Anyone who has tried to introduce fresh ideas into their newsroom - whether by launching a new product or simply making tweaks to existing processes - knows that it is an uphill battle
Alongside working out your goals and how you hope to achieve them, internal politics and organisational culture play a major role in the chances of getting something new to stick.
Product manager Fabienne Meijer shared a round-up of tips on change management from her session with Susannah Locke at Open News' SRCCON conference. Locke is special projects editor at Vox and Meijer is a news product thinker and former digital innovation manager. Both have experience in challenging for change.
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You can find a list of ten questions to ask when designing your plan for change on Meijer's Twitter account, which covers identifying who needs to be involved, consulted and who might be a champion for the plan, as well as creating small experiments to build momentum.
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