030: Building intuition with Decision primed recognition framework

​Intuition: the ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning.

In business, it is more standard to rely on analysis than intuition.
 
Intuition is a skill that can be built. You can learn to adjust your behavior to a set of cues in a manner that is more successful. As a matter of fact, there is even a term for it: Recognition Primed Decision.
 
A situation generates clues. You recognize a pattern in those clues and activate action scripts that affect the situation.

In order to build your intuition at work. You can improve your intuition by learning this process:

1. Identify the decisions that are part of your job.
· What makes those decisions difficult
· What are common errors
· How does someone with more experience than you make decisions

2. Practice making decisions in context
· Think back to a situation you were in—what were the cues you picked up on and what did you miss?

3. Practice with a co-worker who was in the situation with you to see what they picked up on that you didn’t

​4. Analyze your decision steps to identify what you would do differently next time