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It was time for Jon Hanson to step it up. His dream was to start a successful venture. Mr. Hanson, an engineer, now 38, had already taken a few online courses, but it was the intensive weeklong M.I.T. Innovation and Entrepreneurship Bootcamp<\/a> held in Brisbane, Australia, a world away from his home in Brunswick, Me., that made his quest a reality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI told myself, \u2018If I don\u2019t do it now, it\u2019s not going to happen,\u2019\u201d Mr. Hanson said. \u201cIt was exciting. I love traveling and going to new countries, and I had never been to Australia before, but the intensity of the course is something that surprised me. They don\u2019t call it a boot camp for no reason. I think the most sleep I got any night that week was four hours.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jon Hanson. Photo courtesy of Mr. Hanson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Boot camps, like the one Mr. Hanson attended, are just one example of the growing number of short, intensive programs now offered online, or on campuses around the world, that can help workers at all stages of their careers become more globally minded and find global job opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mr. Hanson and the other 117 participants at the Brisbane boot camp listened to interactive lectures from successful entrepreneurs, founders of socially conscious nonprofits and venture capitalists, and each was part of a team that was assigned to design a business to solve a problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ultimately, Mr. Hanson connected with a boot camp student from Brazil and one from Guatemala, and they formed QuickBrasil<\/a>, which helps people whose flights have been canceled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The service, currently only for Brazilians, helps passengers receive compensation from claims that the company files against any airline that serves the Brazilian market. \u201cWe came from different backgrounds and talents and coalesced around a common idea,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rising number of concentrated programs intended to create a global mind-set is not unexpected given that workplaces are increasingly global, with teams spanning continents and cultures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeople now compete globally, and it is intense,\u201d said Erdin Beshimov, a founder and director of M.I.T. Bootcamps<\/a>, which started five years ago. \u201cThe opportunities are much greater for those with a global mind-set.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The motivation, whether someone is 30 or 70, is to develop a broader view of the world and to build a global network, said Vimala Palaniswamy, associate director of M.I.T. Bootcamps. \u201cAt the heart of it is communication, a deep dive into who you are as an individual and how you relate to others from different cultures.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dana Galin, 52, a leadership coach and founder of Imprint Leadership Partners<\/a> in Atlanta, attended the three-day Transformation with Purpose Bootcamp<\/a> earlier this year at I.E. University, which is based in Madrid. \u201cI am always looking to develop and help my clients do the same,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dana Galin, Photo courtesy of Ms. Galin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The curriculum examined \u201cglobal trends, history and cybersecurity and how you place yourself in the world, and pushed us to explore our values,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The teaching took place at I.E. University\u2019s campus in Segovia, outside Madrid, in the 13th-century Convent of Santa Cruz la Real<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt caused me to think bigger, to place myself in a bigger playground, and a bigger world,\u201d she said. \u201cThe world needs you to play big and make an impact in your part of the world. It\u2019s the ripple effect. The program made me wake up internally to what is driving my thinking and wake up to the world that I am a part of.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It caused me to think bigger, to place myself in a bigger playground, and a bigger world,\u201d she said. \u201cThe world needs you to play big and make an impact in your part of the world. It\u2019s the ripple effect. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s not a bad return on a brief getaway, Ms. Galin said. And it\u2019s just what she and many others are seeking. \u201cThese kinds of programs are becoming so in demand because careers are way longer and more uncertain and fluid, and the need for constant update and upgrade is growing,\u201d said Teresa Mart\u00edn-Retortillo, the executive president of I.E. Exponential Learning<\/a>. \u201cThe opportunity to pause in that process for a short period of intense and immersive training has become more and more relevant.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While these may not be technical skills like coding, there is intrinsic value in looking at things from a different perspective. \u201cOur students work on their curiosity,\u201d Ms. Mart\u00edn-Retortillo said. \u201cYou have the luxury of sitting next to people from different nationalities. Whether you\u2019re 28 or 58, sitting next to someone from a different culture is totally the spark.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following is a selection of short, globally focused programs that can help entrepreneurs, and those who are thinking about changing careers or are adding skills to their toolboxes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n