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Strategic Analysis and Intuitive Thinking

The document discusses the importance of thinking skills, which are essential for processing information, making decisions, and solving problems. It outlines the strategic analysis process, which involves identifying, analyzing, generating solutions, implementing them, and reflecting on outcomes, as well as the concept of intuitive thinking, characterized by quick insights and gut feelings. Both strategic analysis and intuitive thinking play crucial roles in effective decision-making.

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Strategic Analysis and Intuitive Thinking

The document discusses the importance of thinking skills, which are essential for processing information, making decisions, and solving problems. It outlines the strategic analysis process, which involves identifying, analyzing, generating solutions, implementing them, and reflecting on outcomes, as well as the concept of intuitive thinking, characterized by quick insights and gut feelings. Both strategic analysis and intuitive thinking play crucial roles in effective decision-making.

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Understanding

Strategic Analysis
and Intuitive
Thinking
• Thinking is an important part of our
human experience and one that has
captivated people for centuries.
• Thinking Skills are the mental
activities you use to process
information, make connections,
make decisions, and create new
ideas.
You may use your thinking skills when

you… • Try to make sense of


experiences
• Solve problems
• Make decisions
• Ask questions
• Make plans
• Organize information
The question “ Why we
think?” may be
functionally answered by
sciences like psychology,
biology and physics but
the question “How we
think?” brings us to the
process and development
of our capacity to think.
STRATEGIC
ANALYSIS
It is a system or method that
requires deliberate, abstract
and effortful thinking that
breaks down a complex
problem into parts.
STRATEGIC ANALYSIS
1. Identify
the
problem
5. Reflect
on the 2. Analyze
outcomes the
problem

4.
3.
Implement
Generate
the
a solution
solution
STRATEGIC
ANALYSIS
• Identifying the problem
involves defining the
problem and the
factors or conditions
involved in the
situation.
STRATEGIC
ANALYSIS
• Examine the variables
that will change state
situations, including
the potential
challenges and its
causes.
STRATEGIC
ANALYSIS
• Set practical,
reasonable and
creative criteria and
strategies to solve the
problem.
STRATEGIC
ANALYSIS
• Execute the plan.
STRATEGIC
ANALYSIS
• Draw lessons that will
guide future decisions.
Decision Making Method

• Strategic analysis enables you to analyze


your own strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities, and threats in order to
make creative strategies or solutions in
.

facing life challenges.


Intuitive Thinking
• It is “quick and ready
insight”
• It is the ability to
understand something
instinctively without the
need for conscious
Intuitive Thinking
• It is sometimes referred to as
gut feeling, sixth sense, inner
sense, instinct, inner voice,
spiritual guide, etc.
• It is affected by how one feels
and define a thing or event.
Intuitive Decision Making

• A doctor assessing an emergency case


• A teacher determining the reason for a
child’s inattentiveness in class
• A buyer examining which vegetables to
.

buy
• A firefighter trying to rescue a fire victim
STRATEGIC ANALYSIS
INTUITIVE THINKING
Starts from an idea
or concept and Focuses on the idea
moves on to what or concept and its
can be associated attributes
with it
Logical Heart centered
Brain-centered mind Hunch, instinct, gut
Hard facts, data, feeling
needed Spontaneous,
instructions
Needs tie to finish quick, finished at
in one or more one time
sessions unplanned
Well-planned
Think of specific event in your
life where you had to exercise
intuitive thinking and strategic
analysis in your decisions.

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