Introduction"If you don't design your own life plan, there's a good chance you'll fall into someone else's plan other. And guess what he has planned for you? (About Quotations.com). Our ability to make well-informed and critically analyzed decisions, and the decision-making processes we employ, are essential in determining our overall successes and failures. We are faced with daily decisions that can, ultimately, change the very course of our lives. Bad decisions will lead to unintentional failures, while informed, deliberate and purposefully planned decisions will bring the desired result with great success. Why use decision-making tools? Since high-quality decision-making plays such an important role in our personal and professional lives. lives, it is extremely important to identify tools and techniques that can help us in this process. Although there are many such tools, for the purposes of this article I will focus on one specific tool used for this purpose. The tool that will be discussed is called the “Six Thinking Hats” method (Mind Tools.com). Introduction to the Six Thinking Hats Method The Six Thinking Hats, created by Edward de Bono, are used to “examine decisions” from a number of important perspectives. (MindTools.com). The method requires you to think outside the box, moving away from your naturally ingrained “usual thinking style” while considering possibilities that may never have been presented to you before. (MindTools.com). This tool provides the user with a better developed multi-perspective perspective on the problem at hand. Description of the Six Thinking Hats Method The Six Thinking Hats method requires an individual to view each problem from six distinct perspectives, ensuring “you solve it.” using all six approaches. The six "hats" are described as white, red, black, yellow, green and blue, each representing a distinct approach that should be taken to solve a given problem. To better illustrate how this technique is applied, consider an example of a problem requiring resolution and then review each “hat” to resolve it. Introduction of the problem to be analyzed using the tool West Virginia University School of Dentistry is considering the implementation of digital radiology in all treatment programs related to studies and patient care. One department has already begun experimenting with the new technology with great success and very positive feedback from faculty, staff, students and patients. In order to fully consider and address the various implementation implications, the Administration should don the “six hats” to conduct a detailed analysis of the situation..