What are micro-credentials?
Micro-credentials are short, flexible, asynchronous learning modules designed to help participants develop the specialized, job-ready skills.
Our micro-credentials are your fast-track to mastering in-demand skills! Whether you're looking to level up in design thinking, entrepreneurship, or innovation, our bite-sized, stackable courses offer hands-on learning with real-world applications. Earn badges to showcase your expertise and stand out in today’s competitive job market. It’s like building a custom toolkit for your career, one skill at a time! Ready to dive in and unlock new opportunities? Explore our offerings and start stacking those credentials!
Design thinking is all about collaboration and problem-solving!
Unleash your creative potential by mastering the principles of design thinking. There is an increasing emphasis on skills such as problem-solving, adaptability, and empathy to current as well as future job roles. Through this immersive workshop, participants will be introduced to the six foundational steps in the design thinking process: defining How Might We challenges, seeking extremes, creating options, selecting ideas, prototyping, and feedback.
Take this asynchronous workshop on the practice of human-centered thinking. Delivered by the Executive Director of the VCU da Vinci Center for Innovation, this experience gives participants the opportunity to actively engage in their learning.
Ever feel like your business idea is a jumbled mess of possibilities? Turn that "aha!" moment into a masterpiece with the VCU da Vinci Center's Intro to Business Model Canvas micro-credential course! This bite-sized, online learning experience is your key to unlocking the secrets of the Business Model Canvas, a framework used by innovative minds worldwide.
Whether you're a budding entrepreneur or a seasoned executive looking to sharpen your presentation skills, our Introduction to Pitching and Storytelling micro-credential will equip you with the tools and techniques to succeed in any setting. Join us and unlock your potential to inspire, influence, and persuade with impact.
This micro-credential is designed to equip learners with the fundamental skills and knowledge necessary to create prototypes, tangible representations of ideas or concepts. Participants will explore various prototyping methods, understand the importance of iteration and feedback, and develop the ability to communicate their ideas effectively through physical models.