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4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Reclaim your time and energy with intention by creating the space to focus on your most meaningful work.

  • Harness AI to simplify work, remove roadblocks, spark creativity, and enable clear collaboration for stronger team results.

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63 assignments

Taught in English

There are 22 modules in this course

Productivity today isn’t about doing more, it’s about focusing on what truly matters. In this course, you’ll discover how to reclaim your time, cut through complexity, and create the space to do your most meaningful work.

You will learn practical strategies to simplify communication, streamline workflows, and eliminate unnecessary meetings and tasks. You’ll explore how AI can become a powerful partner in decision-making, planning, and innovation, helping you manage information, reduce bottlenecks, and unlock creativity. With these approaches, you will not only improve your own focus and efficiency but also empower your team to collaborate better and achieve greater impact. By the end of the course, you will be able to manage your time and energy with intention, use AI to accelerate results, and lead a culture of clarity and productivity. Modern efficiency is about working smarter, and this course gives you the tools to make that shift a lasting part of your leadership.

Focused work is the new multitasking - and we guarantee it will improve your mood and your performance! This micro course teaches teams how to do less busy work and accomplish more meaningful work by using techniques from successfully simplified companies to focus, eliminate, and say no more often.

What's included

4 videos2 readings4 assignments

4 videosTotal 10 minutes
  • What Would You Do Less Of?3 minutes
  • Simplicity Cuts Out the Clutter3 minutes
  • Simplicity Means One Thing At A Time2 minutes
  • Simplicity Means Saying 'No'2 minutes
2 readingsTotal 20 minutes
  • Do Less, Accomplish More10 minutes
  • 40 Amazing Ways To Say No10 minutes
4 assignmentsTotal 120 minutes
  • What Would You Do Less Of?30 minutes
  • Simplicity Cuts Out the Clutter30 minutes
  • Simplicity Means One Thing At A Time30 minutes
  • Simplicity Means Saying 'No'30 minutes

Sometimes the most complex tasks are the ones we're doing every day - often all day! This micro course teaches you how to streamline daily work processes such as decision-making, meetings, and emails to save time for you and the members of your team.

What's included

4 videos3 readings4 assignments

4 videosTotal 9 minutes
  • Divide + Conquer1 minute
  • Simplicity Improves Processes2 minutes
  • Get Smart with Your Time + Tasks5 minutes
  • Simplify Your Emails2 minutes
3 readingsTotal 30 minutes
  • Streamline Work Processes10 minutes
  • Get Smart with Your Time + Tasks10 minutes
  • Simplify Your Emails10 minutes
4 assignmentsTotal 120 minutes
  • Divide + Conquer30 minutes
  • Simplicity Improves Processes30 minutes
  • Get Smart with Your Time + Tasks30 minutes
  • Simplify Your Emails30 minutes

Instead of doing more - analyze what you can eliminate to streamline, simplify, and amplify! This micro course teaches techniques used by industry-leading simplification experts to identify and eliminate complex time-sucks and determine if tasks are implemented as simply as possible.

What's included

4 videos3 readings4 assignments

4 videosTotal 12 minutes
  • 10 Tips to Get Simplified3 minutes
  • Killing Complexity2 minutes
  • Kill a Stupid Rule3 minutes
  • The Simplification Test4 minutes
3 readingsTotal 30 minutes
  • Simplification Tactics10 minutes
  • Killing Complexity10 minutes
  • Kill a Stupid Rule10 minutes
4 assignmentsTotal 120 minutes
  • 10 Tips to Get Simplified30 minutes
  • Killing Complexity30 minutes
  • Kill a Stupid Rule30 minutes
  • The Simplification Test30 minutes

Cut through the noise and communicate with ease with AI. Discover strategies to simplify daily communication, reduce time spent on emails and meetings, and improve clarity across your team with AI. Learn how to save time and boost productivity, without sacrificing impact.

What's included

3 videos3 readings3 assignments

3 videosTotal 11 minutes
  • Simplify Email Communication4 minutes
  • Simplify Meetings4 minutes
  • Simplify Team Communication3 minutes
3 readingsTotal 30 minutes
  • Simplify Emails10 minutes
  • Simplify Meetings10 minutes
  • Simple Communication10 minutes
3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes
  • Simplify Email Communication30 minutes
  • Simplify Meetings30 minutes
  • Simplify Team Communication30 minutes

Meetings take up a significant portion of many workdays, but are they the best use of your time? This micro course teaches how to effectively set guidelines and boundaries that ensure that time spent in meetings is productive and impactful.

What's included

3 videos1 reading3 assignments

3 videosTotal 5 minutes
  • Establish Meeting Guidelines2 minutes
  • Simplify Your Meetings1 minute
  • Simplify Presentations1 minute
1 readingTotal 10 minutes
  • Spend Less Time in Meetings10 minutes
3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes
  • Establish Meeting Guidelines30 minutes
  • Simplify Your Meetings30 minutes
  • Simplify Presentations30 minutes

Enhance meeting productivity and efficiency by making the process simple and impactful. Discover strategies to keep meetings focused, efficient, and productive. Learn how to prepare, lead, and follow up effectively—ensuring every meeting drives value and delivers results.

What's included

3 videos3 readings3 assignments

3 videosTotal 10 minutes
  • Lead with Questions3 minutes
  • Make Messages Impactful3 minutes
  • Clarify Decision-Making Roles4 minutes
3 readingsTotal 30 minutes
  • Lead with Questions10 minutes
  • Impactful Messages10 minutes
  • Clarify Decision-Making10 minutes
3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes
  • Lead with Questions30 minutes
  • Make Messages Impactful30 minutes
  • Clarify Decision-Making Roles30 minutes

Eliminating complexity can feel like a big task, but it becomes much easier when you know where to start. This course helps you identify your own habits towards complexity, and provides a suite of provocative questions to identify and eliminate complexity in the workplace.

What's included

3 videos1 reading3 assignments

3 videosTotal 8 minutes
  • Are You Creating Complexity?3 minutes
  • Why Do We Choose Complexity?3 minutes
  • Provocative Questions for Simplifying3 minutes
1 readingTotal 10 minutes
  • 50 Questions for Simplifying 10 minutes
3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes
  • Are You Creating Complexity?30 minutes
  • Why Do We Choose Complexity?30 minutes
  • Provocative Questions for Simplifying30 minutes

Workplace complexity drains productivity and stifles meaningful work. Discover how to cut through complexity, eliminate unnecessary work, and create a culture where meaningful projects thrive. Simplifying your work isn’t just about doing less—it’s about doing the right things and doing them better. Unlock the transformative power of simplicity and pave the way for a more efficient and focused organization.

What's included

4 videos4 readings4 assignments

4 videosTotal 16 minutes
  • Simplify Work with Four Questions4 minutes
  • Boost Your Strategic Advantage with Simplification4 minutes
  • Lead Your Team to Simplify4 minutes
  • Get Company Culture Right4 minutes
4 readingsTotal 40 minutes
  • Simplify Work10 minutes
  • Boost Your Advantage10 minutes
  • Lead Simplification10 minutes
  • Better Work Culture10 minutes
4 assignmentsTotal 120 minutes
  • Simplify Work with Four Questions30 minutes
  • Boost Your Strategic Advantage with Simplification30 minutes
  • Lead Your Team to Simplify30 minutes
  • Get Company Culture Right30 minutes

Simplifying is a strategic imperative for all businesses, but where do you start? This micro course illustrates the business case for simplicity and teaches you how to define your simplicity vision and the metrics needed to measure its success.

What's included

3 videos2 readings3 assignments

3 videosTotal 7 minutes
  • Simplicity Gets to the Point2 minutes
  • Simplicity Vision Statement3 minutes
  • Simplification Metrics2 minutes
2 readingsTotal 20 minutes
  • Simplicity Vision Statement10 minutes
  • Simplification Metrics10 minutes
3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes
  • Simplicity Gets to the Point30 minutes
  • Simplicity Vision Statement30 minutes
  • Simplification Metrics30 minutes

Teams lose time every day to complex decision-making processes that create unnecessary bottlenecks. This micro course teaches how to avoid wasting time by ensuring that a decision-maker is identified and involved in all group activities.

What's included

3 videos3 assignments

3 videosTotal 6 minutes
  • Designated Decision-Maker1 minute
  • Simplicity Streamlines Decision-Making2 minutes
  • Simplify Decision-Making2 minutes
3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes
  • Designated Decision-Maker30 minutes
  • Simplicity Streamlines Decision-Making30 minutes
  • Simplify Decision-Making30 minutes

Revamp your approach to customer satisfaction by streamlining and simplifying your business practices. Discover innovative ways to be more responsive to their needs, enhancing their experience and loyalty.

What's included

4 videos4 assignments

4 videosTotal 8 minutes
  • Why Simplicity Matters3 minutes
  • Simplicity Appeals to Customers1 minute
  • Simplicity Boosts Customer Satisfaction2 minutes
  • Simplicity Enables Disrupters1 minute
4 assignmentsTotal 120 minutes
  • Why Simplicity Matters30 minutes
  • Simplicity Appeals to Customers30 minutes
  • Simplicity Boosts Customer Satisfaction30 minutes
  • Simplicity Enables Disrupters30 minutes

Create a culture of simplicity by creating champions of simplicity. This micro course teaches you how to align your team on the 6 characteristics that make a simplifier and use those as the foundation for a culture of simplicity.

What's included

3 videos1 reading3 assignments

3 videosTotal 8 minutes
  • What Makes A Simplifier?4 minutes
  • Create a Culture of Simplicity1 minute
  • Unlock Simplification Behaviors2 minutes
1 readingTotal 10 minutes
  • Unlock Simplification Behaviors10 minutes
3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes
  • What Makes A Simplifier?30 minutes
  • Create a Culture of Simplicity30 minutes
  • Unlock Simplification Behaviors30 minutes

Transform your workday by eliminating unnecessary meetings and focusing on what truly matters. Master strategies to simplify your schedule, increase productivity, and reclaim your time for more impactful work. Say goodbye to wasted hours and hello to efficient, effective, and productive meetings.

What's included

10 videos1 assignment

10 videosTotal 12 minutes
  • Reduce Unnecessary Meetings2 minutes
  • Decline A Meeting2 minutes
  • One-Way vs Two-Way Communication1 minute
  • Define the Decision-Maker1 minute
  • Reduce Meeting Time1 minute
  • Conduct Meetings From A Single Page1 minute
  • Get a Meeting Buddy1 minute
  • How Many People Should Be In A Meeting?1 minute
  • Embrace Uninviting1 minute
  • Make Impact with Meeting-Free Days1 minute
1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes
  • 10 Tips for Running Effective Meetings30 minutes

Learn to manage your inbox and boost productivity with effective email management techniques. Reduce email volume, unsubscribe from clutter, and maintain an organized inbox. Use concise summaries, clear subject lines, and prioritize important messages. Simplify communication and improve efficiency. Optimize your workflow and enhance your email communications

What's included

10 videos1 assignment

10 videosTotal 11 minutes
  • Gauge Productivity with AI1 minute
  • Unsubscribe From Unwanted Emails1 minute
  • Prevent Email Overload with Inbox Zero1 minute
  • Organize Your Inbox with AI1 minute
  • Discover AI-Powered Summaries: Your Ultimate TL;DR Solution1 minute
  • Write Concise Emails with AI1 minute
  • Direct AI to Write Clear Emails with Bottom Line Up Front1 minute
  • Simplify Emails: Focus on the Subject Line1 minute
  • Eliminate Unnecessary Email Replies with NNTR1 minute
  • Reduce Email Overload by Limiting CCs1 minute
1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes
  • Improve Email Communications30 minutes

Stop being overwhelmed by the AI landscape. Learn how to best integrate AI into your daily work, safely roll out AI for your teams, and quickly scale adoption across your organization. The result is a simplified work culture where teams use AI in a productive and impactful way. Go ahead- It’s time to power up your productivity with AI.

What's included

3 videos3 readings3 assignments

3 videosTotal 9 minutes
  • Simple AI Planning4 minutes
  • Smart AI Prototyping3 minutes
  • Seamless AI Adoption3 minutes
3 readingsTotal 30 minutes
  • AI Workflow Framework10 minutes
  • Smart AI Prototyping10 minutes
  • Seamless AI Adoption10 minutes
3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes
  • Simple AI Planning30 minutes
  • Smart AI Prototyping30 minutes
  • Seamless AI Adoption30 minutes

Often routine tasks and information overload can stifle productivity and innovation. This course offers a practical solution by teaching you to create a personalized AI assistant. You'll automate repetitive tasks, generate creative ideas, and make informed decisions, all tailored to your specific needs.

What's included

3 videos3 readings3 assignments

3 videosTotal 11 minutes
  • Set Up Your Own GPT5 minutes
  • Customize Your GPT’s Output3 minutes
  • Conversations with Your GPT Thought Partner3 minutes
3 readingsTotal 30 minutes
  • Set Up Your Own GPT10 minutes
  • Engage Your GPT10 minutes
  • Better Conversations10 minutes
3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes
  • Set Up Your Own GPT30 minutes
  • Customize Your GPT’s Output30 minutes
  • Conversations with Your GPT Thought Partner30 minutes

Many believe creativity is out of reach, but with AI, everyone can unlock their creative potential. This course empowers you to use AI as a co-creator in brainstorming, visual content generation, and storytelling. Overcome creative barriers and learn how to harness AI to generate novel ideas, craft compelling visuals, and create impactful narratives, regardless of your role or background.

What's included

3 videos3 readings3 assignments

3 videosTotal 11 minutes
  • Amplify Your Ideas with AI4 minutes
  • Generate Compelling Visual Content with AI4 minutes
  • Transform Storytelling with AI: Craft Memorable Narratives4 minutes
3 readingsTotal 30 minutes
  • Amplify Your Ideas10 minutes
  • Tips For Compelling Visuals10 minutes
  • Transform Storytelling with AI10 minutes
3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes
  • Amplify Your Ideas with AI30 minutes
  • Generate Compelling Visual Content with AI30 minutes
  • Transform Storytelling with AI: Craft Memorable Narratives30 minutes

Today, decision-making is more complex than ever. This course equips you with the tools to leverage AI for scenario generation, strategic planning, and data-driven decisions, while sharpening your human insights. Learn how to harness AI's power to enhance your strategic thinking and make informed decisions that align with your business goals.

What's included

3 videos3 readings3 assignments

3 videosTotal 12 minutes
  • Unlock Market Insights: Harness AI for Strategic Information Analysis4 minutes
  • AI-Enhanced Scenarios for Confident Decisions4 minutes
  • AI-Powered Strategic Decisions4 minutes
3 readingsTotal 30 minutes
  • Maximize Market Insight10 minutes
  • Craft AI Scenarios10 minutes
  • Future-Proof Decisions10 minutes
3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes
  • Unlock Market Insights: Harness AI for Strategic Information Analysis30 minutes
  • AI-Enhanced Scenarios for Confident Decisions30 minutes
  • AI-Powered Strategic Decisions30 minutes

Empower teams to use AI for growing strong human connections. Learn how to integrate AI into collaborative workflows, enhance team communication, and drive innovation without losing the personal touch. Build a culture of collaboration that thrives alongside advanced technology.

What's included

3 videos3 readings3 assignments

3 videosTotal 12 minutes
  • Align Teams with AI-Powered Perspective-Taking4 minutes
  • Transform Meetings with Real-Time Collaboration4 minutes
  • Resolve and Prevent Conflict with AI4 minutes
3 readingsTotal 30 minutes
  • Align Teams Faster10 minutes
  • Transform Meetings10 minutes
  • Prevent Conflict with AI10 minutes
3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes
  • Align Teams with AI-Powered Perspective-Taking30 minutes
  • Transform Meetings with Real-Time Collaboration30 minutes
  • Resolve and Prevent Conflict with AI30 minutes

The future of leadership is here, where AI meets human-centric strategies. This course empowers leaders to leverage AI for attracting, engaging, and developing talent. Discover how to enhance team performance, drive employee satisfaction, and foster continuous development by integrating AI with your leadership approach.

What's included

3 videos3 readings3 assignments

3 videosTotal 12 minutes
  • Build Future-Ready Teams5 minutes
  • Create Strategies That Elevate Engagement 4 minutes
  • Develop and Optimize Performance 4 minutes
3 readingsTotal 30 minutes
  • Build Future-Ready Teams10 minutes
  • Elevate Engagement with AI10 minutes
  • Optimize Performance with AI10 minutes
3 assignmentsTotal 90 minutes
  • Build Future-Ready Teams30 minutes
  • Create Strategies That Elevate Engagement 30 minutes
  • Develop and Optimize Performance 30 minutes

Team Leaders will learn to plan regularly and track important metrics. Discover how to balance projects, remove ineffective tactics, and find unique collaborations. Improve your planning to achieve lasting growth and innovation.

What's included

10 videos1 assignment

10 videosTotal 15 minutes
  • Use The One-Hour Approach to Strategic Planning2 minutes
  • Easily Measure Your Progress1 minute
  • Embrace Subtraction for Strategic Success1 minute
  • Rethink Your Competitive Strategy2 minutes
  • Clarify Decision-Making2 minutes
  • Balance Your Innovation Portfolio2 minutes
  • Eliminate Uncertainty2 minutes
  • Seek Unique Collaborations2 minutes
  • Create a Future Focused Advisory Board1 minute
  • Stay Ahead of Your Industry's Future1 minute
1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes
  • Make Strategic Planning Simple30 minutes

Simplify decision-making with strategies to cut complexity and boost speed. This course gives you the tools to audit and simplify processes, harness AI for insights, and set clear timelines. Empower your team to make faster, smarter decisions, reducing bottlenecks and driving efficiency.

What's included

10 videos1 assignment

10 videosTotal 16 minutes
  • Make Decisions Quick and Easy2 minutes
  • Make Meetings About Decisions2 minutes
  • Break Down Decision Barriers for Quick Approvals1 minute
  • Set Decision Deadlines to Reduce Delays2 minutes
  • Empower Teams with Decision-Making2 minutes
  • Harness AI for Market Insights that Inform Decisions2 minutes
  • Simulate Scenarios with AI for Strategic Decisions2 minutes
  • Apply AI for Future-Focused Decisions2 minutes
  • Unlock Competitor Insights with AI for Smarter Decisions2 minutes
  • Reduce Bias in Decision-Making with AI2 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes
  • Make Simple and Quick Decisions30 minutes

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