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Detail	Digital Thinking Tools for Better Decisions	AI Capabilities and Limitations
Provider	The Open University	Anthropic
Our rating	4.2	4.1
Cost	Free	Free
Time	24 hours	Time not stated
Level	Beginner	Beginner
Credential	digital badge (Credly etc) (free)	No credential
Open to	Worldwide	Worldwide
Free in	Worldwide	Worldwide
Content written for	Any country	Any country
Summary	An eight-session course on using digital tools, from spreadsheets to argument maps, to reason more clearly and make better choices. It ends by linking these thinking tools to modern AI. Completion earns an Open University badge and 24 CPD points.	An introductory course that explains why generative AI behaves the way it does, as a companion to the AI Fluency framework. It covers next token prediction, knowledge, working memory and steerability, with hands-on try-it activities, so learners can diagnose odd outputs and fix them.
Objectives	Explain how digital tools extend human thinking Find and assess information more effectively Use spreadsheets and set reasoning to test ideas Build argument maps to lay out a case and spot weak points Discuss where thinking tools are heading as AI develops	Build a working mental model of how generative AI produces answers Recognise which kind of problem sits behind an unexpected AI output Judge where a task sits between what AI does well and where it struggles Apply a targeted fix rather than simply retrying
Things to know	Badge requires sign-up and passing the quizzes Last updated April 2020, so the AI session predates current generative AI tools CPD points are UK CPD Standards Office points; check whether your Australian professional body accepts them	The course page lists a quiz but does not explicitly list a certificate lesson. Anthropic does not publish a duration on the course page.
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