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Experiential Entrepreneurship Program Brings Singaporean Students to Stanford | Stanford Center for Professional Development August 28, 2023 | By Beth Curran SCPD’s collaboration with the National University of Singapore spans 21 years. NOC Silicon Valley, which started in 2002 and is now in its 21st year, brings students from National University of Singapore (NUS) to work and study in Silicon Valley, with the option of...

Join us on 1/18 as Stanford Professor Christopher Potts discusses the hottest topic in AI: GPT-3. Click below to register today.

Webinar: GPT-3 and Beyond The field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) has seen tremendous progress. In particular, algorithms for Natural Language Understanding (NLU) are evolving and improving at a stunning pace. Systems that seemed like science fiction as recently as ten years ago are now commonplace. One such system is...

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The early relationships formed between the County of Santa Clara, Stanford's Department of Management Science & Engineering (MS&E), and the Stanford Center for Professional Development (SCPD) helped enable an early pandemic response that improved operations such as patient flow and specialty care access.

According to County leaders, the foundational work and achievements of those collaborative teams saved countless lives.

“The County’s partnership with Stanford University has helped strengthen our organization to meet the greatest challenges facing our community today,” said Jeffrey Smith, CEO of Santa Clara County.

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Leading the Way Through Employee Education | Stanford Center for Professional Development April 7, 2022 | By Beth Curran County’s Commitment to Employee Leadership Development Helps Support Constituents U.S. counties are responsible for a wide range of services including health and human services, airports and roads, police and fire, building inspections and w**d abatement, and a wide ...

Register to watch a free talk, where Ronald J. Daniels, president of Johns Hopkins University, argues that U.S. higher education has an increasingly critical role to play in a moment when liberal democracy is endangered around the world. This event is part of the free online book conversation series, Academic Innovation for Public Good. Learn more: https://digitaleducation.stanford.edu/event/what-universities-owe-democracy

Stanford Digital Education and Trinity College have organized monthly book conversations with leading scholars on how can affect the public good. Learn more about the series: https://digitaleducation.stanford.edu/academic-innovation-public-good?sf158661260=1

What Universities Owe Democracy In Ronald J. Daniels' recent book, What Universities Owe Democracy, written with Grant Shreve and Philip Spector, the Johns Hopkins University president argues that U.S. higher education has a critical role to play at this moment, when liberal democracy is endangered around the world. Daniels will b...

Every organization has something they know needs to improve, but that they can’t seem to advance. Register for a free session led by Stanford d.school instructors Devon Young and Marc Chun and learn to build homegrown solutions for many challenges.

Design for Community Problem Solving: Stanford Masters of Creativity
🗓️ Thur, December 2 @ 9:00-10:00 AM PST
Free online event by Stanford d.school Executive Education

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Stanford d.school We are a hub for innovation, collaboration and creativity at Stanford. Our mission is to help people become everyday innovators, everywhere.

SCPD's Carissa Little is asking all the right questions about how to increase access to meaningful credentials and affordable degrees for global learners. Little contributed to a panel with Mitchell Stevens, Anant Agarwal, and Quentin Story McAndrew called "Diplomas Disrupted? The Evolution and Impact of Stackable Credentials" during Georgia Tech Professional Education's Symposium.

Carissa is Associate Dean, Global and Online Education, Stanford University School of Engineering Executive Director Stanford Center for Professional Development. Little is a firm believer in the power of extended education to increase global access to knowledge and research and create more informed and inspired learners who are empowered to make a positive impact on our world.



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Innovators: We're pleased to announce a new course, Demand Creation: Launching and Growing Your Product! In this course, you'll learn to build your own toolbox of skills like audience targeting, campaign strategy, growth tactics, and performance measurement.

Take your product to the next level and learn practical strategies to help you profitably launch and market your idea. Enroll now:



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"Professor Aaker’s course, 'The Power of Stories to Fuel Innovation,' was one of the most significant and powerful workshops I attended in the Stanford Innovation and Entrepreneurship post-graduate certificate program.

It was an amazing course and has already helped me as my team and I craft stories and story platforms for our clients. It truly changed a great part of how we do our jobs.” - Ira Gostin, MBA, 2021 Stanford Online learner

In 'The Power of Stories to Fuel Innovation' course, you'll learn how to craft stories that will compel people to believe in your idea and inspire action. Take the next steps towards building your story. Learn more about this course and the Stanford Innovation and Entrepreneurship program Stanford Online.



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October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month and we're offering a 10% discount on our Advanced Cybersecurity Program All-Access Plan through Oct 31! Unlock your learning now 🔒🔑

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Wearing a mask can reduce the spread of viruses, but only if used correctly. https://youtu.be/ebQbQufIb0E

Safety Tips for Wearing a Mask Wearing a mask can reduce the spread of viruses, but only if used correctly. Always wash your hands before and after handling your mask. Hold the mask by the...

During this difficult time, we are all experiencing stress in some form. This stress affects people in different ways. Take a moment to notice and accept your feelings. These are normal reactions to an abnormal situation. It is important to take time to care for our mental health during COVID-19 and other periods of heightened stress. https://youtu.be/UE_H9QhGktE

Coping With Stress & Caring for Mental Health During COVID-19 During this difficult time, we are all experiencing stress in some form. This stress affects people in different ways. Take a moment to notice and accept you...

Many people who have previously had COVID-19 are wondering if they still need to get vaccinated against the disease. The short answer: Yes. https://youtu.be/iFvH7nBBpyU

I’ve Had COVID - Should I Still Get the Vaccine? Many people who have previously had COVID-19 are wondering if they still need to get vaccinated against the disease. The short answer: Yes. Getting vaccinate...

All providers must be prepared to recognize, stabilize, and treat patients with COVID-19.

COVID-19 Training for Healthcare Workers is now available in Portuguese for free: https://www.coursera.org/learn/covid-19-training-healthcare-portuguese-br

🔊 New Leading From Home session announced! Program kicks off November 1st. Learn more:
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With Professors Jonathan Levav and Bob Sutton, co-directors of the Leading from Home program, you'll explore leadership principles that have redefined our new remote and hybrid work environments.

In four half-days, you’ll learn how technology affects us psychologically, so you can adjust your management style to match the new needs of your team. Enroll now!


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Leading from Home | Stanford Online Leading from home doesn’t have to be an obstacle to great work. It is an opportunity to retool, to learn how to meet new challenges in creative ways, and to make your team stronger - and happier. This new workshop will give you the tools to thrive as a remote leader. You’ll learn how technology ...

This founder raised $4M in funding within 6-months of completing Stanford Online’s Idea-to-Market Program. Gain the tools, techniques and real-world expertise you need to turn your business idea into a reality and enroll by August 30th. Learn More: https://online.stanford.edu/professional-education/idea-market


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Idea-to-Market Learner Testimonial: Nelson Lee (V 2) Learn More: https://online.stanford.edu/professional-education/idea-market

Free webinar - Mastering Medical Teaching In this webinar, Kelley Skeff, MD, PhD and Georgette Stratos, PhD, co-founders of the Stanford Faculty Development Center for Medical Teachers, will outline a comprehensive framework for analyzing and improving teaching effectiveness.

Recent events in Texas have shown the importance of transforming and modernizing the power grid to be more resilient. Listen in as Assoc. Prof. Ram Rajagopal outlines the challenges and opportunities of integrating distributed energy resources such as wind, solar, and EVs to ensure grid resilience and energy security.

Free Webinar - Grid Modernization & the Integration of Distributed Resources Learn about the technical challenges and opportunities of integrating distributed energy resources (DER) such as wind, solar, and EVs to ensure grid resilience and energy security.

Company leaders and decision makers: Don’t miss this opportunity to learn how to leverage your data and gain a competitive advantage. The deadline for HAI’s “Value of Data and AI” course is March 22.

Stanford HAI Launches “Value of Data and AI” Course for Executives The new program will help company leaders understand how to leverage their data and gain a competitive advantage.

Join us for a free webinar on March 2nd as cybersecurity expert Neil Daswani discusses the impacts and root causes of recent major cyberattacks such as SolarWinds. He will also outline a path forward for organizations to protect themselves and their customers from increasingly sophisticated and pervasive cyberthreats.

Key Takeaways from Recent Cyberattacks Cybersecurity expert Neil Daswani will discuss the impacts and root causes of recent major cyberattacks. He will also outline a path forward for organizations to protect themselves and their customers from increasingly sophisticated and pervasive cyberthreats.