Compare and contrast intuition and thinking styles of information processing and decision making. Identify and briefly describe at least three ways to sharpen your intuition

Answer 1

Both "thinking" and "intuitive" styles are important for processing information. Managers who are predominantly intuitive thrive on rapid change and situations where they can look at complex patterns and use their creativity to approach a problem. Depending on the situation, one style of manager may be preferred. For example, the financial manager for an organization may be more thinking style while the product design manager may be more intuitive. Most organizations need both to successfully create and implement.
Sharpening Intuition:
"Opening the closet" refers to the extent that a person experiences intuition and counts on intuitive judgments (trust your feelings, rely upon gut feel).
"Don't mix up your I's" means that insight, instinct, and intuition are not synonymous (practice distinguishing between these.
"Elicit good feedback" means that one should seek feedback on one's intuitive judgments and build confidence in one's gut feelings.
"Get a feel for your batting average" refers to benchmarking intuitions (measure how many times your hunch was right).
"Use imagery" means to visualize instead of using words.
"Play devil's advocate" refers to testing intuitive judgments and raising objections to them. Finally, "capture and validate your intuitions" involves creating the inner state to give your intuitive mind the freedom to roam.