hr3d5z2f9f3ys4jx7p5c57wr)) ^687758176 - The hats are most effective when they are used one at a time to examine a subject from a number of different perspectives. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01hr3deqer6dve4ghrf1mp58n7)) ^687759696