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Specialization | Coursera

In this intermediate-level four-course specialization, you discover the principles of design thinking and their application to business development and innovation. You learn to identify challenges and validate opportunities in order to drive commercial success through various design methodologies. You gain insight into business modeling and strategy development by examining the difference between being digital and going digital. Finally, you learn how to reposition your brand and value proposition in the market by using your brand as your most strategic asset. This specialization is a collaboration between Parsons School of Design at The New School and Universidad de Palermo and is available in English and Spanish. 

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Certificate Program | 42Courses

The circular economy is fueling business model innovation. 

In this course, explore the key themes of the circular economy model and new ways to share, reuse, repair, and recycle products to extend their lifespan, eliminate waste, and create a more sustainable future for our world. Gain an understanding of the benefits of and challenges facing the circular economy model and how you or your organization can embrace it. Finally, hear from industry experts at the forefront of this movement and learn about practical and achievable ways you can take part in it. 

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The Creativity and AI specialization challenges the conventional definition of creativity. In each of the three courses in this specialization, students learn about recent research on AI and the controversies surrounding it. They work on an immersive project, applying what they have learned to their current work.  

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Specialization | Coursera

In this three-course specialization, you learn what disruption is, how it affects leaders and organizations, and what practices you and your organization can apply to navigate disruption. Start by recognizing how disruption has changed over time and what drives it today. Then, identify ways to diagnose, defend against, and leverage disruption. Explore key traits of un-disruptable leaders, ways leaders can apply these traits to lead their organizations through disruption, and practices that can help you successfully navigate through disruption and/or become a disruptor yourself. Finally, examine the critical role vision plays in helping organizations survive and thrive through disruption. This specialization is a collaboration between Parsons School of Design at The New School and Mark Lipton LLC.

Course | FutureLearn

The built environment is all around us, and we are constantly exposed to chemicals through the materials we wear, eat, and live among. In this three-week course, investigate the impact of building materials on human health and the environment and ways to make healthier material choices. Explore your role as a designer or advocate and learn how to ensure a healthier built environment for all.

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Specialization | Coursera

This specialization is designed for fashion professionals who embrace the digital transformation of society and the fashion industry and want to play a part in moving toward a more sustainable future. In three courses, you creatively examine the ways technology can address industry-wide challenges in fashion and explore avenues for joining the effort to create a more ethical fashion future. This specialization is a collaboration between Parsons School of Design at The New School and The Digital Fashion Group Academy.

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Specialization | Coursera

When business leaders put diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at the core of their fundamental values, they are better equipped to serve as agents of change in both their personal and their professional lives. In this four-course specialization, you explore the many reasons DEI is beneficial in the workplace. You examine the roots of DEI in social justice, methods for integrating fairness into the breadth and depth of your work, and ways to ensure well-being for everyone in the workplace. You look at management practices and styles that challenge the status quo as well as strategies for overcoming obstacles to DEI implementation along the way. You learn how embracing the ongoing learning journey and committing yourself to the active work of DEI can lead to long-term progress and create a more equitable and inclusive company culture that promotes sustained growth.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Organizational Leaders

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Certificate Program | Yellowbrick 

Parsons faculty, together with entrepreneurs, industry experts, and specialists from Shopify, teach you how to design a seamless e-commerce enterprise. You learn to create a marketing strategy, build a digital brand, design a customer journey, employ SEO tools and paid media, use data and KPI reporting, understand distribution and logistics, and more.

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Certificate Program | Yellowbrick 

Offered by Parsons and WWD, this innovative noncredit certificate program offers you an in-depth look at the business side of fashion. Parsons faculty and industry experts guide you through the self-paced online courses, helping you lern how fashion brands are built and launched. Through project-based exploration, you develop an understanding of the business behind the fashion industry from every angle. You learn how to create a unique brand identity, identify your consumer, source and cost materials, communicate with factories, and manage retail and wholesale relationships.

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Certificate Program | Yellowbrick 

Presented by Parsons and featuring Teen Vogue, this one-of-a-kind noncredit program provides an exciting overview of the fashion industry, with more than 70 on-demand online course modules taught by Parsons faculty, Condé Nast editors, and leading industry experts. Instructors include Rebecca Minkoff, Elaine Welteroth, Brandon Maxwell, Adam Selman, and others. Carefully designed assignments help you build a portfolio, hone your visual style, and develop fashion marketing, media, and PR skills.

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Specialization | Coursera

In this four-course specialization, designed for experienced professionals in the design, architecture, or related project planning fields, you explore the intersection of building materials and human health with the latest tools and research. You learn about healthier and more sustainable building materials, exploring subjects ranging from the classification of toxic chemicals to new green innovations to ways in which chemistry and toxicology affect the built world. You learn how to shift from traditional design practices to cutting-edge strategies for healthier material decision making in your work and contribute to a more circular, low-carbon, regenerative, and equitable world.

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Certificate Program | 42Courses

This course is tailored to professionals interested in exploring the tools, methods, and processes of human-centered design. Learn how to use design as a problem solving tool to generate innovative business solutions and create measurable value with new products and services. Finally, choose a business model and create a go-to-market plan for your product launch.

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Expert Track | FutureLearn 

In this three-course Expert Track, you explore the complex relationship between materials and human, building, and environmental health. You investigate the chemical industry and learn about the many ways in which humans are exposed to chemicals every day and how they affect our well-being. You gain an understanding of what healthier design might look like in the built environment, the barriers and challenges to change, and the need for circular design strategies in considering the entire life cycle of the materials used. This program will help you identify and assess healthier, more sustainable options and products in your next project.

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Certificate Program | Yellowbrick 

Parsons’ noncredit certificate program Product Design Essentials introduces you to industrial design and product development and to the diverse career opportunities they offer. Informed by a design thinking approach, the program focuses on the integration of the design, manufacturing, and marketing components of the product creation process. Interactive learning tools and real-world activities create an engaging and enjoyable educational experience.

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Certificate Program | Yellowbrick 

Offered by Parsons and Complex, this innovative noncredit certificate program covers all aspects of the streetwear industry. Self-paced online courses provide you with valuable industry knowledge, an introduction to new career paths, and real-world skills. Instructors include recognized leaders from across the streetwear world, including Nicky Diamond, Don C, Leah McSweeney, and others.

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Expert Track | FutureLearn

Our current fashion system harbors many unsustainable and damaging practices, from the use of toxic chemical dyes and plastic to unsafe working conditions and exploitation. In order to create a better future, we must examine and reimagine each stage of the industry. In this three-course Expert Track, you explore the concepts of sustainable fashion and investigate the fashion industry in order to reimagine its future. Delve into the human and environmental aspects of fashion, and learn what can be done on the personal and global levels to shape a sustainable future.

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Certificate Program | FutureLearn

For more than a century, Parsons has been inspired by the transformative potential of design. In this four-course program, students are introduced to concepts of sustainable fashion. They analyze social, economic, and environmental aspects of the fashion system; explore ways to achieve balance between the three pillars of the fashion system; and create scenarios illustrating the relationship between sustainability and world making. 

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Specialization | Coursera

This intermediate-level three-course specialization gives learners the opportunity to strengthen their knowledge of the fashion business landscape, develop new creative skills, and gain valuable insights into ways to transform their careers. 

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Certificate Program | 42Courses

In the digital age, UX design is crucial. This course covers what UX design is, why it’s important, the five elements that it constitutes and its key roles and responsibilities. In 36 lessons, you learn to think like a designer and receive actionable tips on how to best carry out each stage of the UX design process.

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Certificate Program | Yellowbrick 

The noncredit certificate program UX Design Foundations, offered by Parsons, provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles and practice of UX design and the diverse opportunities it offers. Our industry experts lead you through each module as you explore a range of topics, from usability research methods, design concepting, wireframing, and UX analytics to the latest technologies shaping the future of modern user interface design. UX Design Foundations provides an engaging online learning environment that challenges you to reimagine the modern user interface.

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Course | FutureLearn

For more than a century, Parsons has been inspired by the transformative potential of design. In this three-week course, students are introduced to concepts of sustainable fashion. They analyze social, economic, and environmental aspects of the fashion industry; explore ways to create balance between the three pillars of the fashion system; and design scenarios illustrating the relationship between sustainability and world making.

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