1 hat, 2 hat; green hat, blue hat --- Dr. Suess

If you're like me, sometimes its just better to wear a hat than to hassle with your hair in the mornings. And its a pretty easy decision: bad hair and/or lazy = hat day. But when it comes to making a decision there is more than one hat to be worn and actually there is 6 and each has a color. And honestly this is my favorite theory and I try to incorporate this into my own daily decisions. Oh and for those curious http://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/newTED_07.htm
this is the website. But instead of going through each hat, I'll let you read the article and comment on what you think. In the four years attending UMSL, I have lost count the number of projects I'm had been assigned and apart of that a decision had to be made where this theory came into play without anyone realizing it. And for those out you who took 4850 or will know what I'm talking about. But also for anyone that is apart of a company or student organization and in a decision making capacity. This theory, if followed can help those "stuck" in a one hat minded strategy to look past or try a new way of thinking, planning, or strategizing. As having been in a leadership position recently, thinking outside the box or is different degrees is vital to making decisions and keeping the company, organization, or group of people on track. But also to have different people specializing in wearing one hat each can also be helpful as then the leader can wear the blue hat (if you read the article you'll know what I'm talking about) and it then will give an organization/company exec board a number of people bringing their own degree of expertise to make a solution or decision. I look forward to your comments.