Being itself faster than rational thought, intuition is a necessary skill that can help decision-making when time is short and traditional analytics may not be available.

Science writer Steven Johnson has said that innovation is the result of accumulated hunches over time: it’s what happens when we let personal experience collide with environments that bring out creativity. From this perspective, world-changing inventions—from the x-ray to...

Big data isn’t going anywhere, nor should it. But we tend to grossly undervalue the role intuition plays in decision-making, especially at high levels of leadership. In a time where we all tasked with processing the deluge of information coming at us daily, sometimes it’s worth going with...

In other words, intuitive decisions are based on data, in a way. When we subconsciously spot patterns, the body starts firing neurochemicals in both the brain and gut ...

Cultivating intuition doesn’t just rely on your brain’s ability to detect patterns. It also requires empathy, a skill that can be a huge competitive advantage. Empathy allows you to observe a problem, see how it affects others, and determine how you can fix it. For example, Linkedin’s “People You...

One study showed that this type of thinking yields real business results: 81% of CEOs with high intuition scores doubled their business in five years

There’s no denying that data helps you present your case to your team or company leadership. Statistical analysis can put your findings into context and make a strong argument for more funding or development. Intuition, on the other hand, helps you gauge whether your discovery feels accurate and ...

In the age of big data, relying on intuition—what others call gut, instinct, a sixth sense or a hunch—can seem like a cop-out or an inferior system.

But according to a survey of top executives, the majo...

Management expert Travis Bradberry recently wrote  that highly intuitive people tend to:

• Be more mindful and seek out solitude
• Practice empathy accurately, t...

A hypothesis, whether in the boardroom or in a lab, is a hunch. It’s an educated guess fueled by intuition, and it can point you in the direction of a potentially remarkable discovery. Once you have a theory, you can put it to the test with data. If intuition is the spark, data is the kindling th...

Because each person’s intuition is based on a collection of individual experiences, it is subject to opinion and bias.

Rather than trying to value one over the other, leaders can combine insights from big data and intuition to make decisions. This approach gives them the best of both worlds. Here’s how to use it:

The human mind is wired to see patterns . Not only does the brain process information as it comes in, it also stores insights from all your past experiences. Your ...

Many researchers, including machine learning experts and data scientists, are embracing the role intuition plays in breakthrough thinking. Intuition is now considered simply anothe...