G Behavioural competence HF-D1.3-001 transversal 8 skills

Conceptual thinking

Connects separate data and events into a coherent picture and names the underlying principle behind individual cases.

How hrmforce measures this

Multiple exercises, multiple assessors, dimension-wise scoring.

This is a selection criterion, not a short-term development goal. Do not put a three-month development plan on it.

Level	Behaviour at this level
N1 Guided	Recognises that two incidents resemble each other and names the shared cause in own words. works under supervision and follows instruction · routine, one variable at a time · own task
N3 Proficient	Summarises scattered signals from the own process into one core notion and thereby makes the approach understandable for the team. sets own approach and seeks input proactively · several variables, some ambiguity · own team or process
N5 Leading	Formulates a new conceptual framework for an issue in the sector and thereby brings separate initiatives under a shared heading. sets the standard and the policy · strategic, under high uncertainty · organisation, value chain or profession

N2 and N4 are deliberately not anchored. Raters place them between the anchors, following the O*NET convention.

These skills inherit the assessment route and the behavioural anchors of this construct.

T	Skill	Definition	Demand outlook 2026 to 2030
G	Naming the common thread Common thread · Big picture thinking	Names in a series of events or cases the recurring pattern that connects the individual instances.	rising
G	Recognising the underlying principle Underlying principle · Generalisation	Reduces separate examples to the underlying principle and formulates that in a single statement.	rising
G	Connecting signals into a picture Connecting the dots · Sensemaking	Joins separate observations, reports and figures into a coherent picture of what is going on.	rising
G	Using cross domain analogies Analogical thinking · Cross domain analogy	Uses an approach or solution from another field as a comparison for the issue at hand.	rising
G	Moving from case to general rule Inductive generalisation · Rule making	Turns experience from individual cases into a working rule applicable to comparable situations.	rising
G	Separating main line from detail Signal versus detail · Prioritising the essential	Distinguishes in a file what the core of the matter is and what detail can wait.	rising
G	Defining core concepts Defining terms · Conceptual clarity	Gives a workable definition of the concepts used in a discussion so that confusion disappears.	rising
G	Framing an issue Framing · Perspective setting	Deliberately chooses the frame in which an issue is placed and explains why that frame fits.	rising