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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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    Coursera

    GenAI for Sales Operations Specialists

    Skills you'll gain: Sales Operations, Responsible AI, Sales Process, Sales Enablement, Generative AI Agents, Sales Management, Sales Strategy, Sales, Data Ethics, Forecasting, Prompt Engineering, Customer Relationship Management, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Strategic Decision-Making

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

    Special Topics and Specialization Wrap-up

    Skills you'll gain: Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Procurement, Consolidation, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Management, Supplier Relationship Management, Corporate Sustainability, Knowledge Transfer, Diversity Programs, Performance Measurement

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    Christian Virtues for Spiritual Growth

    Skills you'll gain: Trustworthiness, Compassion, Ethical Standards And Conduct, Optimism, Positivity, Growth Mindedness, Resilience, Self-Awareness

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    IE Business School

    The "Who" of the Marketing Strategy:Segmentation & Targeting

    Skills you'll gain: Strategic Marketing, Marketing Planning, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Marketing Effectiveness, Marketing, Customer Analysis, Business Strategy, Marketing Management, Integrated Marketing Communications, Target Market, Consumer Behaviour, Needs Assessment, Value Propositions, Market Dynamics, Market Analysis, Plan Execution, Customer Engagement

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Universidad Austral

    Procesamiento de Lenguaje Natural

    Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Natural Language Processing, Data Integration, Data Processing, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Data Preprocessing, Data Cleansing, Artificial Neural Networks, Data Manipulation, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Tensorflow, Applied Machine Learning, Text Mining, Jupyter, Pandas (Python Package), Application Lifecycle Management, Systems Architecture, Analysis, Deep Learning, Python Programming

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    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    Coursera

    How to Innovate with the Strategy Canvas for Competitiveness

    Skills you'll gain: Business Strategy, Strategic Thinking, Value Propositions, Competitive Analysis, Entrepreneurship, New Business Development, Market Research, Innovation, Strategic Planning, Organizational Strategy, Spreadsheet Software, Leadership

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    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    University of Virginia

    Les bases de la stratégie d’entreprise

    Skills you'll gain: Business Strategy, Strategic Thinking, Competitive Analysis, Business Planning, Organizational Strategy, Business Analysis, Market Analysis, Business Acumen, Market Dynamics

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Coursera

    Data Engineering: Pipelines, ETL, Hadoop

    Skills you'll gain: Data Pipelines, Apache Hadoop, Extract, Transform, Load, Data Transformation, Apache Hive, Big Data, Data Warehousing, Strategic Decision-Making, Apache Spark, Data Integration, Data Processing, Data Management, Data Analysis, Scalability

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Maryland, College Park

    Persuasion and Presence for Program and Project Managers

    Skills you'll gain: Executive Presence, Persuasive Communication, Project Risk Management, Stakeholder Management, Non-Verbal Communication, Influencing, Risk Management, Professional Development, Stakeholder Communications, Program Management, Communication, Leadership, Project Management, Emotional Intelligence, Public Speaking, Team Management, Presentations, Team Building, Strategic Communication, Virtual Teams

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    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    The Open University

    Understanding the need for a sustainable business

    Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Sustainable Development, Innovation, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Stakeholder Engagement, Business Continuity, Environmental Issue, Social Impact, Business Ethics, Business Architecture, Systems Thinking, Business Modeling, Complex Problem Solving

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Whizlabs

    NVIDIA: Large Language Models and Generative AI Deployment

    Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Generative AI, Model Deployment, Natural Language Processing, Prompt Engineering, Deep Learning, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Cloud Deployment, Model Evaluation, Continuous Monitoring, Data Cleansing, Machine Learning

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Duke University

    Customer-Centric Innovation

    Skills you'll gain: Agile Product Development, Customer Insights, Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer Engagement, New Product Development, Innovation, Business Strategies, Customer Analysis, Market Intelligence, Business Strategy, Consumer Behaviour, Market Dynamics

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    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • GenAI for Sales Operations Specialists: Coursera
  • Special Topics and Specialization Wrap-up: Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
  • Christian Virtues for Spiritual Growth: Duke University
  • The "Who" of the Marketing Strategy:Segmentation & Targeting: IE Business School
  • Procesamiento de Lenguaje Natural: Universidad Austral
  • How to Innovate with the Strategy Canvas for Competitiveness: Coursera
  • Les bases de la stratégie d’entreprise: University of Virginia
  • Data Engineering: Pipelines, ETL, Hadoop: Coursera
  • Persuasion and Presence for Program and Project Managers: University of Maryland, College Park
  • Understanding the need for a sustainable business: The Open University

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