Learning Paths

Become a Specialist

In as little as six months, go further in your career and learning journey by earning a Certificate of Specialization or Completion from Harvard Online. Receive unparalleled access to a faculty and experts who will introduce cutting-edge solutions to current industry challenges using methods that can only be found at Harvard.

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Power Skills for Career Growth

Developed by leading Harvard faculty and brought to life with insights from award-winning celebrities including Cynthia Erivo, Amy Poehler, Michael B. Jordan and more, these courses emphasize skills development and practical strategies to tackle the real challenges you face.

7 Courses

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Building a Winning Mindset: Flexibility and Resiliency at Work

Start today • 2.5 hours

Harvard Faculty Dr. Luana Marques with actor and wrestler John Cena

Purpose, Perspective, and Persuasion

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Harvard Faculty Jody Freeman with comedian and actor Amy Poehler

How to Bring the Real You to Work: Authenticity, Connection, and Identity

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Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. with actor and singer Cynthia Erivo

Tech Ethics: Critical Thinking in the Age of Apps, Algorithms, and AI

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Harvard Professor Michael Sandel with actor Michael B. Jordan

Effective Writing for Greater Impact

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Harvard Professor Todd Rogers with comedian and writer Ilana Glazer

Disagreeing Productively and Collaborating Well

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Professor Julia Minson with producer and musician Jack Antonoff

Cultivating Power for Positive Impact

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Professor Julie Battilana with actor, singer, and producer Keke Palmer

Innovation Leadership

This Learning Path brings together innovation and leadership courses designed to help learners move from insight to action. Through frameworks in innovation strategy, open innovation, and adaptive leadership, learners will build the skills to approach problems with greater clarity, source ideas from inside and outside their organizations, and guide change efforts in ways that gain traction and sustain momentum.

3 Courses

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Open Innovation

May 6, 2026 • 2–4 hours a week

Strategies for solutions to solve your organization’s problems

Adaptive Leadership: Practical Strategies for Change

Jun 17, 2026 • 6 hours per week

Develop a systematic approach to leadership that helps drive progress

Innovation Strategy: Tools and Frameworks for Business

Jun 10, 2026 • 5–7 hours per week

Implement tools and frameworks to bring powerful ideas to life

Harvard on Digital

Approach new digital and data strategies with an eye toward people, mindsets, and systems. Harvard on Digital courses provide the frameworks and methodologies to turn data into insight, technologies into strategy, and opportunities into value and responsibility. These courses are curated to help you develop a data-first mindset, improve your digital strategic thinking, and learn how to navigate, manage, and lead in these environments. Build your confidence to provide practical data insights to improve analysis, communication, and decision-making at your organization.

6 Courses

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Data Privacy and Technology

Jun 10, 2026 • 4-5 hours per week

Weigh legal and ethical implications of data with risks and rewards

Data Science for Business

Jun 10, 2026 • 4–5 hours per week

Demystify the data science ecosystem and become a data-focused manager

Data Science and AI Principles

May 20, 2026 • 4–5 hours per week

Code- and math-free introduction to data science and AI

Big Data for Social Good

Jun 3, 2026 • 4–5 hours per week

Use data to tackle the most pressing social challenges of our time

Digital Health: AI and Emerging Technologies in Health Care

May 13, 2026 • 3–4 hours per week

Opportunities for the adoption of digital and AI health care tech

Open Innovation

May 6, 2026 • 2–4 hours a week

Strategies for solutions to solve your organization’s problems

Health Care Leadership

Deepen perspectives and advance insights into the strategic issues facing health care organizations today.Health Care Leadership is designed for emerging leaders in provider, payer, and life sciences organizations. The series includes courses in business strategy, economics, and digital health, delivering key lessons in leadership and management for today’s health care landscape. Taken together, these courses allow you to develop a comprehensive approach to health care leadership and consider strategies for an ever evolving sector.