Beginner, intermediate and advanced professionals & analysts

Develop the analytical thinking that gets you hired and promoted in 2026

The straightforward path that's helped 526,611 professionals quickly develop analytical thinking skills and advance their careers in today's AI-integrated workplace.

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The AI Enabled Data Analyst Learning Path is a practical training that will help you build real analytical thinking

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Real workplace scenarios that teach you to think, not just follow steps
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AI partnership methods that make you more valuable, not replaceable
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Sequential skill-building that prevents the overwhelm that derails most courses
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Practical application focus from a practitioner with 20+ years of real-world experience
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Career-focused community of professionals developing the same analytical mindset

Who is Walter Shields

I'm Walter Shields, and I've spent 20+ years inside companies, rolling up my sleeves and solving real problems with data.

Over the years I realized there's a big gap between how data analysis is taught and how analysts actually work. That's why since 2012 I focused on teaching analytical thinking the way we really solve problems at work. Today, I share my knowledge and experience while showing you how to use AI as our thinking partner. My courses on LinkedIn Learning have reached over 526,000 professionals around the world. And my courses have an average rating of 4.7. But I'm most proud of the feedback I get from students.

  • Er Umar

    Business Development professional


    The course built my confidence step by step, and I could feel my skills improving with each lesson.

  • Greg P

    Engineer


    This is really great material, and is presented in a very complete but easy to understand way.

  • Christomer Balmain

    Senior Business Analyst


    Walter is an amazing tutor and explains the basics through to complexity brilliantly!!