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The Essential SBUs for MSMEs: A Six Thinking Hats Perspective for C-Suite Mastery

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Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are the backbone of the Indian economy, driving innovation, employment, and regional development. However, the operational complexity often becomes a bottleneck for sustainable growth. For a C-Suite leader navigating the MSME space, understanding and harmonising the essential Strategic Business Units (SBUs) is paramount to long-term success.
This blog post explores the 11 Essential SBUs required for a robust MSME structure, through the lens of Edward de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats methodology—an innovative framework that enhances decision-making by separating different modes of thinking. Each SBU is evaluated with all six hats to provide a well-rounded, executive-level perspective for business optimisation, risk mitigation, and improved ROI.

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Cracking the Code with Clarity: Applying the Six Thinking Hats to Reverse Engineering

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Reverse engineering—a term synonymous with code disassembly, system deconstruction, and intellectual rigour—is often seen through a purely technical lens. However, the process also involves strategic thinking, risk assessment, creativity, and cross-functional collaboration. This is precisely where Edward de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats framework finds powerful synergy.

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The STAR CEO Questionnaire Powered by the Six Thinking Hats: A Venture Capitalist’s Framework for Evaluating Visionary Leadership

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Enter the fusion of The STAR Method and Edward de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats—a powerful, structured approach to dissecting a CEO’s mindset, decision-making agility, and behavioural responses under pressure. This integrated framework provides VCs and Board Members a unique lens to gauge not just what a CEO has done, but how they think about what they do—and why it matters for the enterprise.

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Malware Analysis Reimagined: A C-Suite Strategy Using the Six Thinking Hats

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Enter Edward de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats—a parallel thinking tool used globally by Fortune 500 companies to solve complex problems. Applied to malware analysis, this method provides the C-suite with a powerful framework to examine threats from all angles—factually, creatively, emotionally, critically, optimistically, and from a control-centric view.

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Strategic Thinking for Cyber Resilience: The Six Thinking Hats in VAPT

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Cybersecurity is no longer the exclusive domain of IT departments; it is now a strategic business imperative for every boardroom. For C-Suite executives, understanding and managing cyber risk has become a matter of business survival, competitive advantage, and brand reputation. Vulnerability Assessment and Penetration Testing (VAPT), while technical in nature, must be approached with strategic foresight to ensure it delivers measurable value.
Enter Edward de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats—a powerful decision-making and innovation framework that enables multifaceted thinking. When applied to VAPT, this method provides executives with a structured way to evaluate cybersecurity investments, strategies, and risks from every critical angle. This article explores the integration of the Six Thinking Hats with VAPT planning, implementation, and optimisation.