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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Design Thinking for Innovators

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Human Centered Design, Business Transformation, Process Design, Innovation, Creative Problem-Solving, Feasibility Studies, Ideation, User Research, User Feedback, Problem Solving, Business, Empathy

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      EDHEC Business School

      Building Strategic Foresight Capabilities

      Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Engagement, Strategic Thinking, Forecasting, Strategic Decision-Making, Systems Thinking, Organizational Effectiveness, Business Transformation, Complex Problem Solving, Business Strategy, Innovation, Trend Analysis, Creativity

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      233 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      The University of Sydney

      Design-Led Strategy: Design thinking for business strategy and entrepreneurship

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Business Modeling, Innovation, Business Strategy, Corporate Strategy, Market Research, Product Development, Product Design, Corporate Communications, User Research, User Feedback, Customer Insights

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      LearnKartS

      Master Problem Solving and Critical Thinking

      Skills you'll gain: Problem Solving, Root Cause Analysis, Critical Thinking, Brainstorming, Complex Problem Solving, Continuous Improvement Process, Systems Thinking, Creative Thinking, Trend Analysis, Analysis, Decision Making, Data-Driven Decision-Making

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IESE Business School

      Design Thinking

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Innovation, User Research, Ideation, Culture Transformation, Qualitative Research, Customer experience strategy (CX), Human Centered Design, Organizational Leadership, Creative Problem-Solving, Product Design, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Brainstorming, Organizational Change, Organizational Strategy, Thought Leadership, Creative Thinking, Strategic Thinking, Leadership

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google

      Google AI Essentials

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Productivity Software, Workforce Development, Applied Machine Learning, Business Solutions, Organizational Strategy, Business Process Automation, Social Studies, Innovation, Data Collection, Automation, Data Security, Human Machine Interfaces, Forecasting, Emerging Technologies, Analysis, Critical Thinking

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Cambridge

      The neuropsychology of decision making

      Skills you'll gain: Neurology, Psychology, Human Development, Child Development, Mental Health Diseases and Disorders, Anatomy, Psychiatry

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Duke University

      Java Programming and Software Engineering Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: HTML and CSS, UI Components, Software Design, Computational Thinking, Web Design, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), User Interface (UI), Java, Java Programming, Debugging, Programming Principles, Web Development, Software Development Tools, Algorithms, Program Development, Computer Programming, Software Engineering, Data Analysis, Javascript, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

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      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      IESE Business School

      Parte 1: Design Thinking para la resolución de problemas

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Human Centered Design, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving, Creative Thinking, Innovation, Technical Communication, Collaboration, Empathy

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IESE Business School

      Parte 3: Design Thinking de la idea al prototipo

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Ideation, Product Design, Brainstorming, Innovation, Problem Solving, New Product Development, Organizational Skills, Meeting Facilitation, Creativity, Verification And Validation, Collaboration

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      IESE Business School

      Parte 4: Design Thinking en la implementación y cultura

      Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Design Thinking, Culture Transformation, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Change, Organizational Strategy, Thought Leadership, Problem Solving, Overcoming Objections, Empathy

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of California, Irvine

      Career Success

      Skills you'll gain: Work Breakdown Structure, Feasibility Studies, Negotiation, Business Writing, Creative Problem-Solving, Goal Setting, Time Management, Problem Solving, Planning, Business Correspondence, Productivity, Report Writing, Creativity, Peer Review, Entrepreneurship, Team Building, Cost Management, Project Management, Collaboration, Communication

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular critical thinking courses

    • Design Thinking for Innovators: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Building Strategic Foresight Capabilities: EDHEC Business School
    • Design-Led Strategy: Design thinking for business strategy and entrepreneurship: The University of Sydney
    • Master Problem Solving and Critical Thinking: LearnKartS
    • Design Thinking: IESE Business School
    • Google AI Essentials: Google
    • The neuropsychology of decision making: University of Cambridge
    • Java Programming and Software Engineering Fundamentals: Duke University
    • Parte 1: Design Thinking para la resolución de problemas: IESE Business School
    • Parte 3: Design Thinking de la idea al prototipo: IESE Business School

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