From:  Successful Community Leadership: A Skills Guide for Volunteers and Professionals, by John E. Tropman, 1997, NASW Press.  ISBN:  0-87101-285-5

The problem:  You want to create a program to encourage teenagers to exercise.

Remember the role of each hat:

The white hat is neutral and concerned with objective facts and figures

The red hat suggests anger (seeing red), rage and emotions

The black hat is gloomy and negative

The yellow hat is sunny, positive, optimistic, and hopeful.

The green hat suggests creativity and new ideas.

The blue hat suggests control and the organization of the thinking process.