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Intelligence Tools for the Digital Age

Digital technologies are changing business, government and society worldwide. Clearly, they’re opening up new risks and opportunities for every sector of the world economy. Such “futurology” may offer you the big picture, but what does a digital world mean for you, personally? Will you be ready for an automated, AI-assisted, big-data-driven employment future? This course provides you an answer to these questions, and it does so from a unique perspective: by introducing you to the world of intelligence analysis. First, this course explains some of the skills that will command a premium in the digital age, and why. Then, it offers you mental models and practical frameworks developed by the US intelligence community to give you a cognitive edge understanding the digital world. This edge is not about spying or secrets. It’s about better thinking. This analytic toolkit has nothing to do with tired, static MBA-style strategy frameworks. Instead, these tools to help you come to grips with the volatility, uncertainty, ambiguity and deception of the digital age. Ultimately, this course makes the case that as the world becomes more digital, your future success depends most of all on asking better questions of both yourself and others. Therefore, it teaches you how to adopt an intelligence analyst’s question-asking mindset. In short, take this course to acquire a sustainable business advantage through clearer, more structured thinking.

Status: International Relations
Status: Digital Transformation
BeginnerCourse8 hours

Featured reviews

AD

5.0Reviewed Mar 15, 2021

This course was wonderful and made me think about connections I had not made before. I loved Professor Jones and his style. I wish the course was longer because I learned so much.

TB

5.0Reviewed Apr 23, 2020

really great course, i found a good insight and knowledge and it helps me to see AI in different perspective.

RP

5.0Reviewed Feb 16, 2020

Really interesting course that teaches you the basics of business analysis in a constantly engaging manner.

BL

5.0Reviewed May 18, 2020

The course content has through understanding of different intelligence tools with real life examples, made it easy to understand & implement.

PG

4.0Reviewed Oct 3, 2020

I really enjoyed the course. Exams were really hard, so you really had to be focused and understand the course.

KM

5.0Reviewed Jan 4, 2021

The instructor was very engaging and the way he presented information kept me hooked! This course is very important in the current contexts and the changes occurring in our digital world

AN

4.0Reviewed Dec 28, 2019

Pretty interesting, but I would have liked to see more of the interaction between artificial intelligence and people while doing analysis.

LC

5.0Reviewed Jun 28, 2020

Milo Jones has an engaging, self-deprecating delivery style and he has created and delivered a thought-provoking course that was enjoyable, educational and useful.

AD

5.0Reviewed May 28, 2020

The course is much better than I'd initially expected. The assignments/readings are interesting and insightful. I would definitely recommend it to the learner community.

HD

5.0Reviewed Jan 24, 2021

The good thing I liked the most was the mindset to move from unconscious ignorance to conscious ignorance

HS

5.0Reviewed Jan 15, 2020

This course is a must-do for anyone who wants to learn how we can live in symbiosis with Artificial Intelligence and wants a head start into the future and the art of clear thinking.

SK

5.0Reviewed Mar 13, 2022

An excellent piece of knowledge shared with detailed presentations and mock tests and articles. You can better understand the tools with examples.

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