Innovation At Work, Making New Ideas Succeed is the latest in a series of free e-learning courses produced by Ponynter Institute by Suburban Newspapers of America. SNA is a trade association of 2000+ community newspapers in the U.S. and Canada. The Knight Foundation funded the series in part.

“Innovation is not something that always comes easily or naturally but it definitely can be learned,” said Susan Karol, Executive Director of the SNA Foundation, in the announcement. “This extremely well written course is chock full of information about how both organizations and individuals within organizations can start to look at their business differently and become innovative, a key in helping business forge new paths and make needed changes for a successful future.”

After completing this course, you’ll be able to:

Define innovation
Recognize roadblocks to innovation, generally and within your organization
Identify how well your organization innovates
Identify innovative projects that have improved journalism
Brainstorm potential innovations for your newsroom
Start a conversation with colleagues about opportunities to innovate in your organization
Although somewhat more geared to journalists, the course is applicable to staff in all departments of a media company

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