_ Many people have preferred thinking and communication styles and feel
uncomfortable working outside this style. They also may feel that by using
a different a different style that they will be judged as inconsistent by
other people and socially punished. As a result, they will avoid using
those styles that they do not feel others will accept.
Hats are useful metaphor: they go on your head (where you think), and to some extent act as a disguise.
By publicly discussing and agreeing to use the hats, these different thinking styles are not only legitimized but also actively encouraged. Particularly when others start using them, the more timid people will also feel empowered to 'step outside the box'.
Just by discussing the hats, even people who are less inhibited can also get the idea of deliberately thinking in a broader fashion. They can try on the hats to take different views on the situation.
Hats are useful metaphor: they go on your head (where you think), and to some extent act as a disguise.
By publicly discussing and agreeing to use the hats, these different thinking styles are not only legitimized but also actively encouraged. Particularly when others start using them, the more timid people will also feel empowered to 'step outside the box'.
Just by discussing the hats, even people who are less inhibited can also get the idea of deliberately thinking in a broader fashion. They can try on the hats to take different views on the situation.
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