A sophisticated decision-making framework that utilizes parallel thinking to explore problems from six distinct cognitive perspectives.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install six-thinking-hats
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install six-thinking-hats using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Six Thinking Hats?
The Six Thinking Hats skill for Openclaw Skills is a digital implementation of Edward de Bono's famous methodology. It enables users to break away from habitual thinking patterns by isolating specific modes of thought—such as logic, emotion, and creativity—into individual stages. By focusing on one hat at a time, users can ensure a comprehensive analysis that balances risk assessment with creative opportunity, leading to more robust and well-rounded decisions.
This skill provides a structured workflow that guides an AI agent through the process of framing a problem, gathering facts, generating ideas, and evaluating outcomes. It is particularly effective for resolving complex dilemmas where emotional biases or critical negativity often stall progress, ensuring that every angle is given its due diligence within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem.
Six Thinking Hats Use Cases
- Evaluating complex business strategies or product pivots to ensure all risks and benefits are weighed.
- Facilitating team brainstorms to generate creative solutions without immediate judgment.
- Conducting deep dives into technical architecture choices by looking at facts and potential points of failure.
- Navigating personal career decisions by balancing gut intuition with objective data.
- Resolving conflicts by aligning everyone toward the same mode of thinking at the same time.
How Six Thinking Hats Works
- The session begins with the Blue Hat to define the scope, problem statement, and goals of the analysis.
- The White Hat stage gathers all known facts and identifies what data is currently missing.
- The Green Hat is used to brainstorm at least three creative alternatives or potential solutions.
- Each option is evaluated through the Yellow Hat to identify the best-case scenarios and benefits.
- The Black Hat is applied to identify risks and potential points of failure for each option.
- A brief Red Hat gut check allows for a quick, non-justified emotional reaction to the options.
- The process concludes with the Blue Hat to summarize the session and determine the final recommendation.
Six Thinking Hats Setup
To get started with this skill within your Openclaw Skills environment, ensure your local directory is initialized:
mkdir -p ~/six-thinking-hats/
# If this is your first time, initialize the memory structure
cp memory-template.md ~/six-thinking-hats/memory.md
Six Thinking Hats Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill manages its state and history through a local directory structure to keep your Openclaw Skills data organized:
| Path | Purpose |
|---|---|
~/six-thinking-hats/memory.md |
Stores long-term preferences and a log of past decision outcomes. |
~/six-thinking-hats/archive/ |
A folder containing detailed Markdown reports for every completed analysis. |
setup.md |
Configuration guide for initial environment setup. |
hats.md |
A quick-reference guide defining the focus and key questions for each hat. |
Six Thinking Hats Advanced Features
- Parallel thinking enforcement to prevent cognitive friction and arguing.
- Structured Markdown output generation for easy sharing in team repositories.
- Forced creativity prompts requiring a minimum of three alternatives during the Green Hat phase.
- Integration readiness with other Openclaw Skills such as decide and first-principles-thinking.
- Time-boxed Red Hat sessions to capture raw intuition without over-rationalization.
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