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Which Coursera courses/specializations will best supplement my learning and/or enhance my value-add potential as a strategy consultant?

For those of you who don’t know, Coursera is an online learning platform with a myriad of classes offered ranging from business to psychology. I’m currently taking the specialization in business strategy offered by UVA, but just wanted to get some input from others on which classes you think would be most useful?

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