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Mindful Capitalism: Driving Positive Change in Capitalism
Hiroki Hirayama
Ready to embrace a new normal? A new normal where we could all be operating as change-makers to help reform capitalism for the better? Through this course, you'll discover why we should be caring about the world's most pressing issues today – inequalities and climate change. You'll also get a glimpse of what having a more mindful capitalism looks like – a system where financial profits align with societal value and environmental sustainability. Most importantly, you'll also discover how we could be change-makers – as consumers, as investors, and as talent. Indeed, no one is too small to...
How to Change the World
Mark Peres
Do you want to change the world? You already are. You are making a difference all the time. But you might have more in mind and want clearer direction. Or you might be unsure about what to do with your gifts and talents, what change you want to make, or how to go about it. The course combines deep questions about motivation and meaning with practical tips and strategies so you can make a real impact in the world.
Addiction: A Matter of Substance and Process
Stephen Paul King
This course is designed for the lay-person or professional, who wishes to understand more about the many issues, paradoxes, and possibilities related to addiction, dependence, anxiety, depression, beliefs, and trauma. It is a primer on these subjects – but it also offers a fairly in-depth understanding of the subjects as well as options and process possibilities. Students will gain insight into the nature of these issues and will be presented with information, tools, techniques, resources, and medication options with which to challenge, "care-front," release and/or process the presenting...
What Do Businesses Know about You?
David Schweidel
Technological advances have given consumers access to more information than ever before. At the same time, it's made it possible for businesses to have more insight into who their customers are. How exactly do businesses gain such information about their customers? And how are they putting this information to use? This course looks at these questions and asks consumers if they are comfortable with the way in which businesses and other organizations leverage the data that we produce.
Get Inspired: Explore Your City
Rich Armstrong
We all want to produce better work — in our own way and style. We want to create something meaningful and make a difference. And for this we need inspiration. But too often we go after convenient inspiration, rather than effective inspiration. This class is about getting inspired by the city you live in or nearby. You'll learn why getting away from your desk and devices, and planning a day exploring your city, will inspire you in a deeper, truer, and more authentic way. The course covers where to go, what to bring, how to explore, and a bunch of other tips.