Innovation in the public sector: Towards an open and collaborative approach

Innovation in the public sector is high on the agenda of politicians, civil servants and societal organizations. This attention in practice is mirrored in an increasing number of scholarly articles. In this introduction to the special issue on public sector innovation, we discuss how the scholarly p...

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Published in:International review of administrative sciences Vol. 84; no. 2; pp. 209 - 213
Main Authors: Bekkers, Victor, Tummers, Lars
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: London, England SAGE Publications 01.06.2018
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects:
Civil service
Collaboration
Collaborative approach
Governance
Government employees
Innovations
Intellectuals
Interest groups
Leadership
Networks
Organizations
Politicians
Public administration
Public sector
Scholars
Stakeholders
innovation
special issue
co-creation
public administration
open innovation
ISSN:0020-8523, 1461-7226
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Summary:Innovation in the public sector is high on the agenda of politicians, civil servants and societal organizations. This attention in practice is mirrored in an increasing number of scholarly articles. In this introduction to the special issue on public sector innovation, we discuss how the scholarly perspectives on innovation have changed. Previously, it was assumed that innovation could be organized within organizations: if your organization had the necessary resources, innovation could happen. Nowadays, innovation in the public sector is seen as an open process of collaboration between stakeholders across various organizations. This change towards open and collaborative approaches has consequences for studies on innovation, for instance, it becomes important to analyse how to activate stakeholders to join the innovation process. Next to this, scholars interested in innovation should connect their research with other literature streams, such as those focused on network governance, leadership and design thinking. In such ways, innovation scholars can develop research that is relevant to society.
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ISSN:0020-8523
1461-7226
DOI:10.1177/0020852318761797