Strategies or Tools for One-sided Shaped Discussions
Six Thinking Hat Method (compass game)
Six Thinking Hat Method (compass game)
Reflective Journaling (Self-Reflection Maze)
What it is:
Reflective journaling encourages personal insight by helping individuals
think critically about their experiences, emotions, and actions.
The Self-Reflection Maze adds structure and creativity to this process.
How to use it:
Design a maze or journey with checkpoints, each tied to a reflective prompt.
Prompts can include: "What did I assume? What did I learn? What would I do differently?"
Encourage writing or drawing answers as they “move through” the maze.
Create a tool:
Build a physical board game or digital path with stations (prompts). Add visual metaphors (doors, bridges, blocks) to represent challenges and insights. Let students follow different paths depending on their choices, promoting independent thinking.
Reflective Journaling (Self-Reflection Maze)
What it is:
Reflective journaling encourages personal insight by helping individuals
think critically about their experiences, emotions, and actions.
The Self-Reflection Maze adds structure and creativity to this process.
How to use it:
Design a maze or journey with checkpoints, each tied to a reflective prompt.
Prompts can include: "What did I assume? What did I learn? What would I do differently?"
Encourage writing or drawing answers as they “move through” the maze.
Create a tool:
Build a physical board game or digital path with stations (prompts). Add visual metaphors (doors, bridges, blocks) to represent challenges and insights. Let students follow different paths depending on their choices, promoting independent thinking.
What Is It?
1
The Six Thinking Hats is a structured discussion method where each participant adopts a distinct thinking style (logic, emotion, creativity, etc.). It reduces bias and helps explore a topic from multiple perspectives.
Think From a Hat
2
Assign a “hat” (color) to each participant. Have them respond to the same issue using the mindset associated with their hat. Example: White Hat = Facts only/ Red Hat = Emotions/ Green Hat = Creative ideas
Post on the Board
3
After the discussion, everyone writes their reflections or proposals and posts them to a shared discussion board (physical with sticky notes or digital with text fields).
Reflect and Rotate
4
Review all board responses together. Discuss overlaps, differences, and insights. Optionally, rotate hats and repeat to uncover even deeper understanding.
What Is It?
1
The Six Thinking Hats is a structured discussion method where each participant adopts a distinct thinking style (logic, emotion, creativity, etc.). It reduces bias and helps explore a topic from multiple perspectives.
Think From a Hat
2
Assign a “hat” (color) to each participant. Have them respond to the same issue using the mindset associated with their hat. Example: White Hat = Facts only/ Red Hat = Emotions/ Green Hat = Creative ideas
Post on the Board
3
After the discussion, everyone writes their reflections or proposals and posts them to a shared discussion board (physical with sticky notes or digital with text fields).
Reflect and Rotate
4
Review all board responses together. Discuss overlaps, differences, and insights. Optionally, rotate hats and repeat to uncover even deeper understanding.
What Is It?
1
The Six Thinking Hats is a structured discussion method where each participant adopts a distinct thinking style (logic, emotion, creativity, etc.). It reduces bias and helps explore a topic from multiple perspectives.
Think From a Hat
2
Assign a “hat” (color) to each participant. Have them respond to the same issue using the mindset associated with their hat. Example: White Hat = Facts only/ Red Hat = Emotions/ Green Hat = Creative ideas
Post on the Board
3
After the discussion, everyone writes their reflections or proposals and posts them to a shared discussion board (physical with sticky notes or digital with text fields).
Reflect and Rotate
4
Review all board responses together. Discuss overlaps, differences, and insights. Optionally, rotate hats and repeat to uncover even deeper understanding.
What Is It?
1
The Six Thinking Hats is a structured discussion method where each participant adopts a distinct thinking style (logic, emotion, creativity, etc.). It reduces bias and helps explore a topic from multiple perspectives.
Think From a Hat
2
Assign a “hat” (color) to each participant. Have them respond to the same issue using the mindset associated with their hat. Example: White Hat = Facts only/ Red Hat = Emotions/ Green Hat = Creative ideas
Post on the Board
3
After the discussion, everyone writes their reflections or proposals and posts them to a shared discussion board (physical with sticky notes or digital with text fields).
Reflect and Rotate
4
Review all board responses together. Discuss overlaps, differences, and insights. Optionally, rotate hats and repeat to uncover even deeper understanding.