Key Components in

Strategic Analysis and

Intuitive Thinking

Trends, Networks, and Critical Thinking in the 21st Century Culture

General Academic Strand | Humanities and Social Sciences
Strategic analysis and
intuitive thinking are
essential to human survival.

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Intuitive thinking helps
us act in a quicker
manner whenever
necessary.

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Strategic analysis makes use of
the available time to formulate
a well-thought response to
particular adversities.

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 Learning
Competency

Differentiate the key components in strategic

analysis and intuitive thinking (HUMSS_MCT-
12-lc-e-5).

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 Learning
Objectives
● Explain the key concepts and components
of strategic analysis and intuitive thinking.

● Compare the key components in strategic

analysis and intuitive thinking.

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 Evaluating Errors
Let’s
Connect
1. Think of past experiences when you regretted
an action or decision.
2. Briefly analyze that moment and answer the
questions that follow.

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Essential
Question

What makes up a good and effective strategy?

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 Key Components in Strategic Analysis

Strategy

● “the creation of a unique and valuable position

involving a different set of activities” (Porter 1996)

● something that we can perform in many of our

everyday activities

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Key Components in Strategic Analysis

Strategy

When one applies a proper

strategy, the performance of that
action becomes a lot more
efficient.

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Key Components in Strategic Analysis

Steps in Strategic Analysis

● identifying data

● evaluating data

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Key Components in Strategic Analysis

Identification of data is the

initial step in creating any plan of
action, during which the task at
hand and its current conditions
are observed and pinpointed.

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Key Components in Strategic Analysis

Once we have identified the

important data, evaluation
enables us to distinguish between
the information that is necessary
and those that may not be
necessary for our strategy.

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 Key Components in Strategic Analysis
Example: Chess

● Identifying data: Chess players

have knowledge of different
types of strategies.

● Evaluating data: They choose

which strategy is applicable to
the present moment.

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 Key Components in Strategic Analysis

Six Components of Strategic

Analysis

● Tools for analysis

● Strategic purpose/mission
● Values
● Vision
● Key goals
● Action planning

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 Key Components in Strategic Analysis

Tools for Analysis Strategic Purpose

● helps a person or ● defines the reason for

organization make sense existence and the
of the factors that affect importance of a solution
their success
● guides the decisions and
● Example: SWOT, PEST, actions of an individual
value chain analysis. or organization

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 Key Components in Strategic Analysis

Values Vision

● creates a culture that ● sets the path for the

provides a sense of unity
among an organization’s
members
● provides meaning to our
actions
future by creating aims
to achieve a future
scenario or long-term
outcome

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 Key Components in Strategic Analysis

Key Goals Action Planning

● identifies the priorities to ● identifies the people, the

be fulfilled in order to tasks, the resources, and
reach the main goal. the timeline for each
task
● “What must we
accomplish eventually
fulfill our vision?”

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Intuitive Thinking

It is an intellectual skill that helps in

formulating solutions to problems
that require immediate attention.

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 Key Components in Intuitive Thinking

● Immediacy

● Sensing relationships

● Reason

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 Key Components in Intuitive Thinking

Immediacy
● comes in a snap or flash

● draw conclusions rapidly

when we recognize what
seems to be a familiar idea

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 Key Components in Intuitive Thinking

Sensing relationships
● tracing patterns or
connections between
concepts and objects

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 Key Components in Intuitive Thinking

Reason
● Intuitive thinking is a type
of reasoning.

● more conceptual in nature

and is driven by
possibilities

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Key Components in Intuitive Thinking

● While analytical reasoning

and intuitive reasoning
differ, they can still work
together.

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 Intuitive Thinking and Strategic Analysis

Both strategic analysis and intuitive thinking are effective tools

in addressing problems in our daily activities.

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 Identification. Identify the word or concept described
Try This!
by the statement.

1. It is a way of thinking that brings ideas in an

immediate manner without undergoing a step-
by-step process.

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 Identification. Identify the word or concept described
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by the statement.

2. It is the concept of creating and securing a

valuable position in varied activities.

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 Identification. Identify the word or concept described
Try This!
by the statement.

3. This key component of intuitive thinking

brings ideas or moments of truth in a flash.

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 Identification. Identify the word or concept described
Try This!
by the statement.

4. It is a key step in strategic analysis that helps

in distinguishing data that do not fit in a
strategy.

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 Identification. Identify the word or concept described
Try This!
by the statement.

5. It is through this component that we can trace

the connections between the objects and ideas
involved in a problem.

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 ● A strategy is about securing a valuable
Wrap-Up position in varied activities.
● Two of the key steps in performing strategic
analysis are identifying and evaluating data.
Evaluation helps to distinguish the identified
data that do not fit in one’s strategy.
● The six components in strategic analysis are the
tools for analysis, strategic purpose/mission,
values, vision, key goals, and action
planning.
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Wrap-Up

● The key components of intuitive thinking are

immediacy, sensing relationships, and
reason.
● Strategic analysis and intuitive thinking are
useful in maintaining networks and solving
other daily challenges or problems.

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Challenge
Yourself
Compare the method of identifying and
evaluating data with intuitive analysis. Which
method would garner better results in one of
your activities such as reviewing for an exam?

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