Problem Solving and AI equips business professionals to use AI as a practical partner in tackling ambiguous, high-stakes challenges. Grounded in a five-phase design-thinking framework, the course shows how AI can support root-cause discovery, stakeholder analysis, prototyping and solution refinement, combining human-centred problem solving with the speed and breadth of AI.
This is an official Harvard Online course, featuring faculty from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and delivered on Harvard Online's learning platform. IPMC International handles your registration, payment and local support, then enrols you on the course. The format is self-guided, and the Certificate of Completion is issued by Harvard Online.
The course builds three connected capabilities:
The programme is built around a five-phase, design-thinking approach to solving enterprise and entrepreneurial problems with AI. There are no prerequisites.
Use AI to move from an ambiguous, high-stakes business challenge to a clearer problem statement, with sharper opportunities and testable hypotheses.
Apply AI to support discovery and stakeholder analysis, deepening your understanding of user and organisational needs and identifying underlying root causes.
Use AI to generate and iteratively refine solution concepts, exploring complexity and testing assumptions as you go.
Stress-test your solutions and develop a high-impact project pitch that clearly communicates the problem, your recommendation and the value it creates.
This course features faculty from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (Harvard SEAS). Full instructor details are confirmed by Harvard Online ahead of each cohort.
The course suits business professionals across technology, financial services, education, health care, consumer products and government who want to use AI as a genuine problem-solving partner. It's ideal for professionals, graduates and organisations who want a globally recognised Harvard Online credential to advance their careers or capabilities.
On successful completion you receive a digital Certificate of Completion from Harvard Online that you can add to your CV and LinkedIn.
The course fee is confirmed on enquiry and put in writing before payment.
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Yes. The course is delivered by Harvard Online and the Certificate of Completion is issued by Harvard Online.
No. The focus is on applying AI as a thinking partner within a structured problem-solving process, not on building AI yourself.
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