An engaging and dynamic interactive session where we’ll dive into the powerful world of Edward de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats! This innovative approach will enable interpreters to tackle challenges such as maintaining focus, neutrality, emotional regulation, and making ethical decisions with greater confidence.

We’ll begin with an engaging overview of the Thinking Hats, utilizing de Bono’s vibrant, color-coded system. You’ll discover fun memory techniques that make it effortless to remember the six hats, ensuring they’re easy to recall whenever you need them. The exploration will then move into the practical applications of this method, aimed at enhancing your decision-making skills before, during, and after interpreter sessions. Moreover, you will learn to apply single-hat and sequential hat thinking in various contexts, as well as how to use these approaches both individually and collaboratively during meetings and beyond.

Learning Goals:

1.      Understand and recall the Six Thinking Hats framework.

2.      Apply the Thinking Hats model to real-world interpreting challenges.

3.      Enhance decision-making, communication, and collaboration.