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Unit 1 Lesson 2 Strategic Analysis

This document discusses the concepts of strategic analysis and intuitive thinking, emphasizing their importance in decision-making processes. It outlines the steps involved in strategic analysis, such as identifying and analyzing problems, generating solutions, and reflecting on outcomes, while also defining intuitive thinking as a more instinctual and immediate approach. The lesson encourages the application of these concepts in personal and community problem-solving, highlighting the role of social networks and community dynamics.

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Unit 1 Lesson 2 Strategic Analysis

This document discusses the concepts of strategic analysis and intuitive thinking, emphasizing their importance in decision-making processes. It outlines the steps involved in strategic analysis, such as identifying and analyzing problems, generating solutions, and reflecting on outcomes, while also defining intuitive thinking as a more instinctual and immediate approach. The lesson encourages the application of these concepts in personal and community problem-solving, highlighting the role of social networks and community dynamics.

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HUM 3: Trends, Network and Critical Thinking in the 21st Century

Lesson 2 Understanding Local Networks: Strategic Analysis


and Intuitive Thinking
At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:
1. Define strategic analysis and intuitive thinking;
2. Explain strategic analysis and intuitive thinking;
3. Differentiate key components in strategic analysis and intuitive thinking;
4. Apply strategic analysis; and
5. Apply intuitive thinking in solving a problem in the community using a map of social
networks.
Seeing the Horizon
Seeing the Horizon means looking into the current events, situations and issues in a
wider perspective with the lens of truth. This is the level of consciousness raising among the
learners. Now, let us see and have a glimpse of the beauty and richness of learning because
learning is a gift and a task- a gift that one should be grateful and a task or responsibility to work
upon in order to see the fullness of its reality.
Context
According to the great Aristotle, he described us, human persons as the “rational being”
or ‘thinking being”. Human as we are,
we are the only being given the capacity
to think. But the real question is that,
do we follow a logical or critical analysis
in dealing with the way we think? What
differs us from another being like
animals?
After we learned the important concepts of trends. In this lesson, we will understand
strategic analysis and Intuitive thinking.

Spirit of the Text


TEXT A

As already described in the preliminary above, Aristotle described the human person as
an “rational being’ which only mean that we humans are the only beings capable of reason 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. 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.

Activity No. 1
Instructions: Make a diagram that portrays your steps/stages in dealing with decision-making
dealing a particular problem/issue that you have experience. Explain the diagram with the
corresponding steps/ stages that you mention in your presentation. (20 points)

Strategic Analysis and Intuitive Thinking Defined


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. The most common strategic analysis model used in decision making-making follows
five steps as illustrated in the diagram below. (Arzadon, 2018)

1. Identify the problem 2. Analyze the Problem

5. Reflect on
3. Generate a solution
the outcomes

4. Implement
the Solution

STEPS EXPLANATION
1. Identify Involves defining the problem and the factors
or conditions involves in the situation
2. Analyze Examining the variables that will change state
situations, including the potential challenges
and its causes
3. Generate Setting practical, reasonable and creative
and strategies to solve the problem
4. Implement Execution of the plan

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5. Assess and reflect on the outcome Draw lessons that will guide future decisions
The process above requires you to follow a pattern to creatively address a situation. This
involves strategic thinking.
Another focus of this lesson is for you to engage in decision-making activities that will
allow you to apply decision making methods. 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. This is illustrated through the personal SWOT analysis shown on the
next page, which presents that of a student who wishes to finish high school with good grades.

Personal SWOT Analysis Diagram

Strengths Weaknesses
1. What values, skills, and abilities do 1. What limits or hinders you in getting
you possess? good grades?
2. How can you use these to get good 2. How can your limitations deter from
grades? achieving your goal?
3. What learning strategies do you need
to develop in order to achieve your
goal?
Opportunities Threat/s
1. What social and cultural factors can What obstacles might limit and stop you from
help you attain and sustain your goal? pursuing your goal?
2. Who can help you in pursuing your
goal?

Intuitive thinking is “quick and really 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. Particular norms and value systems within a community
are considered when making decisions. For example, among some indigenous people, their
farmers would not touch certain places in the field like an anthill. When asked why they do avoid
such places, they cannot cite any pragmatic reason. It was just intuition. Maybe they will say
that nuno sa punso ( a mythical dwarf0like creature), lives in those places. Soil scientist said
that such is a sound practice because anthills are necessary to maintain the physical, chemical,
and biological health of the soil.
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. In these cases, one would not
hesitate or delay making decisions because these situations need immediate action.

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The question is not whether rational reasoning or intuitive decision –making is generally
better. The question is rather how both approaches can be combined for best results and to
avoid mistakes and prejudices.
The Venn Diagram below shows some similarities and differences between strategic
analysis and intuitive thinking.

Strategic Analysis
+ starts from an idea or
concept and moves on to Intuitive Thinking
what can be associated with + focuses on the idea or
it. concept and its attributes
+ brain-centered + heart centered
+ hard facts, data, +hunch, instinct, gut feeling
instructions
+ spontaneous, quick,
+ needs time to finish in one finished at one time
or more sittings or sessions
+unplanned
+ well-planned

Activity No. 2
Instructions: Using your understanding about strategic analysis and intuitive thinking, decide
whether each situation requires intuitive thinking or strategic analysis. Provide a short
explanation of your answer.

1. A doctor attending to the patients in the emergency room


______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
2. A scientist finding a cure or an infectious disease
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
3. A group of researchers solving climate change
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
4. A firefighter rescuing victims from a burning building
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
5. A teacher wanting to solve poor motivation among her students
______________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________

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Using Intuitive thinking in Social Networks
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 belong 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.

Strengthening One’s Knowledge


Activity 3
Instructions: Read and analyze the statements and identify if these statements pertain to a
strategic analysis and intuitive thinking. Write SA if the statement pertains to the descriptions of
strategic analysis and IT if the statement pertains to intuitive thinking.

________1. It refers to a system or method that requires deliberate, abstract, and


effortful thinking that breaks down a complex problem into parts.
________2. This involves looking at the context of the problem.
________3. It involves additional sensors to perceive and get aware of the information
from outside.
________4. It is referred to as gut feeling, sixth sense, inner sense, instinct, inner voice,
spiritual guide, etc.
________5. It is spontaneous, quick, and finished at one time.
B. The following are statements about the concepts you have learned in this module.
Write TRUE if the sentence is correct, write FALSE otherwise.
_________6. Intuitive thinking follows specific standards, formula, and criteria.

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_________7. Holistic decision is attained when strategic analysis and intuitive thinking
are observed.
_________8. Every individual is a decision maker.
_________9. Community refers to a particular geographic location with people living
under the same set of laws and recognizing common leaders.
_________10. Economic networks are composed of relations with government officials,
student government, and community leaders, among others.

FUSION OF HORIZON
ACTIVITY 4
Instructions: In this part, you can share your personal ideas, experiences and reflections by
Think of specific events in your life where you had to
answering the question:
exercise intuitive thinking and strategic analysis in your decisions.
Reflect on the insights you have gained from both experiences. You can
use another sheet for your answer. This is an essay type of question. 30 points

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