1. Benefits Of The Six Thinking Hat Framework Parallel Parallel Adversarial Save Time Improve Exploration Improve Creativity & Innovation Foster Collaborative Thinking Move from Problem Solving to Opportunity Identification

2. Blue Hat Managing The Thinking Setting The Focus Making Summaries Overviews  Conclusions Action Plans Green Hat Creative Thinking Possibilities  Alternatives New Ideas  New Concepts Overcome Black Hat Issues Reinforce Yellow Hat Values Black Hat Why It May Not Work Cautions  Dangers Problems  Faults Give Logical Reasons Yellow Hat Why It May Work Values & Benefits (Both Known & Potential) The Good In It Give Logical Reasons Red Hat Feelings & Intuition Emotions Or Hunches “At This Point” No Reasons or Justification Keep It Short White Hat Information & Data Neutral & Objective Checked & Believed Facts Missing Information & Where To Source It FOCUS

3. A "straw-man proposal" is a simple draft proposal intended to generate discussion of its disadvantages and to provoke the generation of new, better, proposals. As the document is revised, it may be given other edition names

4. Alternatives The Concept Triangle Reduce Downtown Litter Fine Those That Litter Ways To Punish People For Littering Make Them Serve Time Picking Up Litter Put Their Picture In Newspaper

5. Alternatives The Three Key Questions to Ask 1. What is the concept behind the idea being expressed? 2. Are there any other ways (ideas or alternatives) to carry out the concept? 3. Are there any other concepts?

6. Alternatives The Concept Fan Purpose or Objective First Idea or Alternative Second Idea Third Idea Concept