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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Strategic Innovation: Building and Sustaining Innovative Organizations

      Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Business Modeling, Technology Strategies, Product Lifecycle Management, Strategic Thinking, Business Strategy, Strategic Partnership, Entrepreneurship, Value Propositions, Competitive Analysis, Market Dynamics, Creativity, Network Model, Intellectual Property

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

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      Brightline Initiative

      Bridging the Gap between Strategy Design and Delivery

      Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Plan Execution, Organizational Strategy, Business Planning, Gap Analysis, Strategic Leadership, Strategic Thinking, Business Strategy, Action Oriented, Organizational Effectiveness, Business Priorities, Program Evaluation, Change Management, Leadership

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      785 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      DeepLearning.AI

      Apply Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs)

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Image Analysis, Deep Learning, Artificial Neural Networks, Applied Machine Learning, Information Privacy, Unsupervised Learning, Data Synthesis, Artificial Intelligence

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      546 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Algorithms for Searching, Sorting, and Indexing

      Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Algorithms, Theoretical Computer Science, Programming Principles, Software Design, Computational Thinking, Python Programming

      Build toward a degree

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      506 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Universidad de los Andes

      Diseño de proyectos para promover el bienestar

      Skills you'll gain: Collaboration, Planning, Peer Review, Community Development, Program Evaluation, Goal Setting, Constructive Feedback, Strategic Planning, Decision Making, Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      400 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Understanding Prostate Cancer

      Skills you'll gain: Oncology, Urology, Patient Treatment, Treatment Planning, Preventative Care, Pharmaceuticals, Patient Evaluation, General Medical Tests and Procedures, Precision Medicine, Patient Education and Support, Surgery, Clinical Trials, Anatomy, Pharmacotherapy, Biology, Risk Analysis, Medical Imaging

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      724 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      ESSEC Business School

      Foundations of strategic business analytics

      Skills you'll gain: Business Analytics, Forecasting, Predictive Analytics, Analytics, Data Visualization, Strategic Thinking, Data Presentation, Business Intelligence, People Analytics, Trend Analysis, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Data Storytelling, Statistical Methods, Probability & Statistics, Correlation Analysis, Regression Analysis, Data Mining, R Programming

      4.4
      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      656 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IBM

      Generative AI and LLMs: Architecture and Data Preparation

      Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Generative AI, ChatGPT, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Natural Language Processing, Artificial Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Data Processing, Data Quality

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      257 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      LearnKartS

      Certified Ethical Hacking (v12)

      Skills you'll gain: Penetration Testing, Security Testing, Malware Protection, Distributed Denial-Of-Service (DDoS) Attacks, Cloud Security, Cybersecurity, Network Security, Information Systems Security, Vulnerability Assessments, Cloud Computing, Mobile Security, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Threat Detection, Cyber Attacks, Cyber Security Assessment, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Security Awareness, Problem Solving, Git (Version Control System), Cryptography

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      245 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Minnesota

      Recommender Systems

      Skills you'll gain: AI Personalization, Taxonomy, Machine Learning Algorithms, System Design and Implementation, Applied Machine Learning, Business Metrics, Performance Testing, Data Synthesis, Solution Design, Machine Learning, Statistical Machine Learning, Advanced Mathematics, Analysis, Statistical Methods, Persona (User Experience), Dimensionality Reduction, Computational Thinking, Systems Design, A/B Testing, Algorithms

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      824 reviews

      Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of London

      Creative Programming for Digital Media & Mobile Apps

      Skills you'll gain: Cross Platform Development, Video Game Development, Mobile Development, Application Development, Web Applications, Animation and Game Design, Multimedia, User Interface (UI) Design, Interactive Design, Music, Computer Programming, Computer Graphics, Javascript

      4.1
      Rating, 4.1 out of 5 stars
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      55 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Data Science in Real Life

      Skills you'll gain: Data Cleansing, Data Manipulation, Data Science, Data Quality, Data Management, Data Analysis, Statistical Analysis, Statistical Inference, Statistics, Sampling (Statistics)

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Strategic Innovation: Building and Sustaining Innovative Organizations: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Bridging the Gap between Strategy Design and Delivery: Brightline Initiative
    • Apply Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs): DeepLearning.AI
    • Algorithms for Searching, Sorting, and Indexing: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Diseño de proyectos para promover el bienestar: Universidad de los Andes
    • Understanding Prostate Cancer: Johns Hopkins University
    • Foundations of strategic business analytics: ESSEC Business School
    • Generative AI and LLMs: Architecture and Data Preparation: IBM
    • Certified Ethical Hacking (v12): LearnKartS
    • Recommender Systems: University of Minnesota

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