Innovation labs and co-production in public problem solving

Governments are increasingly establishing innovation labs to enhance public problem solving. Despite the speed at which these new units are being established, they have only recently begun to receive attention from public management scholars. This study assesses the extent to which labs are enhancin...

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Published inPublic management review Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 297 - 316
Main Authors McGann, Michael, Wells, Tamas, Blomkamp, Emma
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 01.02.2021
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Case studies
Citizens
co-creation
co-production
Innovations
policy advisory systems
Political participation
Problem solving
Production
Public administration
Public innovation
public sector innovation labs
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Summary:Governments are increasingly establishing innovation labs to enhance public problem solving. Despite the speed at which these new units are being established, they have only recently begun to receive attention from public management scholars. This study assesses the extent to which labs are enhancing strategic policy capacity through pursuing more collaborative and citizen-centred approaches to policy design. Drawing on original case study research of five labs in Australia and New Zealand, it examines the structure of lab's relationships to government partners, and the extent and nature of their activities in promoting citizen-participation in public problem solving.
ISSN:1471-9037
1471-9045
DOI:10.1080/14719037.2019.1699946