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阅读理解
Six people are sitting around a big table．They are very important people．They are trying to make a very important decision．That are trying to make a very important decision．That is why they are all wearing coloured hats．But only in their minds．
When making a decision people have to struggle with different choices．They have to be creative enough to use their imaginations．But they also have to know enough of the facts to stop their imaginations using them．
All these factors sometimes make it hard for people to decide what to do when they are given a difficult question．And what will happen if we cannot afford to get the answer wrong?
Enter Edward de Bono, Professor De Bono comes up with ideas, which help people work out how to think．And the“six-hat technique”is one of the best known．
The idea is to separate out the different parts of the decision making process so that each can help people come to the right decision．Each of the six very important people is given a different hat．The white hat deals with information and sticks to the facts．The red hat talks about how he or she feels about what is going on．The yellow hat looks at all the benefits that cold come from a decision．The black hat warns about everything that could go wrong．The green hat wonders whether there are any other good ways．And the blue hat runs the whole meeting．
This technique has proved itself in many businesses．Managers find that it is an effective way of making sure that meetings are useful and constructive．Individuals can be given a particular hat for a whole meeting．Or the whole team can wear the same hat for part of the time and then move on to the next．And best of all, it keeps meetings short．
Though it was intended for the world of business, sometimes the“six-hat technique”can also be used outside work．Some parents use it to teach children the difference between what they want to do right now and what is really good for them．Individuals can use it as a way of cutting through the confusion and making the right decision．
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