Welcome. Today we tour 6 lives I’ve lived, 6 hats I’ve worn— through the lens of de Bono’s hats, into the age of AI we’ve gone. 🎩

Name: 6 Hats: Powered by AI — Plenary speech
Start: 2026-08-01
Location: VIT Alumni Meet · Bangalore Chapter

Let’s follow along the journey, stop-by-stop—looking back at how each role used to be, how AI has changed it, and how we analyze this from six different perspectives. 🧭

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Stop 0 · The framework

Edward de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats

Edward de Bono—who coined “lateral thinking”—published Six Thinking Hats in 1985: wear one colored hat at a time so a room can examine a problem from one angle cleanly. Used worldwide in strategy rooms, workshops, classrooms, and policy sessions.

Red · Emotion

Feelings and intuition, stated without apology. ❤️

Blue · Process

Thinking about thinking—agenda, method, next question. 🧭

White · Facts

Neutral information. What do we know? What’s missing? 📋

Green · Creativity

New ideas and provocation. Paths that don’t exist yet. 💡

Black · Caution

Critical judgment—what could fail, where risk hides. ⚠️

Yellow · Benefits

Constructive optimism. Where is the value? What could go right? ☀️

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