A system or method that requires deliberate, abstract, and effortful thinking that breaks down a complex problem into parts
Strategic analysis process
1. Examine context of problem
2. Consider time and resources
3. Follow 5 steps illustrated in diagram
Strategic thinking
The process of creatively addressing a situation
Personal SWOT analysis
Analyzing your own strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in order to make creative strategies or solutions in facing life challenges
Intuitive thinking
Quick and ready insight, the ability to understand something instinctively without the need for conscious reasoning
Intuitive thinking is affected by how one feels and defines a thing or event, and particular norms and value systems within a community
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 vegetable to buy
A firefighter trying to rescue a fire victim
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
Rational reasoning
Intuitive decision-making
Types of social networks
Political
Economic
Sociocultural
Center of influence
A person to whom people gravitate around, who can give favors, command and make things happen, whose influence transcends the boundaries of social networks