The Best Free Innovation Courses to Upskill in 2024

If you’re looking for innovation training that will strengthen your abilities and benefit your career, ITONICS has the solution with our free Academy.

Your company might have suitable software to manage innovation, but does your team have a sufficient understanding of innovation theory? At ITONICS, we’ve built the #1 Innovation Operating System, yet still find organizations struggling to establish a common understanding of innovation best practices. That's why we launched the ITONICS Academy this year, a series of free courses covering the essentials of innovation management.

Whether you want to refresh your knowledge, acquire skills for a new role in R&D, get certified in strategy and innovation, or just explore free innovation courses online, the ITONICS Academy has something for everyone.

What you can expect in an ITONICS Academy online course

My colleague Emily and I have expanded the curriculum this year by recording new courses to cover the essentials of Ideation, Portfolio Management, Strategic Foresight, and Technology Management. The courses consist of video sessions that can be completed in less than an hour, with downloadable templates and exercises.

In these free innovation courses, we tackle questions like:

• What ideation approach is best to achieve your company’s goals?
• How can you best streamline your portfolio, eliminate waste, and ensure efficient usage of resources?
• How do foresight teams uncover the underlying patterns that point to trends and technologies?
• How to report on technology insights and secure buy-in from leadership?

ITONICS Academy courses are perfect for those who are new to the field of innovation as well as professionals who want to refresh their knowledge without a significant financial commitment. By enrolling in these online courses, you will gain a solid foundation in innovation management and familiarize yourself with proven methodologies to shape the future of your business.

Validate what you’ve learned with hands-on exercises

Innovation training at ITONICS Academy goes beyond just theory. We know that innovators like to get hands-on, so we’ve included downloadable templates and exercises to check your understanding. This approach encourages you to apply the theory to your own company’s challenges and opportunities.

Online innovation training that suits your schedule

Our goal at ITONICS is to empower everybody to innovate. We do that by building software to create a future where innovation is more accessible, collaborative, and effective. We also pursue that vision by making innovation knowledge more accessible with free online courses on the ITONICS Academy. In contrast to onsite innovation workshops, our short online courses give you the flexibility to upskill in your lunch break, at home, or even on the weekend. That means you can learn at your own pace, and our further reading resources allow you to take a deeper dive when it suits you.

Elevate your career with strategy and innovation management certification

Once you’ve completed one of our courses and passed the online exam, you will receive a certificate to prove your understanding of innovation theory based on ITONICS’ years of experience working with leading companies worldwide. You can add the certificate to your LinkedIn profile to display your expertise to recruiters or business partners.  

Organizations can also use the ITONICS Academy to develop in-house expertise. Even if you’re an experienced innovation manager, you’ll see the benefit of using the Academy to motivate and upskill your team through ITONICS certification.

Innovation courses for future leaders

Innovation management is a critical component of any successful business strategy. Companies need proactive leaders who can apply innovation theory to support strategic decision-making and drive business growth. We’ve seen the need for large companies to move from subjective processes to more systematic and efficient methods of driving innovation. You could be the person in your company to initiate that change. Enroll in an ITONICS Academy course today and take the first step towards mastering the future of innovation.