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      Arizona State University

      Resilience for Everyone

      Skills you'll gain: Empathy, Positivity, Growth Mindedness, Optimism, Stress Management, Resilience, Compassion, Goal Setting, Overcoming Obstacles, Personal Development, Emotional Intelligence, Empowerment, Social Skills, Time Management, Persistence, Courage, Adaptability, Self-Awareness, Independent Thinking, Organizational Skills

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      University of Cambridge

      Ethical AI: AI essentials for everyone

      Skills you'll gain: Data Ethics, Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence, Ethical Standards And Conduct, AI Product Strategy, ChatGPT, Generative AI, Case Studies, Information Privacy, Human Centered Design, Natural Language Processing

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Board Infinity

      Advanced vSphere 8.x Features & Virtualization Management

      Skills you'll gain: Performance Tuning, Virtual Machines, VMware ESX Servers, Virtualization, Servers, Capacity Management, Data Migration, System Monitoring, Data Store

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Berklee

      Creativity And Entrepreneurship

      Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Team Building, Design Thinking, Creativity, Ideation, Innovation, Creative Problem-Solving, Creative Thinking, Product Development, Branding, Collaboration, Relationship Building, Professional Networking, Brainstorming, Strategic Thinking, Brand Awareness, Adaptability, Empathy

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      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Board Infinity

      Automation and Modern Testing Tools

      Skills you'll gain: Test Automation, Performance Testing, Software Testing, Security Testing, Test Tools, CI/CD, Regression Testing, Functional Testing, Scalability, Automation, Test Case, Application Programming Interface (API), Scripting, Secure Coding

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Colorado Boulder

      Developing a Systems Mindset

      Skills you'll gain: Systems Thinking, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Project Planning, Business Systems Analysis, Strategic Leadership, Team Leadership, Business Leadership, Community Development, Stakeholder Analysis, Cultural Responsiveness, Project Management, Organizational Strategy, Relationship Building, Root Cause Analysis, Communication Strategies

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      Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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      Erasmus University Rotterdam

      Leadership in Transitions: Competences in Just Transitions

      Skills you'll gain: Collaboration, Dealing With Ambiguity, Empathy, Discussion Facilitation, Cognitive flexibility, Environment, Corporate Sustainability

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI in Insurance: Automating Claims & Risk Mitigation

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Insurance, AI Product Strategy, Responsible AI, Data Ethics, Underwriting, AI Personalization, Operational Efficiency, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Claims Processing, Personalized Service, Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Risk Management, Analytics, Prompt Engineering, Risk Analysis, Business Analytics, Systems Integration

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

      Pensamiento científico

      Skills you'll gain: Scientific Methods, Creative Thinking, Research, Critical Thinking, Social Sciences, Ancient History, Decision Making, Analysis, Cultural Diversity, World History, Biology, Physics

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      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Packt

      Advanced Machine Learning, Big Data, and Deep Learning

      Skills you'll gain: Apache Spark, Keras (Neural Network Library), Deep Learning, Tensorflow, A/B Testing, Big Data, Data Ethics, Applied Machine Learning, Data Processing, Machine Learning Software, Artificial Neural Networks, Machine Learning Algorithms, Data Cleansing, Machine Learning, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Artificial Intelligence, Supervised Learning, Statistical Hypothesis Testing, Dimensionality Reduction, Reinforcement Learning

      Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Toronto

      Gender Analytics: Gender Equity through Inclusive Design

      Skills you'll gain: Human Centered Design, User Experience Design, Organizational Change, User Research, Design Thinking, Change Management, Design Research, Product Design, Data Ethics, Data Collection, Quantitative Research, Prototyping, Influencing, Qualitative Research, Leadership, Data Analysis, Analytics, Diversity Awareness, Diversity and Inclusion, Innovation

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      Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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      Pearson

      Programming Generative AI

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Large Language Modeling, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Generative Model Architectures, Multimodal Prompts, Image Analysis, Computer Vision, Artificial Neural Networks, Natural Language Processing, Deep Learning, Prompt Engineering, Image Quality, Text Mining, Data Manipulation, Unsupervised Learning, Performance Tuning

      Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Resilience for Everyone: Arizona State University
    • Ethical AI: AI essentials for everyone: University of Cambridge
    • Advanced vSphere 8.x Features & Virtualization Management: Board Infinity
    • Creativity And Entrepreneurship : Berklee
    • Automation and Modern Testing Tools: Board Infinity
    • Developing a Systems Mindset: University of Colorado Boulder
    • Leadership in Transitions: Competences in Just Transitions: Erasmus University Rotterdam
    • GenAI in Insurance: Automating Claims & Risk Mitigation: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Pensamiento científico: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
    • Advanced Machine Learning, Big Data, and Deep Learning: Packt

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