MUA
A Chinese start-up has invented a long-distance kissing machine that transmits
users’ kiss data collected through motion sensors hidden in silicon lips, which
simultaneously move when replaying kisses received.
MUA – named after the sound people commonly make when
blowing a kiss – also captures and replays sound and warms up slightly during
kissing, making the experience more authentic, said Beijing-based Siweifushe.
Discuss: What is your gut reaction to this idea? Red Question
Write down some of these feelings…
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Read this paragraph
The invention was inspired by lockdown isolation. At their
most severe, China’s lockdowns saw authorities forbid residents to leave their
apartments for months on end. “I was in a relationship back then, but I
couldn’t meet my girlfriend due to lockdowns,” said inventor Zhao Jianbo.
Does this information make you see the idea more positively?
(Yellow and White question)
Write down some positive ways of thinking about this
product
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The device is available in several colours with the same
unisex lips. It has received mixed reviews, with some users saying it
was intriguing whereas others said it made them feel uncomfortable.
Among the top complaints was its lack of tongue.
What other criticisms can you imagine being made
about this concept? (Black question)
Write down some of your criticisms
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Discussion
1. Is this a useful method of thinking possibilities through in various
projects?
2. Why do you think de Bono invented the method?
3. Do you think it's necessary to use all the hats every
time?
4. Do some hats feel more inherently useful than others, or
should we give each hat equal importance?
in front of nightmare shows up as
For years, green screens have dominated big-budget movie production.
"Sometimes it looks good and 7_______ looks silly."
What do you like to focus on when you’re thinking?
Emotions?
Information and facts?
Possibilities?
Criticism?
Creativity and imagination?
Organising ideas?
De Bono's 6 Thinking Hats stand for these different ways of thinking. No hat
has the answers, only a perspective.
- White:
neutral, objective.
- Red:
emotional, passionate.
- Black:
serious, somber.
- Yellow:
sunny, positive.
- Green:
growth, fertility.
- Blue:
cool, sky above.
Intuitively put the hats is the order to show your typical
preferences. How do you most / least like to think?
Discuss
1. What colour hat… Manages the other thinking
hats, time, the flow of ideas?
2. What colour hat… Worries about facts and
figures? Reminds us of the difference between a checked fact and unchecked fact
(belief)? Asks us to take the mindset of a computer?
3. What colour hat… Wants to think about
opportunities we should expand upon?
Is open to risk?
4. What colour hat… Asks “what are the failure
scenarios?”
5. What colour hat… Opposes the black
hat. Takes more effort than black hat.
6. What colour hat… Says “What is your initial
reaction?
“What is your gut feeling?”
Look at the questions: which "hat" do they belong
to?
1. What is our focus? _______
2. What information do we have? _______
3. What's the best thing that could happen? _______
4. How are we feeling about this? _______
5. What ideas do you have? _______
6. What's your gut instinct? _______
7. Which hat shall we use? _______
8. Can anybody think of a weakness to this idea? _______
9. How will this help us? _______
10. How could this go wrong? _______
11. Can we imagine some interesting applications of this? _______
12. Is there anything we need to know first? _______
13. Can we add any data to this? _______
14. What is the current economic situation? _______
15. What are the risks? _______
16. What have we covered so far? _______
17. Are there any suggestions we can now discard? _______
Task:
Plan a school trip together – you have ten minutes.
Present to rest of class. Use the six hats method.
Follow this order
- ideas
/ Who's / got / some ? Colour: __________
- find
/ cost / can / how / we / it / much / out / will / Can ? Colour:
__________
- place
/ easy / to / get / Is / an / it / to ? Colour: __________
- the
/ bad / if / weather / What / is ? Colour: __________
- brainstorm
/ possibilities / Let's / some . Colour: __________
- be /
fun / the / would / idea / What / most ? Colour: __________
- this
/ What / better / idea / could / make / even ? Colour: __________
- enough
/ we / research / done / Have ? Colour: __________
- Have
/ everything / considered / we ? Colour: __________
- best
/ be / this / the / of / would / What / outcome ? Colour:
__________
Green
White
Black
Yellow
Red
Blue
1. Who's got some ideas?
2. Can we find out how much it will cost?
3. Is it an easy place to get to?
4. What of the weather is bad?
5. Let's brainstorm some possibilities.
6. What would be the most fun idea?
7. What could make this idea even better?
8. Have we done enough research?
9. Have we considered everything?
10 .What would be the best outcome of this?
Read the following paragraphs:
A Chinese start-up has invented a long-distance kissing machine that transmits users’ kiss data collected through motion sensors hidden in silicon lips, which simultaneously move when replaying kisses received.
What is your gut reaction to this idea? (Red Question)
The device is available in several colours with the same unisex lips. It has received mixed reviews, with some users saying it was intriguing whereas others said it made them feel uncomfortable. Among the top complaints was its lack of tongue.
Discussion
1. Is this a useful method of thinking possibilities through in various projects?
Create a "board" of students to interview a product developer.
The product developer needs to be as agile as possible in answering questions.
First try the green or yellow hats
