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Strategic Thinking Courses

Strategic thinking courses can help you learn critical analysis, decision-making frameworks, competitive analysis, and scenario planning. You can build skills in risk assessment, resource allocation, and long-term vision development. Many courses introduce tools such as SWOT analysis, PESTLE analysis, and strategic planning software, which assist in evaluating market conditions and aligning organizational goals with actionable strategies.


Popular Strategic Thinking Courses and Certifications


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    Arizona State University

    Learning How To Learn for Youth

    Skills you'll gain: Learning Strategies, Productivity, Human Learning, Willingness To Learn, Mental Concentration, Creativity, Time Management, Stress Management, Problem Solving, Self-Awareness, Persistence

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    Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

    Diseño y Creación de un Emprendimiento Social

    Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Social Impact, Sustainable Development, Design Thinking, Ideation, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Project Design, New Business Development, Sustainable Business, Case Studies, Value Propositions

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    IIMA - IIM Ahmedabad

    Supply Chain Digitization: Strategy and Design

    Skills you'll gain: Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Systems, Transportation Management, Digital Transformation, Transportation Operations, Logistics Management, Logistics, Business Technologies, Inventory and Warehousing, Business Analytics, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Order Fulfillment, Warehouse Management, Warehouse Operations, Operational Efficiency, Process Optimization, Strategic Thinking, Customer experience improvement

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    Microsoft

    Communication with Stakeholders

    Skills you'll gain: Stakeholder Management, Conflict Management, Strategic Communication, Project Management, Business Communication, Stakeholder Analysis, Project Management Institute (PMI) Methodology, Communication, Relationship Building, Influencing, Program Management, Cultural Sensitivity, Governance

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    University of Alberta

    Reinforcement Learning

    Skills you'll gain: Reinforcement Learning, Machine Learning, Sampling (Statistics), Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Machine Learning Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Simulations, Feature Engineering, Markov Model, Supervised Learning, Algorithms, Model Evaluation, Artificial Neural Networks, Performance Testing, Performance Tuning, Pseudocode, Linear Algebra, Probability Distribution

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    University of California, Davis

    Initiating a Research Project

    Skills you'll gain: Research, Research Methodologies, Research and Design, Journals

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    The Digital Marketing Revolution

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Management, Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Channel, Global Marketing, Digital Transformation, MarTech, Case Studies, Digital Marketing, Business Strategy, Customer experience improvement, Business Transformation, Innovation

    Build toward a degree

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    University of California San Diego

    Algorithms on Strings

    Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Algorithms, Data Structures, Text Mining, Theoretical Computer Science, Computational Thinking

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Operations Management: Organization and Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Operations Management, Organizational Strategy, Manufacturing Operations, Operational Analysis, Business Operations, Supply Chain, Inventory Management System, Process Analysis, Decision Making, Strategic Decision-Making, Business Strategies, Cost Benefit Analysis, Demand Planning, Capacity Management, Service Level

    Build toward a degree

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    Dartmouth College

    Practical Machine Learning: Foundations to Neural Networks

    Skills you'll gain: Supervised Learning, Bayesian Network, Logistic Regression, Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning Methods, Statistical Modeling, Predictive Modeling, Model Evaluation, Statistical Machine Learning, Probability & Statistics, Bayesian Statistics, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Machine Learning, Machine Learning Algorithms, Statistical Methods, Artificial Intelligence, Regression Analysis, Classification Algorithms, Statistical Inference

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    University of Michigan

    Impacts of the Environment on Global Public Health

    Skills you'll gain: Demography, Occupational Health, Environmental Regulations, Social Justice, Environmental Issue, Public Health, Health Equity, Environment, Environmental Laws, Environmental Policy, Health Systems, Sustainable Development, Health Disparities, Systems Thinking, Environment Health And Safety, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Social Determinants Of Health, Climate Change Mitigation, Environmental Science, Epidemiology

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    AI CERTs

    Network and Security Optimization in Telecommunication

    Skills you'll gain: Real Time Data, Model Deployment, Anomaly Detection, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Telecommunications, Tensorflow, Deep Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, Network Performance Management, Generative AI, Generative AI Agents, Wireless Networks, Computer Networking, Network Architecture, Responsible AI, Digital Communications, Network Protocols, System Design and Implementation, Communication

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • Learning How To Learn for Youth: Arizona State University
  • Diseño y Creación de un Emprendimiento Social: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
  • Supply Chain Digitization: Strategy and Design: IIMA - IIM Ahmedabad
  • Communication with Stakeholders: Microsoft
  • Reinforcement Learning: University of Alberta
  • Initiating a Research Project: University of California, Davis
  • The Digital Marketing Revolution: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Algorithms on Strings: University of California San Diego
  • Operations Management: Organization and Analysis: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Practical Machine Learning: Foundations to Neural Networks: Dartmouth College

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