// courses
Four ways in. Each one starts with a person, not a tool.
Every HumanCentered course follows the same order: who you’re serving, how you’ll decide, which problem is worth solving, and only then the tools. Pick the layer that fits what you want to walk out with.
// the human-centered stack
What do you want to walk out with?
Pick a goal, or tap a layer of the stack. People sit on top; the tools come last.
layer 01 · People · Course
Customer Success with Salesforce CRM
You walk out with: Salesforce skills from Trailhead, a CRM project practicum, and prep for the Salesforce Certified Administrator exam.
proof → At the first challenge in 2021, students built a donor-management CRM for the nonprofit A Precious Child.
layer 02 · Decisions · Workshop
DECIDE BETTER®: Decision Science for Ethical Leaders
You walk out with: Decision-science tools, practiced on a real decision of your own.
proof → “Using the simulator to help me choose the city I might relocate to for my full-time job was huge.” Samir, financial services new hire.
layer 03 · Problems · Course
AI & Mobility for Tomorrow’s Societies
You walk out with: Spring online with Nagoya University teammates, 15 days in Tokyo and Nagoya, a final pitch, and two microcredentials.
proof → Anshin Care, a medication-adherence system, took first place at the 2026 pitch in Nagoya.
layer 04 · Tools · Course
Low-Code for Citizen Developers
You walk out with: Working apps built in agile sprints, and prep for certifications on the low-code platforms companies use. No coding experience required.
proof → GoodWatt took first place in 2024 with a device and app that finds and cuts phantom energy use at home.
- 01 · People
Customer Success with Salesforce CRM
Course
Learn Salesforce, the CRM many companies run on, and leave ready for the Salesforce Administrator exam.
Semester course
- 02 · Decisions
DECIDE BETTER®
Workshop
A hands-on decision science workshop. Bring a real decision; leave with a method you can explain.
Workshop, by appointment
Workshop page: DECIDE BETTER®: Decision Science for Ethical LeadersAsk about dates: DECIDE BETTER®: Decision Science for Ethical Leaders
- 03 · Problems
AI & Mobility for Tomorrow’s Societies
Course
Build in Japan™: design technology for aging societies with Nagoya University teammates, then test it in Japan.
Spring semester + 15 days in Japan
- 04 · Tools
Low-Code for Citizen Developers
Course
Build working apps in agile sprints. No coding experience required.
Semester course
Not technical? Good.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. Low-Code for Citizen Developers and the Colorado Impact Challenge™ were built for students who have never written code. You build by clicking, configuring and connecting, not typing code.
What if I’m “just not technical”?
Watch Matt answer that in under two minutes.
Can I really learn a new tool in one semester?
Here’s how students do it.
Who can enroll?
These courses are offered to students enrolled at CU Boulder’s Leeds School of Business; Build in Japan™ also includes Nagoya University students. Check CU’s class search for prerequisites and seats.
Do I leave with a credential?
Customer Success with Salesforce CRM prepares you for the Salesforce Certified Administrator exam. Low-Code for Citizen Developers prepares you for low-code platform certifications. Build in Japan™ awards two microcredentials.
Can I be a teaching assistant?
Yes. Apply for Customer Success with Salesforce CRM or Low-Code for Citizen Developers from each course page.