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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.


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Popular Strategic Thinking Courses and Certifications


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    Digital Marketing Institute

    An Introduction to Digital Marketing and Digital Strategy

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Budgets, Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer experience improvement, Cross-Channel Marketing, Digital Media Strategy, Digital Marketing, Marketing Effectiveness, MarTech, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Marketing Channel, Customer Insights, Return On Investment, Agile Methodology, Consumer Behaviour, Persona Development, Strategic Thinking, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Social Media, Social Media Management

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    Imperial College London

    Customising your models with TensorFlow 2

    Skills you'll gain: Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs), Tensorflow, Data Pipelines, Keras (Neural Network Library), Transfer Learning, Deep Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Natural Language Processing, Embeddings, Model Evaluation

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    University of Colorado System

    First Steps in Making the Business Case for Sustainability

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Change Management, Sustainability Reporting, Financial Analysis, Systems Thinking, Proposal Development, Cost Benefit Analysis, Environmental Issue, Business, Economics, Packaging and Labeling, Product Lifecycle Management

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Crafting Business Presentations, Proposals, Crisis Comms

    Skills you'll gain: Proposal Writing, Business Communication, Business Writing, Writing, Crisis Management, Persuasive Communication, Strategic Communication, Corporate Communications, Verbal Communication Skills, Sales Presentations, Presentations, Public Speaking, Storytelling

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Managing the New Product Development Process

    Skills you'll gain: New Product Development, Product Development, Product Design, Design Thinking, Persona Development, Innovation, Prototyping, Market Research, Ideation, Target Market, Product Requirements, Wireframing, Customer Insights

    Build toward a degree

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Dartmouth College

    Question Reality! Science, philosophy, a search for meaning

    Skills you'll gain: Computational Logic, Scientific Methods, Theoretical Computer Science, Logical Reasoning, Physics, Experimentation, Laboratory Experience, Physical Science, Artificial Intelligence, Computational Thinking, Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling, Simulations, Psychology, Science and Research, Algorithms, General Science and Research, Ancient History, Vibrations, Mechanics, Chemistry

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Customer Insights: Quantitative Techniques

    Skills you'll gain: New Product Development, Product Development, Design Thinking, Market Research, Quantitative Research, Product Management, Customer Insights, Consumer Behaviour, Market Analysis, Target Market, Forecasting, Innovation, Needs Assessment, Analysis, Data Collection, Technology Solutions

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    Arizona State University

    Creatividad, diseño e innovación: Técnicas y herramientas - Proyecto Final

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Stakeholder Analysis, Innovation, Brainstorming, Peer Review, Creative Problem-Solving, Ideation, Business Modeling, Proposal Development, Creativity, Social Impact, Corporate Sustainability, Constructive Feedback, Collaboration

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universidad de Palermo

    Fundamentos del Management

    Skills you'll gain: Leadership Development, Business Leadership, Organizational Strategy, Decision Making, Business Management, Management Training And Development, Strategic Leadership, Leadership, Agile Project Management, Business Planning, Constructive Feedback, Goal Setting, Business Strategy, Digital Transformation

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Colorado Boulder

    Understanding the Campaign Components

    Skills you'll gain: Campaign Management, Strategic Communication, Advertising, Marketing Communications, Resource Allocation, Media Strategy, Brand Management, Earned Media, Communication Strategies, Owned Media, Public Relations, Shared Media, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Goal Setting, Target Audience, Research and Design, Research, Market Research

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    ESADE Business and Law School

    Empresa familiar: gestión, dirección y sucesión

    Skills you'll gain: Succession Planning, Business Modeling, Organizational Structure, Governance, Business Management, Systems Thinking, Business, Risk Analysis, Technology Strategies, Family Support, Business Valuation, Business Leadership, Innovation, Business Process, Business Transformation, Entrepreneurship, Communication, Leadership, Business Analysis, Economics

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Colorado System

    Simulation, Algorithm Analysis, and Pointers

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Simulations, C (Programming Language), Computational Thinking, Automation, Algorithms, Data Structures, Theoretical Computer Science, Programming Principles, Debugging

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

  • An Introduction to Digital Marketing and Digital Strategy: Digital Marketing Institute
  • Customising your models with TensorFlow 2: Imperial College London
  • First Steps in Making the Business Case for Sustainability: University of Colorado System
  • Crafting Business Presentations, Proposals, Crisis Comms: Coursera
  • Managing the New Product Development Process: University of Colorado Boulder
  • Question Reality! Science, philosophy, a search for meaning: Dartmouth College
  • Customer Insights: Quantitative Techniques: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Creatividad, diseño e innovación: Técnicas y herramientas - Proyecto Final: Arizona State University
  • Fundamentos del Management: Universidad de Palermo
  • Understanding the Campaign Components: University of Colorado Boulder

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