Six thinking hats as a creative approach in managing meetings in hospitals

Abstract

Six t h in k in g h a t s a s a cr e a t ive a ppr oa ch in m a n a gin g m e e t in gs in h ospit a ls Em a n Sa lm a n Ta ie 1 , Ah m a d A. El k a m e l 2 1. Nursing Adm inist rat ion Depart m ent , Facult y of Nursing, Helw an Universit y, Cairo, Egypt. 2. Facult y of Vet erinary Medicine, Assiut Univ ersit y , Assiut , Egypt. Cor r e spon de n ce : Em an Salm an Taie, Head of Nursing Adm inist rat ion Depart m ent. Address: Nur sing Adm inist rat ion Depar t m ent , Facult y of Nursing, Helwan Universit y. Cairo, Egypt. Em ail: dr_em ys@hot m ail.com Re ce ive d: May 2, 2013 Acce pt e d: June 20, 2013 On lin e Pu blish e d: August 15, 2013 D OI : 10.5430/ j nep.v3n9p187 URL: ht t p: / / dx.doi.org/ 10.5430/ j nep.v3n9p187 Abst r a ct Background: Meeting is a purposeful gathering of people, a goal oriented work session, a productive use of communal time and a cooperative group effort. Six thinking hats approach aims to encourage parallel thinking, full-spectrum thinking and to separate ego from performance.