Intuitiveness is the Ability to Know or Understand Things Without Proof or Evidence

William Duggan the author of “Strategic Intuition: The Creative Spark in Human Achievement” says,

“There are three kinds of intuition. The first is basic intuition — that feeling you get about something. You don’t know where it comes from and it could be right or it could be wrong.

The next is expert intuition, which comes when you become good at something. This kind of intuition kicks in because you’ve been here before.

“This is like the hospital nurse who rushes to save a patient’s life because she’s seen the symptoms before,” Duggan says. “It’s not a feeling, it’s like an instinct — a thought with an immediate call for action.”

And the last is strategic intuition. “This is the flash of insight you get when your mind is relaxed,” says Duggan. “It often happens when you’re in the shower, exercising, or falling asleep.”

Strategic intuition is different than the first two because it happens when thoughts in your brain come together to provide a solution to a problem you’ve been considering for some time. Duggan says it’s important to capture these thoughts because the brain is so efficient at wiping them away: “If you don’t catch it right away, you may lose it.”

In the world of business, and particularly during an extreme change, people tend to be reactionary. This “knee-jerk reaction” can be the result of change saturation and stress. In order to interrupt these negative responses, I encourage people to “practice deliberate intuitiveness.” In other words, to consciously slow down, gain perspective, and assess the situation based on the person’s knowledge, intuition, and circumstances.

Mark DeVolder “The Change Specialist”