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Strategic Thinking

4.7(8,476)
Beginner 0.9 hours English Completion Certificate

About this course

This short course frames strategic thinking as a learnable habit rather than an innate trait: establishing the right mindset, deliberately allocating time for strategic work amid daily tasks, drawing lessons from past experience and historical patterns, applying strategic thinking to your own career, and helping a team adopt the same approach — closing with a section on how AI is changing strategic work.

The honest take: at just 53 minutes and 8,476 reviews at 4.7 stars, this is one of LinkedIn Learning's most consistently well-reviewed courses — its value is precisely its brevity: a practical, immediately-applicable primer rather than a deep strategy theory course, well-suited to professionals who want one focused session, not a multi-hour program.

What you'll learn

Adopt a strategic mindset for daily decision-making
Deliberately allocate time for strategic work amid daily tasks
Apply strategic thinking principles to your own career development
Draw lessons from past experience and historical patterns to inform strategy
Help a team adopt and implement a strategic approach
Understand how AI is changing the practice of strategic thinking

This course includes

0.9h
On-demand video
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Certificate
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Mobile access
English
Language
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Instructor

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Dorie Clark
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Dorie Clark is a WSJ & USA Today bestselling author, a 4x Top Global Business Thinker, and a contributor to Harvard Business Review and Fast Company.

Requirements

  • No prerequisites

Who this course is for

  • Professionals wanting one focused, practical session on strategic thinking
  • Managers wanting to help their teams build a strategic mindset

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Frequently asked questions

Just 53 minutes — designed as a focused, single-session primer rather than a multi-hour program.
Yes — a topic on AI applications in strategy is included.
Yes — 8,476 ratings at 4.7 stars, with 75% five-star ratings, among LinkedIn Learning's more consistently well-reviewed courses.
Yes — 3 knowledge quizzes are included alongside the video content.
Professionals at any level wanting a practical strategic thinking primer for career or team decisions.
Paid
LinkedIn Learning subscription · $39.99/mo (1-mo free trial)
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