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      Coursera Instructor Network

      Creating Service Innovation Culture in Public Sector

      Skills you'll gain: Service Improvement, Innovation, Continuous Improvement Process, Change Management, Organizational Change, Service Design, Public Administration, Organizational Strategy, Policty Analysis, Research, and Development, Case Studies, Business Strategies, Strategic Thinking, Technology Strategies, Leadership

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Universidad de Chile

      El desafío de Innovar en la Educación Superior

      Skills you'll gain: Diversity Awareness, Teaching, Differentiated Instruction, Classroom Management, Higher Education, Student Engagement, Pedagogy, Innovation, Course Development, Instructional Strategies, Student-Centred Learning, Curriculum Development

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

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      Università Bocconi

      A Scientific Approach to Innovation Management

      Skills you'll gain: Data Analysis, Innovation, Strategic Decision-Making, Statistical Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Regression Analysis, Decision Making, Statistical Methods, Big Data, Business Metrics, A/B Testing, Probability, Machine Learning

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      79 reviews

      Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      ESSEC Business School

      L'entrepreneuriat social : de l'envie au projet

      Skills you'll gain: Entrepreneurship, Value Propositions, Sustainable Development, Business Modeling, Needs Assessment, Corporate Sustainability, Business Strategy, Community Development, Business Planning, New Business Development, Innovation, Professional Networking, Market Research

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      192 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      ESSEC Business School

      Innovation publique et pensée design, l'innovation sociale au service des territoires

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Human Centered Design, Ideation, Service Design, Innovation, User Experience Design, Brainstorming, Public Administration, Public Policies, Experimentation, User Research, Case Studies, Stakeholder Engagement, Qualitative Research

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      78 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Social Norms, Social Change I

      Skills you'll gain: Sociology, Social Sciences, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Social Work, Public Policies, Cultural Diversity, Surveys, Qualitative Research, Data Collection, Research

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      2.1K reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

      Customer Centric Innovation

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Innovation, New Product Development, Product Development, Customer Insights, Service Design, Customer experience strategy (CX), Customer Analysis, User Feedback, Consumer Behaviour, Market Research, Business Strategies, Customer Relationship Management, Case Studies

      4.6
      Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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      59 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Pennsylvania

      Social Norms, Social Change II

      Skills you'll gain: Public Policies, Policy Analysis, Social Sciences, Sociology, Community Development, Cultural Diversity, Trend Analysis, Psychology, Media and Communications

      4.8
      Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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      451 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Leeds

      Innovation Management: Winning in the Age of Disruption

      Skills you'll gain: Innovation, Design Thinking, Intellectual Property, Ideation, Organizational Strategy, New Product Development, Human Centered Design, Business Transformation, Strategic Partnership, Business Strategy, Business Process

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      15 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Politecnico di Milano

      Designing Learning Innovation

      Skills you'll gain: Pedagogy, Course Development, Instructional and Curriculum Design, Instructional Strategies, Student Engagement, Educational Materials, Innovation, Student-Centred Learning, Curriculum Planning, Learning Theory, Open Source Technology, Learning Strategies

      4.9
      Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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      850 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      University of Michigan

      People, Technology and the Future of Mobility

      Skills you'll gain: Automation, Sustainable Systems, Sustainable Development, Electric Power Systems, Policy Analysis, Socioeconomics, Economics, Policy, and Social Studies, Environmental Issue, Emerging Technologies, Transportation Operations, Health Equity, Social Sciences, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Surveys, Climate Change Mitigation, Safety and Security, Artificial Intelligence, Infrastructure Architecture

      4.7
      Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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      665 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      EIT Digital

      Data Science for Business Innovation

      Skills you'll gain: Data Strategy, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Big Data, Data Science, NoSQL, Data Modeling, Data Storage Technologies, Analytics, Business Analytics, Data Analysis, Data Ethics, Machine Learning, Unsupervised Learning, Regression Analysis, Classification And Regression Tree (CART), Supervised Learning, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)

      4.3
      Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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      269 reviews

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    In summary, here are 10 of our most popular social innovation courses

    • Creating Service Innovation Culture in Public Sector: Coursera Instructor Network
    • El desafío de Innovar en la Educación Superior: Universidad de Chile
    • A Scientific Approach to Innovation Management: Università Bocconi
    • L'entrepreneuriat social : de l'envie au projet: ESSEC Business School
    • Innovation publique et pensée design, l'innovation sociale au service des territoires: ESSEC Business School
    • Social Norms, Social Change I: University of Pennsylvania
    • Customer Centric Innovation: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
    • Social Norms, Social Change II: University of Pennsylvania
    • Innovation Management: Winning in the Age of Disruption: University of Leeds
    • Designing Learning Innovation: Politecnico di Milano

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