Six Thinking Hats

the system of thought organization developed by Edward de Bono that describes tools for structuring group discussion and individual mental activity using six colored hats
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Six Thinking Hats

Summary

Six Thinking Hats is a written work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (291 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Six Thinking Hats authored Edward de Bono[3].
  • Six Thinking Hats's instance of is recorded as written work[4].
  • Six Thinking Hats's publisher is recorded as Little, Brown and Company[5].
  • Six Thinking Hats's language of work or name is recorded as English[6].
  • Six Thinking Hats's publication date is recorded as +1985-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Six Thinking Hats's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025yvgp[8].
  • Six Thinking Hats's Open Library ID is recorded as OL675447W[9].
  • Six Thinking Hats's main subject is recorded as psychology[10].
  • Six Thinking Hats's LibraryThing work ID is recorded as 192939[11].
  • Six Thinking Hats's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Six Thinking Hats'}[12].
  • Six Thinking Hats's Quora topic ID is recorded as Six-Thinking-Hats[13].

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Designation and Status

Six Thinking Hats's instance of is recorded as written work[4].

Why It Matters

Six Thinking Hats ranks in the top 4% of written_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (291 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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