Social intelligence

Social intelligence

This course is part of Modern Teamwork and Stakeholder Leadership Specialization

Instructor: Martine Abboud

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

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No prior experience required

7 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

No prior experience required

7 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Understand social intelligence through social savvy, how to read subtle cues, sense what remains unspoken, and respond with awareness and timing.
Recognise the psychological foundations, development pathways, and barriers that shape social awareness and social behaviour.
Apply social savvy to improve communication, manage tension, build trust, and support more inclusive and thoughtful interactions.

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There are 3 modules in this course

CREO Social Intelligence Course helps you understand how people communicate beyond words and how to respond with greater sensitivity, timing, and social awareness in complex environments.

This course is designed for professionals, managers, team members, founders, and leaders who want to improve communication, social awareness, judgement, and relationship management in complex workplace interactions. It is especially relevant for people who need to read subtle cues, manage conflict, collaborate across differences, and communicate with timing and tact. Through this course, you will explore how social intelligence is shaped by self-awareness, perception, context, emotional regulation, and behavioural choice. By the of this course you will learn how to read subtle cues, interpret unspoken meaning, navigate social complexity, and build stronger trust, cohesion, and influence in professional and everyday interactions.

This module introduces the meaning, structure, and value of social savvy as a core part of social intelligence. Learners will explore how social savvy differs from related concepts, how it connects to social skills, and how it operates through awareness, interpretation, timing, and action. The module also shows how social savvy can influence relationships, communication, leadership, and conflict management.

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Distinguishing Social Savvy from Related Concepts20 minutes
The Relationship Between Social Savvy and Social Skills20 minutes
The Three-Tier Model of Social Savvy20 minutes
Pause Reflection20 minutes
The Components of Social Savvy20 minutes
The Four-Dimensional Matrix of Social Savvy20 minutes
The Importance of Social Savvy20 minutes
Social Savvy Impact Framework20 minutes
Case Study – The Silence That Defused the Conflict20 minutes

This module explores how social savvy is shaped by psychology, upbringing, personality, experience, and life stages. Learners will examine the internal processes behind socially intelligent behaviour and understand how social savvy can be developed through reflection, practice, awareness, and careful attention to subtle social cues.

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Psychological Foundations of Social Savvy20 minutes
The Influence of Upbringing on Social Savvy20 minutes
The Development of Social Savvy Across Life Stages20 minutes
The Psychological Lens Theory of Social Savvy20 minutes
Developing and Cultivating Social Savvy20 minutes
The Four Quadrants of Developing Social Savvy20 minutes
Case Study – The Chair Tilted Towards the Door20 minutes

This module focuses on the barriers that can limit social savvy and how learners can apply it in more complex situations. Learners will explore how fear, hesitation, unsafe environments, and expressive limitations can prevent social awareness from becoming effective action. The module also examines social savvy as a tool for transformation, inclusion, and ethical response in wider professional and community contexts.

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Martine Abboud

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