Remember being a kid and wishing you had an all-knowing crystal ball? Or wearing out your collection of magic 8 balls only to keep getting the same fate? “Try again later!”
Unfortunately, we can’t see into the future. And that’s the thing about dealing with uncertainty. If we knew what was about to happen, would we change our decisions?
As businesses, we take risks all the time. Risks are about probabilities that can be reasonably assigned.
But uncertainty is trickier – it’s about futures for which a probability can’t be determined. It’s fear of the unknown. And that very fear can prevent us from making bold choices, initiating change, and innovating in our businesses.
By the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
• Differentiate between uncertainty and risk
• Identify tools for dealing with uncertainty in the workplace
• Demonstrate what’s needed from an innovation strategy when facing uncertainty
Why take this course?
Innovation is what drives business forward and allows for growth. But without overcoming uncertainty, innovation can’t happen. If you’re a leader, manager, or business owner, then this course is for you. It will provide guidance and practical tips to help improve how you tackle uncertainty in the face of everyday business decisions.
10 mins | SCORM | Takeaway Tasks
Internships offer usually one discipline-specific, supervised, structured paid or unpaid, and for academic credit work experience or practice placement.
Work Experience intersperses one or two work terms (typically full-time) into an academic program, where work terms provide experience in a workplace setting related to the student’s field of study and/or career goals.
Community Service Learning (CSL) integrates meaningful community service with classroom instruction and critical reflection to enrich the learning experience and strengthen communities. In practice, students work in partnership with a community-based organization to apply their disciplinary knowledge to a challenge identified by the community.
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