# Compare and Contrast - Analytical and Strategic 🔆 - - - Gallup's definition: - - - 🔆 • Analytical (分析): People exceptionally talented in the Analytical theme search for reasons and causes. They have the ability to think about all of the factors that might affect a situation. • Strategic (战略): People exceptionally talented in the Strategic theme create alternative ways to proceed. Faced with any given scenario, they can quickly spot the relevant patterns and issues. Both Analytical and Strategic are themes in the Strategic Thinking domain (green) 🔆 - - - Similarities - - - 🔆 Analytical and Strategic both follow a "think before you act" approach to tasks and goals. They also tend to look for, and recognize patterns. 🔆 - - - Differences - - - 🔆 • Analytical - is a more reactive theme • Strategic - is a more anticipatory theme • Analytical - scrutinizes current data • Strategic - anticipates options and possibilities • Analytical - examines existing patterns to find solutions. • Strategic - looks for possible patterns to predict alternatives • Analytical - tends to be "on the ground", seeing the obstacles in detail, and the routes forward. • Strategic - tends to fly at 30,000 feet and sees the big picture. [[🟩 CS_Analytical]] [[🟩 CS_Strategic]]