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    Master design thinking for creative problem-solving and innovation. Learn to empathize, ideate, prototype, and test solutions for user-centered design.

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Entrepreneurship

      Skills you'll gain: Growth Strategies, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Entrepreneurial Finance, Entrepreneurship, Digital Marketing, Business Valuation, Sales Presentation, Market Opportunities, Proposal Development, Customer Acquisition Management, Peer Review, Branding, Lean Methodologies, Business Metrics, Marketing Strategies, Financial Analysis, Product Development, Due Diligence, Presentations, Finance

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      The University of Sydney

      Information & Digital Literacy for University Success

      Skills you'll gain: Critical Thinking, Information Management, Research, Digital Communications, Productivity, Document Management, Personal Integrity, Technical Communication, Computer Literacy, Education Software and Technology, Literacy, Reliability, Organizational Skills, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Intellectual Property

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Lund University

      AI, Business & the Future of Work

      Skills you'll gain: Organizational Strategy, Artificial Intelligence, Responsible AI, Strategic Thinking, Business Transformation, Business Risk Management, Business Intelligence, Business Ethics, Automation, Thought Leadership, Interviewing Skills, Human Machine Interfaces

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Google Cloud

      Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Data Engineer

      Skills you'll gain: Data Pipelines, Dataflow, Google Cloud Platform, Real Time Data, Data Maintenance, Data Lakes, Data Storage, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Data Analysis, Data Warehousing, Data Processing, Extract, Transform, Load, Cloud Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Cloud Infrastructure, Apache Airflow, Cloud Storage, Big Data, Tensorflow, Unstructured Data

      4.6
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      Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

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      Universidad Austral

      Diseño de Experiencia en Servicios

      Skills you'll gain: Service Design, Customer experience improvement, User Research, Customer experience strategy (CX), Experience Design, Customer Service, Service Improvement, Design Thinking, Expectation Management, Customer Insights, Consumer Behaviour

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      Protocolo de investigación médica: diseño y desarrollo

      Skills you'll gain: Statistical Analysis, Healthcare Ethics, Statistics, Data Analysis, Clinical Research Ethics, Probability & Statistics, Descriptive Statistics, Medical Science and Research, Clinical Research, Scientific Methods, Statistical Inference, Technical Writing, Artificial Intelligence, Responsible AI, Critical Thinking

      Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of California San Diego

      Object Oriented Programming in Java

      Skills you'll gain: Event-Driven Programming, Interactive Data Visualization, Java, Java Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), User Interface (UI), Object Oriented Design, Computer Programming, Algorithms, Software Engineering, Data Structures, Programming Principles, Software Documentation, Development Environment, Debugging

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of the Arts London

      Creative AI: Sound, Music and Interaction

      Skills you'll gain: Music, Musical Composition, Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Creativity, Interactive Design, Data Ethics, Music Performance, Human Computer Interaction, Responsible AI, Intellectual Property, Machine Learning

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Starweaver

      Executive AI Leadership Mastery

      Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Technology Roadmaps, Organizational Change, Stakeholder Engagement, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, Business Strategy, Strategic Leadership, Business Leadership, ChatGPT, Leadership, Business Transformation, Change Management, Content Strategy, Corporate Communications, Digital Media Strategy, Non-Verbal Communication, Verbal Communication Skills, Communication Strategies, Communication

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      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Skillshare

      Midjourney Style Guide: AI Art Prompts for Creatives

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Color Theory, Style Guides, Generative AI, Graphic and Visual Design, Creativity, ChatGPT, Creative Design, Aesthetics, Design Elements And Principles, Image Analysis

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Erasmus University Rotterdam

      Sustainability Transition Leadership: Broadening Competences

      Skills you'll gain: Active Listening, Drive Engagement, Community Development, Discussion Facilitation, Environmental Issue, Stakeholder Engagement, Complex Problem Solving, Systems Thinking, Sustainable Development, Social Justice, Leadership, Governance

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EDUCBA

      Houdini FX Procedural Modeling and VEX Effects Mastery

      Skills you'll gain: Animations, 3D Modeling, 3D Assets, Computer Graphics, Computer Graphic Techniques, Functional Design, Visualization (Computer Graphics), Prototyping, User Interface (UI), Linear Algebra, Programming Principles, Scripting, Simulations, Scripting Languages, Data Structures

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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

    • Entrepreneurship: University of Pennsylvania
    • Information & Digital Literacy for University Success: The University of Sydney
    • AI, Business & the Future of Work: Lund University
    • Preparing for Google Cloud Certification: Cloud Data Engineer: Google Cloud
    • Diseño de Experiencia en Servicios: Universidad Austral
    • Protocolo de investigación médica: diseño y desarrollo: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
    • Object Oriented Programming in Java: University of California San Diego
    • Creative AI: Sound, Music and Interaction: University of the Arts London
    • Executive AI Leadership Mastery: Starweaver
    • Midjourney Style Guide: AI Art Prompts for Creatives: Skillshare

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