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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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    University of Rochester

    Technology Commercialization, Part 1: Setting up your Idea Filtering System

    Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Commercialization, Prioritization, New Product Development, Strategic Prioritization, Entrepreneurship, New Business Development, Market Opportunities, Decision Making

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Fundação Instituto de Administração

    Business Partner e o Papel dos Agentes na Gestão de RH

    Skills you'll gain: Team Management, Business Transformation, Business Leadership, Strategic Leadership, Human Resource Strategy, Human Resources Management and Planning, Human Resources, Team Building, Organizational Leadership, Culture Transformation, Leadership Development, Leadership, Organizational Development, Business Modeling, Team Leadership

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Fundação Instituto de Administração

    Liderança Positiva e Desenvolvimento de Talentos

    Skills you'll gain: Strategic Leadership, Leadership Development, People Management, Team Leadership, Business Leadership, Professional Development, Organizational Leadership, Leadership and Management, Leadership, Strategic Decision-Making, Team Performance Management, Positivity, Employee Engagement, Team Building, Innovation, Emotional Intelligence, Productivity, Growth Strategies

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Emory University

    Marketing Channel Functions

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Channel, Customer Demand Planning, Strategic Marketing, Business Marketing, Compensation Management, Compensation Analysis, Supply Chain, Gap Analysis, Consumer Behaviour, Case Studies, Process Optimization, Strategic Partnership, Coordination, Analysis

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Johns Hopkins University

    Project Execution and Control

    Skills you'll gain: Earned Value Management, Configuration Management, Communication Planning, Project Risk Management, Project Controls, Project Implementation, Conflict Management, Risk Management, Quality Assurance, Engineering Management, Verbal Strategic Communication, Communication Strategies, Project Management, Risk Mitigation, Project Management Life Cycle, Business Risk Management, Risk Analysis, Scope Management, Product Quality (QA/QC), Quality Assurance and Control

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    Coursera

    Perform exploratory data analysis on retail data with Python

    Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Visualization, Business Analytics, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Statistical Analysis, Data Preprocessing, Exploratory Data Analysis, Matplotlib, Customer Analysis, Analytical Skills, Trend Analysis, Pandas (Python Package), Python Programming, Jupyter

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    The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

    Understanding Modern Physics III: Simplicity and Complexity

    Skills you'll gain: Physics, Advanced Mathematics, Simulations, Mechanics, Mathematical Modeling, Calculus, Differential Equations, Physical Science, Computer Programming

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of California San Diego

    Hacking COVID-19 — Course 3: Unraveling COVID-19's Origins

    Skills you'll gain: Bioinformatics, Molecular Biology, Infectious Diseases, Computational Thinking, Life Sciences, Medical Science and Research, Microbiology

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Copenhagen Business School

    AI and the Illusion of Intelligence

    Skills you'll gain: Artificial Intelligence, Large Language Modeling, Natural Language Processing, Theoretical Computer Science, Human Learning, Statistical Analysis, Artificial Neural Networks, Computational Thinking, Human Computer Interaction, Social Impact

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Advanced SQL Retrieval Queries in SQLiteStudio

    Skills you'll gain: SQL, Query Languages, Relational Databases, Data Manipulation, Data Analysis, Problem Solving

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    Coursera

    Manager of Managers_Leading Up, Down and Out

    Skills you'll gain: Executive Presence, Leadership, Influencing, Business Leadership, Storytelling, Stakeholder Communications, Leadership and Management, Leadership Development, Strategic Leadership, Stakeholder Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Matrix Management, Strategic Communication, Communication, Cross-Functional Team Leadership, Empowerment, Communication Strategies, Composure, Non-Verbal Communication, Relationship Building

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Visualizing Filters of a CNN using TensorFlow

    Skills you'll gain: Tensorflow, Convolutional Neural Networks, Image Analysis, Python Programming, Jupyter, Artificial Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Software Visualization, Machine Learning

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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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

  • Technology Commercialization, Part 1: Setting up your Idea Filtering System: University of Rochester
  • Business Partner e o Papel dos Agentes na Gestão de RH: Fundação Instituto de Administração
  • Liderança Positiva e Desenvolvimento de Talentos: Fundação Instituto de Administração
  • Marketing Channel Functions: Emory University
  • Project Execution and Control: Johns Hopkins University
  • Perform exploratory data analysis on retail data with Python: Coursera
  • Understanding Modern Physics III: Simplicity and Complexity: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Hacking COVID-19 — Course 3: Unraveling COVID-19's Origins: University of California San Diego
  • AI and the Illusion of Intelligence: Copenhagen Business School
  • Advanced SQL Retrieval Queries in SQLiteStudio: Coursera

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