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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for UX Designers

      Skills you'll gain: User Experience Design, Usability Testing, User Research, UI/UX Strategy, Generative AI, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Centered Design, UI/UX Research, Wireframing, Usability, Prototyping, Artificial Intelligence, Persona Development

      4.2
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      92 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Managerial Accounting: Tools for Facilitating and Guiding Business Decisions

      Skills you'll gain: Management Accounting, Performance Measurement, Cost Accounting, Budgeting, Variance Analysis, Operating Budget, Accounting, Performance Management, Financial Accounting, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Return On Investment, Decision Making, Cash Flows

      Build toward a degree

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      637 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Network Dynamics of Social Behavior

      Skills you'll gain: Network Analysis, Social Sciences, Simulations, Agentic systems, Sociology, Culture, Innovation, Graph Theory, Complex Problem Solving, Computational Thinking

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      395 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Social Entrepreneurship

      Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Stakeholder Management, Feasibility Studies, Customer Analysis, Project Scoping, Ideation, Business Planning, Competitive Analysis, Innovation, New Product Development, Target Audience, Research, Needs Assessment, Business Operations, Financial Planning

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      400 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Cape Town

      Innovative Finance: Hacking finance to change the world

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Due Diligence, Risk Analysis, Human Centered Design, Risk Management, Innovation, Project Finance, Business Modeling, Resource Allocation, Entrepreneurial Finance, Finance, Stakeholder Engagement

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      149 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Vanderbilt University

      GPT Vision: Seeing the World through Generative AI

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, AI Personalization, Prompt Engineering, Image Analysis, Mobile Development, Emerging Technologies, Innovation, Computer Vision

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      191 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Copenhagen Business School

      Identifying Social Entrepreneurship Opportunities

      Skills you'll gain: Market Opportunities, Entrepreneurship, Business Modeling, Revenue Management, Business Planning, Business Strategies, New Business Development, Strategic Thinking, Community Development, Social Sciences, Entrepreneurial Finance, Team Building, Root Cause Analysis, Ideation, Innovation, Empowerment

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      324 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Imperial College London

      Introduction to Creative Thinking: Tools for Success

      Skills you'll gain: Creativity, Creative Thinking, Brainstorming, Ideation, Innovation, Cognitive flexibility, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      770 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Computer Vision Fundamentals with Google Cloud

      Skills you'll gain: Computer Vision, Google Cloud Platform, Tensorflow, Image Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, Cloud API, Artificial Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Deep Learning, Data Processing, Application Programming Interface (API)

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      545 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Tecnológico de Monterrey

      Innovación y emprendimiento

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Innovation, Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Strategic Leadership, Corporate Strategy, Business Strategy, Business Strategies, Lean Methodologies, Creative Problem-Solving, Business Architecture, Business Planning, Strategic Thinking, Creative Thinking, Organizational Strategy, Ideation, Leadership Development, Organizational Development, New Business Development, Process Development

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      390 reviews

      Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Firm Level Economics: Markets and Allocations

      Skills you'll gain: Market Dynamics, Supply And Demand, Economics, Game Theory, Market Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Resource Allocation, Performance Measurement, Public Policies, Decision Making

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      1.2K reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      Generative AI in Business

      Skills you'll gain: Customer experience strategy (CX), Generative AI, Customer Engagement, Solution Design, Business Solutions, Business Process Automation, Business Analysis, Business Process, Innovation, Data Strategy, Business Strategy, Large Language Modeling, Business Strategies, Risk Management, Continuous Monitoring, Performance Metric, Automation, Business Risk Management, Business Process Management, Decision Making

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      65 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular problem solving courses

    • GenAI for UX Designers: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Managerial Accounting: Tools for Facilitating and Guiding Business Decisions: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Network Dynamics of Social Behavior: University of Pennsylvania
    • Social Entrepreneurship: University of Pennsylvania
    • Innovative Finance: Hacking finance to change the world : University of Cape Town
    • GPT Vision: Seeing the World through Generative AI: Vanderbilt University
    • Identifying Social Entrepreneurship Opportunities: Copenhagen Business School
    • Introduction to Creative Thinking: Tools for Success: Imperial College London
    • Computer Vision Fundamentals with Google Cloud: Google Cloud
    • Innovación y emprendimiento: Tecnológico de Monterrey

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