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Strategic Decision Making Specialization

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Strategic Decision Making Specialization

Think Clearly and Decide With Confidence.

Learn tools and frameworks to sharpen your reasoning and make smarter decisions.

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Instructor: Madecraft

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4 weeks to complete
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
Beginner level

Recommended experience

4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Apply critical thinking frameworks and logical reasoning tools to evaluate arguments and avoid common fallacies.

  • Recognize and overcome cognitive biases that interfere with clear judgment and sound decision-making.

  • Use data literacy skills and structured problem-solving methods to make confident, evidence-based decisions.

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April 2026

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Specialization - 4 course series

Enhancing Your Critical Thinking Skills

Enhancing Your Critical Thinking Skills

Course 1, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Recognize how your brain's two states affect your thinking and apply techniques to restore clarity and make better decisions.

  • Identify your stress triggers and use targeted strategies to regulate your emotions and stay in your executive state.

  • Lead others through complex decisions by activating critical thinking in your team and guiding them to effective solutions.

How to Improve Your Thinking

How to Improve Your Thinking

Course 2, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Identify and avoid common reasoning fallacies like the strawman, ad hominem, and question-begging.

  • Apply philosophical tools to make sharper distinctions and stress-test your own arguments.

  • Build the habits of intellectual humility and reflective thinking that underpin better reasoning.

Overcoming Cognitive Bias

Overcoming Cognitive Bias

Course 3, 4 hours

What you'll learn

  • Identify 10 common cognitive biases that distort your thinking and decision-making at work and in everyday life.

  • Apply practical strategies to catch and counter bias before it affects your judgment.

  • Build a personal framework for making clearer, more rational, and more balanced decisions.

Data-Backed Decision Making

Data-Backed Decision Making

Course 4, 6 hours

What you'll learn

  • Build a working vocabulary for data literacy and apply it to real business decisions.

  • Navigate the full data pipeline — from collection and governance to interpretation and action.

  • Develop the critical thinking skills to question data, avoid common pitfalls, and collaborate effectively across your organization.

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