Engage with lived experiences and identities that have often been denied a public voice. Consider the nuanced contexts of race, gender, class, language, ability, and how these impact your position as a leader and creator. You’ll question what it means to reclaim your narrative of yourself and to engage with the strength of vulnerability as a leader and creator. In a creative exercise, you’ll engage with multiple perspectives on a past conflict and use this reflection to practice perspective-taking and listening that can generate creative work and deepen leadership skills for empathy, listening and engaging in multicultural workplaces.
This course is part of the Storying the Self for Leadership and Creativity Specialization
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Approx. 8 hours to complete
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Engage active listening towards others’ life stories with empathy and curiosity.
Identify the interaction between sociocultural and interpersonal dynamics in life stories.
Value our own life experiences and identities as leaders and creators.
Skills you will gain
- inclusion
- diversity
- Communication
- Creative Writing
- Leadership
Flexible deadlines
Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
Shareable Certificate
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100% online
Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
Coursera Labs
Includes hands on learning projects.
Learn more about Coursera Labs Course 2 of 3 in the
Beginner Level
None, all experience levels are welcome.
Approx. 8 hours to complete
English
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
2 hours to complete
Questioning stories — How Stories Function in Society
2 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 9 min), 6 readings
3 hours to complete
Critical Witnessing, Vulnerability and Stories
3 hours to complete
1 video (Total 63 min), 5 readings
1 hour to complete
Stories Hidden Within Structures and Systems
1 hour to complete
3 readings
3 hours to complete
Stories that Move Us Into Questioning, Into Action
3 hours to complete
1 video (Total 1 min), 4 readings, 1 quiz
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