Courses Tag: The Art of Influence

This course explores taking concrete actions once a business plan is in place – from raising capital to production to initial marketing, sales and distribution.

This course teaches entrepreneurs how to create a practical, action-oriented business plan that can also be used to attract investors and raise capital. Learners map key business activities, dependencies, timelines, and cash flow to produce a clear, compelling executive summary ready for strategic execution and funding discussions.

This course guides entrepreneurs through a capital needs assessment, helping them determine how much funding is required to reach key milestones. Learners explore the three core financial statements, understand early-stage cash flow requirements, and gain a practical introduction to seeking investment and communicating effectively with potential investors.

This course focuses on leadership for entrepreneurs, helping founders cultivate optimal performance, authentic influence, and sustained energy through the turbulence of building a business. Learners develop core growth practices that deepen spiritual awareness and strengthen mature psychological and moral leadership.

This course provides a clear framework for designing and executing early-stage business milestones, emphasizing strong market focus to shape product offerings effectively. Entrepreneurs learn how to prioritize tasks, sharpen strategic focus, and organize their efforts around what matters most in the critical early phases of building a venture.

This course offers a practical overview of the essential first steps in starting a viable business, covering mission development, market evaluation, initial offerings, required competencies, capital needs, and early milestones—all framed within the demands and opportunities of 21st-century entrepreneurship. It helps founders build a strong, future-ready foundation for launching and growing their venture.

This nanocourse introduces Ken Wilber’s Integral Theory as a framework for understanding successful entrepreneurship in the 21st century. It provides an overview of Wilber’s key ideas, explores the major converging global threats facing humanity, and presents a model showing how entrepreneurs can thrive while actively contributing to collective well being.

This course explores the Great Books of the world’s wisdom traditions, examining sacred texts, timeless classics, and influential writings—from ancient scriptures to modern masterpieces—to understand what makes a work enduring and transformative. Learners compare universal themes across cultures and eras, engage with profound human questions, and reflect on how ancient wisdom can illuminate today’s global challenges.

This nanocourse on SDG 12, Responsible Consumption and Production introduces learners to the concept of the “materials economy” and the five Rs: Reduce, Reuse, Refuse, Rot, and Recycle. It provides tools to analyze value chains, understand sustainable consumption practices, and encourages reflection on personal attitudes toward production, use, and disposal of products. By the end, learners will be able to create a simple action plan to promote positive change in their local community.

Organization by Natural Design teaches you how to apply Integral Theory and Spiral Dynamics to create healthier, more adaptive, and more resilient organizations. Guided by systems expert Peter Merry, this microcourse provides practical frameworks for analyzing organizational dynamics, guiding cultural evolution, and designing effective, future-ready interventions.