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Six Thinking Hats

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Six Thinking Hats is Edward de Bono’s structured parallel-thinking framework that separates thinking into six distinct modes. By wearing one hat at a time, a group can explore a topic fully without confusing logic, emotion, creativity and caution in a single discussion.

The agent defines eight node types:

Session 📋 — The top-level container that creates all six hat categories automatically
Blue Hat 🔵 — The conductor: problem definition, objectives, planning
White Hat ⚪ — The scientist: objective facts, data, information gaps
Red Hat ❤️ — The heart: feelings, intuitions, gut reactions
Black Hat ⚫ — The judge: risks, dangers, flaws, difficulties
Yellow Hat 💛 — The optimist: benefits, value, feasibility
Green Hat 💚 — The artist: alternatives, creative ideas, lateral thinking

How It Works

Create a Session and describe the topic to explore
The six hat categories are automatically created
Team members contribute items under each hat perspective
AI assistance is available to generate initial ideas or QA the team’s thinking
Review and score contributions across all perspectives

Benefits

Structured Collaboration 🤝 — Separates different modes of thinking to avoid confusion
Comprehensive Coverage 🔍 — Ensures all perspectives (data, emotion, risk, creativity) are explored
Better Decisions 🎯 — Reduces blind spots by systematically examining every angle
AI-Enhanced 🤖 — Optional AI can QA and score the group’s brainstorming quality

Writing Documents

Sun, 07 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Writing Documents provides a more natural, visual approach to structuring documents. Instead of a linear word processor, build your document as a graph — linking sections, evidence, and supporting material — then export a polished linear document when ready.

The agent defines three node types:

Document 📄 — Top-level container where you define the style (argument, analysis, explanation, comparison, procedure, or scientific). Supports section structure, e.g.: Argument — Claim → Evidence → Reasoning → Counterpoint → Conclusion
Section 📁 — Hierarchy of sections qualifying the document style
Text Block 📝 — Content blocks denoting type: reasoning, statement, conclusion, etc.

How It Works

Create a Document and set the writing style
Create a hierarchy of Sections
Add Text Blocks (reasoning, statement, conclusion, etc.) linked to sections
View as a book and reorganise sections — a document is a graph with constraints (tree, no loops, ordered)
Export as RTF (for Word) or Markdown

Benefits

Graph-Based Structure 🌐 — Link to supporting nodes (mind maps, data analysis) that may not appear in the final document
Live Collaboration 🤝 — Multiple users work on the same document graph simultaneously
Re-use Without Copy-Paste 🔄 — Reference detail from other graphs directly
Multiple Views 📐 — Outline view, board view, and graph view of the same content
Clean Export 📤 — Export the linear narrative for traditional consumption