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Problem Solving and AI
Course Length
2 weeks
2–3 hours per week
Featuring faculty from:
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Certificate Price:
$ 595
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Certificate Price:
$ 595
Coming soon
Use AI as a Problem-Solving Partner
Problem Solving and AI equips business professionals to use AI as a practical partner in solving ambiguous, high-stakes enterprise challenges. Grounded in a 5-phase design-thinking framework, the program shows how AI can support root-cause discovery, stakeholder analysis, prototyping, and solution refinement.
Participants will learn how to combine human-centered problem solving with AI-enabled speed and breadth, using AI to explore complexity, test assumptions, and strengthen final recommendations. The course culminates in practical methods for stress-testing solutions and developing high-impact project pitches that can move ideas toward action.
Self-Guided
Harvard Online
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Industries:
- Technology
- Financial Services
- Education
- Health Care
- Consumer Products
- Government
- Learning Outcomes
Apply AI to structured problem solving
- Learning Outcomes
Analyze stakeholders and uncover root causes
- Learning Outcomes
Prototype, stress-test, and pitch stronger solutions
- Learn from real case studies
- Do it on your own time
- Earn a certificate, add it to your resume
- Be part of the Harvard Community
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You can set your own daily or weekly routine and adjust it as needed, but to receive your certificate you must complete all modules and assignments by the stated course end date. Learners who do not complete the course requirements will not receive a certificate and will not be eligible to retake the course. No letter grades are assigned for this course; your participation is evaluated on a complete or incomplete basis.
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Upon successful completion of this program, you will receive a digital Certificate of Completion from Harvard Online. Our team reviews all participant coursework after the final deadline in your course, and, once eligibility is confirmed, your Certified Electronic Credential will be delivered to your email address.
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Certificate in Problem Solving and AI
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