Unearth Needs Fast

Coursera MOOC / Non-credit USD 49
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Unearth Needs Fast

About this course

Unearth Needs Fast equips you to surface unstated customer needs in high-stakes discovery conversations and prove you understood them. Addressing cognitive gaps like the Expert’s Shortcut and Mind-Reading Bias, the course introduces a rigorous framework for executive interactions. Designed for professionals with experience running customer discovery calls and basic familiarity with CRM tools, call recordings, and professional B2B conversations, you will practice focused discovery using the Mirror-probe-validate loop, then audit your listening through transcripts, paraphrasing, clarifying questions, and talk-to-listen ratios. This dual approach ensures you verify alignment through objective evidence, not instinct. By reframing listening as a measurable discipline, you reduce discovery risk, strengthen CRM accuracy, and prevent the Assumption Ripple Effect. You leave with the tools to separate Customer Signal from Rep Noise and protect deal integrity across the sales cycle.

What you'll learn

  • identify unstated customer needs
  • use the Mirror-probe-validate loop
  • conduct effective customer discovery calls
  • audit listening through transcripts and paraphrasing

Course objectives

  • improve communication in executive interactions
  • reduce discovery risk
  • strengthen CRM accuracy
  • prevent the Assumption Ripple Effect

Skills you'll gain

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