The key to innovation in the media world? "Agile Project Development," says NPR

Matt Thompson, an editorial project manager at NPR, explains how for him, innovation thrives within structure. He explains that he while he once thought “agility” meant “embracing the casual and chaotic,” in fact, Agile Project Development at NPR turned out to be just the opposite. “Not only have we not done away with meetings, we actually have regularly scheduled meetings to discuss the meetings. And it works,” he says. Read his article on Poynter to learn more about NPR is applying the successful product development method to its media division.