Protocol 6: Parallel Processing for Decision Velocity

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Most meetings are a crime scene. Evidence is mixed with emotion. Optimism fights with caution. Egos wrestle for dominance. The result? Noise.

The human brain is a terrible multi-core processor. It cannot process logic, emotion, creativity, and risk simultaneously without overheating. To fix this, we don’t need “better meetings.” We need Parallel Processing.

Edward de Bono cracked this code years ago. He called it “Six Thinking Hats.” Forget the hats. Think of them as filters.

You do not wear them all at once. You switch the filter for the entire room at the same time.

The 6 Filters (The Protocol)

  1. WHITE (Data Mode):

    • The Question: What do we know? What is missing?

    • The Rule: No opinions. No “I feel.” Just raw telemetry.

  2. RED (Signal Mode):

    • The Question: What does your gut say?

    • The Rule: No justification allowed. Give the intuition, then shut up. Validate the emotional data without debating it.

  3. BLACK (Survival Mode):

    • The Question: Why will this fail?

    • The Rule: Ruthless criticism. Murder the idea. If it survives, it is worthy.

  4. YELLOW (Upside Mode):

    • The Question: If this works, what is the payoff?

    • The Rule: Feasibility is secondary here. Focus on the value proposition.

  5. GREEN (Growth Mode):

    • The Question: How can we bypass the constraints?

    • The Rule: No judgment. “Yes, and…” thinking. Provocation over precision.

  6. BLUE (Control Mode):

    • The Question: Where are we in the process?

    • The Rule: The Chair. The Architect. This filter manages the other five.

Why This Works In a normal discussion, if I am being creative (Green) and you are being cautious (Black), we are enemies. In this protocol, we are both Green for 5 minutes. Then we are both Black for 5 minutes.

We are not arguing. We are mapping.

#DhandheKaFunda: Intelligence is not knowing the answer. Intelligence is knowing which filter to use to find it.

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