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> [You need strategies that help rule things out. That's the opposite of saying, "This is what my gut is telling me; let me gather information to confirm it."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-a-klein/you-need-strategies-that-help-rule-things-out-that-s-the-opposite-of/)

[Gary A. Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-a-klein/)

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## More by Gary A. Klein

> [If you are committed to the change, you're going to have to sideline the skeptics, or at least keep them under control. There may…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-a-klein/if-you-are-committed-to-the-change-you-re-going-to-have-to-sideline/)

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> [There needs to be a certain structure to a situation, a certain predictability that allows you to have a basis for the intuition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-a-klein/there-needs-to-be-a-certain-structure-to-a-situation-a-certain/)

[Gary A. Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-a-klein/)

> [People sometimes are so confident in their flawed beliefs that they get stuck - fixated - and as a result are blinded to insights…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-a-klein/people-sometimes-are-so-confident-in-their-flawed-beliefs-that-they/)

[Gary A. Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-a-klein/)

> [By the time executives get to high levels, they are good at making others feel confident in their judgment, even if there's no strong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-a-klein/by-the-time-executives-get-to-high-levels-they-are-good-at-making/)

[Gary A. Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-a-klein/)

> [I worry about leaders in complex situations who don't have enough experience, who are just going with their intuition and not monitoring it, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-a-klein/i-worry-about-leaders-in-complex-situations-who-don-t-have-enough/)

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> [Most corporate decisions aren't going to meet the test of high validity. But they're going to be way above the low-validity situations that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-a-klein/most-corporate-decisions-aren-t-going-to-meet-the-test-of-high/)

[Gary A. Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-a-klein/)

> [It is instructive to see how organizations pursue their goal of reducing errors and uncertainty. They impose standards, employ checklists, demand that knowledge workers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-a-klein/it-is-instructive-to-see-how-organizations-pursue-their-goal-of/)

[Gary A. Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-a-klein/)

> [You need to take your gut feeling as an important data point, but then you have to consciously and deliberately evaluate it, to see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-a-klein/you-need-to-take-your-gut-feeling-as-an-important-data-point-but-then/)

[Gary A. Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-a-klein/)

> [People who design decision aids and information technologies usually try to help people perform their jobs better. But insights can show us how to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-a-klein/people-who-design-decision-aids-and-information-technologies-usually/)

[Gary A. Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-a-klein/)

> [Intuition is when we use our experience, and the patterns we have learned, to rapidly size up situations and know how to respond without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-a-klein/intuition-is-when-we-use-our-experience-and-the-patterns-we-have/)

[Gary A. Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-a-klein/)

> [My research suggests that when people get rebuffed they become frustrated and angry, but they would do better to become curious about the reason…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-a-klein/my-research-suggests-that-when-people-get-rebuffed-they-become/)

[Gary A. Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-a-klein/)

> [If a situation is very, very turbulent, it has low validity, and there's no basis for intuition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-a-klein/if-a-situation-is-very-very-turbulent-it-has-low-validity-and-there-s/)

[Gary A. Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-a-klein/)

> [Society's epitome of credibility is John Wayne, who sizes up a situation and says, "Here's what I'm going to do" - and you follow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-a-klein/society-s-epitome-of-credibility-is-john-wayne-who-sizes-up-a/)

[Gary A. Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-a-klein/)

> [Many change initiatives are poorly thought out, and rolled out prematurely. Others are genuinely good ideas but the proponents underestimate the amount of time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-a-klein/many-change-initiatives-are-poorly-thought-out-and-rolled-out/)

[Gary A. Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-a-klein/)

> [Many business intuitions and expertise are going to be valuable; they are telling you something useful, and you want to take advantage of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-a-klein/many-business-intuitions-and-expertise-are-going-to-be-valuable-they/)

[Gary A. Klein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-a-klein/)

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