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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Neuroscience of Leadership: Leading with Your Brain

      Skills you'll gain: Team Motivation, Creativity, Innovation, Diversity and Inclusion, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Change, Employee Engagement, Team Performance Management, Storytelling, Resilience, Employee Coaching, Personal Development, Problem Solving, Team Leadership, Decision Making, Business Leadership, Leadership, Psychology, Change Management, Coaching

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Patient Safety

      Skills you'll gain: Patient Safety, Data Presentation, Change Management, Performance Measurement, Design Thinking, Systems Thinking, Quality Improvement, Planning, Safety Assurance, Nursing Management, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Health Systems, Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA), Safety Training, Adaptability, Accident Prevention, Health Care, Project Planning, Communication Strategies, Continuous Monitoring

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Maryland, College Park

      Product Ideation, Design, and Management

      Skills you'll gain: Wireframing, Product Management, Prototyping, Product Design, Product Development, Stakeholder Management, Product Lifecycle Management, Commercialization, Target Market, Value Propositions, Design Thinking, Product Strategy, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Innovation, Product Roadmaps, Entrepreneurship, Ideation, Entrepreneurial Finance, Business Metrics, Business Valuation

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      691 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Entrepreneurship 2: Launching your Start-Up

      Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Brand Strategy, New Product Development, Team Building, Intellectual Property, Legal Risk, New Business Development, Brand Management, Business Modeling, Business Strategy, Professional Networking

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

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      NVIDIA

      AI Infrastructure and Operations Fundamentals

      Skills you'll gain: MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Large Language Modeling, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Generative AI, Cloud Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, IT Infrastructure, Data Centers, Network Infrastructure, Hardware Architecture, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Computer Architecture, Data Storage

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      394 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Stanford University

      Graph Search, Shortest Paths, and Data Structures

      Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Graph Theory, Data Structures, Algorithms, Computer Programming, Theoretical Computer Science, Network Model, Network Routing, Network Analysis

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

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      Kennesaw State University

      Career Discovery

      Skills you'll gain: LinkedIn, Professional Networking, Mentorship, Interviewing Skills, Professional Development, Social Media Strategy, Job Evaluation, Relationship Building, Problem Solving, Business Research, Lifelong Learning, Personal Development, Negotiation, Adaptability, Leadership, Growth Mindedness, Rapport Building, Professionalism, Goal Setting, Market Analysis

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

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      The George Washington University

      Leading Healthcare Quality and Safety

      Skills you'll gain: Patient Safety, Clinical Leadership, Health Care Administration, Safety Assurance, Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), Health Care, Health Systems, Quality Assurance, Data Quality, Human Factors (Security), Systems Thinking, Change Management

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

      Smart Cities – Management of Smart Urban Infrastructures

      Skills you'll gain: Transportation Management, Asset Management, Infrastructure Architecture, Governance, Systems Thinking, Digital Transformation, Internet Of Things, Data Management, Stakeholder Management, Emerging Technologies

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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Yale University

      Narrative Economics

      Skills you'll gain: Storytelling, Behavioral Economics, Economics, Forecasting, Systems Thinking, Socioeconomics, Data Collection, Analysis, Research, Complex Problem Solving, Business Ethics

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

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      The University of Tokyo

      Welcome to Game Theory

      Skills you'll gain: Game Theory, Social Sciences, Economics, Behavioral Economics, Socioeconomics, Strategic Decision-Making, Systems Thinking, Decision Making, Strategic Planning

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      DeepLearning.AI

      Build Basic Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs)

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Image Analysis, Deep Learning, Tensorflow, Artificial Neural Networks, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Applied Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Unsupervised Learning

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      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Neuroscience of Leadership: Leading with Your Brain: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Patient Safety: Johns Hopkins University
    • Product Ideation, Design, and Management: University of Maryland, College Park
    • Entrepreneurship 2: Launching your Start-Up: University of Pennsylvania
    • AI Infrastructure and Operations Fundamentals: NVIDIA
    • Graph Search, Shortest Paths, and Data Structures: Stanford University
    • Career Discovery: Kennesaw State University
    • Leading Healthcare Quality and Safety: The George Washington University
    • Smart Cities – Management of Smart Urban Infrastructures: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
    • Narrative Economics: Yale University

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