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    • E

      ESSEC Business School

      Basics of entrepreneurship: thinking and doing

      Skills you'll gain: Business Modeling, Entrepreneurship, Business Planning, Business Risk Management, Risk Management, Teamwork, Design Thinking, Ideation, Planning, Strategic Thinking, Innovation, New Business Development, Creative Thinking, Decision Making, Open Mindset, Lean Methodologies

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      58 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
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      T

      Tecnológico de Monterrey

      Leading a Family Business

      Skills you'll gain: Succession Planning, Innovation, Business Modeling, Value Propositions, Governance, Entrepreneurship, Lean Methodologies, Leadership and Management, Leadership, Business Leadership, Corporate Strategy, New Product Development, Ideation, Strategic Leadership, Business Strategy, Sales Presentations, Leadership Development, New Business Development, Talent Management, Business Planning

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      48 reviews

      Advanced · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
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      U

      University of Maryland, College Park

      Establishing Product-Market Fit

      Skills you'll gain: Competitive Analysis, Value Propositions, Target Market, Product Improvement, Product Management, User Experience, Product Development, Product Strategy, New Product Development, Customer Analysis, Market Analysis, User Feedback, Product Testing, Lean Methodologies

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      84 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • M

      Michigan State University

      How to Jumpstart Your Hidden Creative Genius

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Brainstorming, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Ideation, Human Centered Design, Problem Solving, Curiosity, Innovation, Cognitive flexibility, Self-Awareness, Empathy

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      10 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      T

      Tecnológico de Monterrey

      Organizational innovation and creativity

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Innovation, Creative Problem-Solving, Ideation, Process Development, Creative Thinking, New Product Development, Open Mindset, Cognitive flexibility, Creativity, Lean Methodologies, Customer Engagement, Organizational Strategy, Business Modeling, Value Propositions

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      14 reviews

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: New
      New
      Status: Free Trial
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      I

      IBM

      GenAI for Execs & Business Leaders: Formulate Your Use Case

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Risk Mitigation, Risk Analysis, Feasibility Studies, Brainstorming, Generative AI Agents, Business Priorities, Goal Setting, Business Solutions, Ideation, Innovation, Strategic Decision-Making

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      50 reviews

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      U

      Universidad de Palermo

      Fundamentos del Management

      Skills you'll gain: Business Leadership, Organizational Strategy, Decision Making, Business Management, Strategic Leadership, Leadership, Strategic Decision-Making, Agile Project Management, Team Leadership, Business Planning, Constructive Feedback, Goal Setting, Business Strategy, Continuous Improvement Process, Ideation, Digital Transformation

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      157 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      U

      University of California San Diego

      Interaction Design Capstone Project

      Skills you'll gain: Ideation, Interaction Design, Prototyping, A/B Testing, User Experience Design, Usability Testing, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Design Thinking, Human Centered Design, Usability, Mockups, Design Research, User Research, Innovation, Creativity

      4.5
      Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      160 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
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      Microsoft

      Generative AI for Marketers

      Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Microsoft Copilot, Customer Insights, Customer Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Content Performance Analysis, Persona Development, Content Creation, Marketing Analytics, Content Marketing, Marketing Design, Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Planning, Ideation, Paid media, Strategic Marketing, Generative AI Agents, Search Engine Marketing, Performance Reporting

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      23 reviews

      Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      F

      Fractal Analytics

      Generative AI in User Research and Design Thinking

      Skills you'll gain: User Research, Design Thinking, Human Centered Design, User Experience Design, Generative AI, Data Synthesis, User Centered Design, Artificial Intelligence, Persona (User Experience), User Flows, Customer Insights, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Data Collection, Business Ethics, Strategic Decision-Making

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • C

      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Everyone

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Data Ethics, ChatGPT, Artificial Intelligence, Ideation, Brainstorming, AI Personalization, Prompt Engineering, Workforce Development, Content Creation, Natural Language Processing

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      62 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    • Status: Free Trial
      Free Trial
      A

      Arizona State University

      Engineering and Product Design Processes

      Skills you'll gain: Engineering Design Process, Engineering Drawings, Prototyping, Product Design, Product Development, Hardware Design, Research and Design, Design Specifications, Ideation, User Feedback

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
      ·
      69 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular ideation courses

    • Basics of entrepreneurship: thinking and doing : ESSEC Business School
    • Leading a Family Business: Tecnológico de Monterrey
    • Establishing Product-Market Fit: University of Maryland, College Park
    • How to Jumpstart Your Hidden Creative Genius: Michigan State University
    • Organizational innovation and creativity: Tecnológico de Monterrey
    • GenAI for Execs & Business Leaders: Formulate Your Use Case: IBM
    • Fundamentos del Management: Universidad de Palermo
    • Interaction Design Capstone Project: University of California San Diego
    • Generative AI for Marketers: Microsoft
    • Generative AI in User Research and Design Thinking: Fractal Analytics

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