Understanding Strategic

Analysis and Intuitive

Thinking
Quarter 3 Module 4
AFTER GOING THROUGH THIS MODULE, YOU SHOULD
BE ABLE TO:

1. EXPLAIN STRATEGIC ANALYSIS AND INTUITIVE

THINKING;

A. DEFINE STRATEGIC ANALYSIS AND INTUITIVE

THINKING ;
B. DIFFERENTIATE KEY COMPONENTS IN STRATEGIC
ANALYSIS AND INTUITIVE THINKING ;

2. APPLY STRATEGIC ANALYSIS ; AND

3. APPLY INTUITIVE THINKING IN SOLVING A PROBLEM IN

 As already described in the preliminary above, Aristotle described
the human person as an “rational animal” which only mean that we
humans are the only beings capable of reasoning or thinking.

This concept was reiterated by the modern thinker, Rene Descartes,

in his famous “cogito ergo sum” or “I think therefore I exist”
which he meant that we human beings, whether we liked it or not,
whether we choose it or not, whether we doubt it or not, we
think.
Strategic analysis refers to a system or method that requires
deliberate, abstract, and effortful thinking that breaks down a
complex problem into parts.

Deliberate thinking employs a detailed examination of a problem

to come up with a solution. This involves looking at the context of
the problem. The amount of time and resources are the primary
factors in strategic analysis.
Strategic analysis is relevant in addressing your personal issues as
a student. It means that you can also analyze your own strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in order to make creative
strategies or solutions in facing life challenges.

In practice, a personal SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses,

Opportunities, Threat/s) will help you understand your
personal issues and goals as well as construct effective ways in
dealing with both.
Intuitive thinking is “quick and ready insight” (Webster’s New Collegiate
Dictionary). It is another approach to decision-making. This is the ability
to understand something instinctively without the need for conscious
reasoning.

Sometimes, it is referred to as gut feeling, sixth sense, inner sense, instinct,

inner voice, spiritual guide, etc. Intuitive thinking is affected by how one feels
and define a thing or event.
Intuitive decision-making is far more than using common sense because it
involves additional sensors to perceive and get aware of the information from
outside.

In dealing with everyday life issues and situations, we are called to

make immediate decisions based on our ‘gut’ feelings and prior knowledge and
experiences.

This type of decision-making is evident in various situations: a doctor

assessing an emergency case; a teacher determining the reason for a child’s
inattentiveness in class; a buyer examining which vegetable to buy; and a
firefighter trying to rescue a fire victim.
Each person is engaged in a variety of networks associated with his or her
multiple roles and interests in the community. According to Arzadon et.al.
(2017), these networks can be, among others, political, economic, and
sociocultural.

Your political networks are composed of relations with government officials,

student government, and community leaders, among others.
 The economic networks you belong to cover the manufacturers, agents, and
sellers of the goods you consume such as those in stores, groceries, markets,
and malls as well as money lenders.

Your sociocultural or social networks are those belonging to your

dance troupe, choir, reading club, band, arts club, or theater company.
 Kinship ties, neighborhood associations, friendship clubs, and veterans’
associations also belong to the social network wherein people constantly
engage in close communication and interaction through visits, phone calls,
text messages, and activities of common interest.

Social networks appear as clusters and support groups of people who share
similar interests, backgrounds, and real-life connections. They are
avenues for meeting new friends, reuniting with old and lost friends,
exchanging gifts and favors, and developing cooperation.
The community is home to this web of interrelations and interconnections of
people and institutions. Community refers to a particular geographic
location with people living under the same set of laws and recognizing
common leaders. Studies of community linkages deal usually with who
was seen interacting with whom.
 Another concept in the study of social ties is the center of influence. This is
the person to whom people gravitate around. This person who can give
favors, can command and make things happen.

Examples of center of influence are the mayor, judge, barangay captain,

school principal, and university president, among others. His or her influence
transcends the boundaries of social networks and thus reaches other kinds of
networks. A center of influence has many people and institutions
attached to him or her, thereby creating a substantial influence in the
community.