A system or method that requires deliberate, abstract, and effortful thinking that breaks down a complex problem into parts
Strategic analysis
1. Looking at the context of the problem
2. Considering the amount of time and resources as primary factors
Strategic analysis
Relevant in addressing personal issues as a student
Analyzing own strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to make creative strategies or solutions
Seven analytical methods
SWOT
PEST
Porter's Five Forces Analysis
Four Corner Analysis
Value Chain Analysis
Early Warning Scans
War Games
Intuitive thinking
Quick and ready insight
The ability to understand something instinctively without the need for conscious reasoning
Intuitive decision-making
Far more than using common sense as it involves additional sensors to perceive and get aware of information from outside
Particular norms and value systems within a community are considered when making decisions using intuitive thinking
Political networks
Composed of relations with government officials, student government, and community leaders
Economic networks
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
Sociocultural or social networks
Belonging to dance troupes, choirs, reading clubs, bands, arts clubs, or theater companies, as well as kinship ties, neighborhood associations, friendship clubs, and veterans' associations
Community
A particular geographic location with people living under the same set of laws and recognizing common leaders
Center of influence
The person to whom people gravitate around, who can give favors, command and make things happen, transcending the boundaries of social networks