Capturing the benefits of open innovation in public innovation: A case study
28 Jul 2008-International Journal of Services Technology and Management (Inderscience Publishers)-Vol. 9, pp 234-248
TL;DR: It is argued that a pattern of 'open innovation' (following Chesbrough) is becoming more pertinent to service development in the public sector.
Abstract: How can the public sector benefit from open innovation? This paper makes a distinction between four frameworks of innovation, which are relevant to understanding service development and innovation in the public sector. They are called entrepreneurial innovation, institutional innovation, open innovation and strategic reflexive innovation, respectively. An example of public innovation, analysed here, is the creation of a healthcare centre in Copenhagen in 2005. This paper argues that a pattern of 'open innovation' (following Chesbrough) is becoming more pertinent to service development in the public sector. Based on the case study, it is discussed how certain public sector actions are needed to capture the benefits of open innovation which relate to the ideas of strategic reflexivity (Fuglsang and Sundbo). These are: getting involved, identifying demand, exploring incentives for co-creation and encouraging entrepreneurship.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that rational actors make their organizations increasingly similar as they try to change them, and describe three isomorphic processes-coercive, mimetic, and normative.
Abstract: What makes organizations so similar? We contend that the engine of rationalization and bureaucratization has moved from the competitive marketplace to the state and the professions. Once a set of organizations emerges as a field, a paradox arises: rational actors make their organizations increasingly similar as they try to change them. We describe three isomorphic processes-coercive, mimetic, and normative—leading to this outcome. We then specify hypotheses about the impact of resource centralization and dependency, goal ambiguity and technical uncertainty, and professionalization and structuration on isomorphic change. Finally, we suggest implications for theories of organizations and social change.
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TL;DR: A systematic review of 122 articles and books (1987-2013) of co-creation/co-production with citizens in public innovation is presented in this article, where the authors analyze the objectives and outcomes of the process.
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...Some authors present the topic of co-creation merely as a factor to explain policy effectiveness (Cairns 2013; Fuglsang 2008)....
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...Without clarity about these incentives, administrators do not see its usefulness (e.g. Fuglsang 2008)....
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...Furthermore, a policy entrepreneur can also be appointed in order to promote the co-creation/co-production initiative (Fuglsang 2008)....
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate 181 articles and books on public sector innovation, published between 1990 and 2014, and develop an empirically based framework of potentially important antecedents and effects of public-sector innovation.
Abstract: This article brings together empirical academic research on public sector innovation. Via a systematic literature review, we investigate 181 articles and books on public sector innovation, published between 1990 and 2014. These studies are analysed based on the following themes: (1) the definitions of innovation, (2) innovation types, (3) goals of innovation, (4) antecedents of innovation and (5) outcomes of innovation. Based upon this analysis, we develop an empirically based framework of potentially important antecedents and effects of public sector innovation. We put forward three future research suggestions: (1) more variety in methods: moving from a qualitative dominance to using other methods, such as surveys, experiments and multi-method approaches; (2) emphasize theory development and testing as studies are often theory-poor; and (3) conduct more cross-national and cross-sectoral studies, linking for instance different governance and state traditions to the development and effects of public sector innovation.
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...We observe that many studies used self-defined types such as strategic reflexive innovation (Fuglsang, 2008) and systematic innovation (Bloch & Bugge, 2013)....
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TL;DR: In this article, a profile of early open innovation adopters based on collected data from secondary sources is presented. But, although outside-in open innovation principles seem to be popular, there have been emerging attempts to exploit the value of government data through inside-out approaches.
Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the current open innovation practices in the public sector of leading countries.Design/methodology/approach – Using a framework based on the role of the government in open innovation, this study analyses a profile of early open innovation adopters based on collected data from secondary sources.Findings – First, the USA, Australia and Singapore developed open innovation policies at the national level, facilitating a positive innovation climate. Many projects, especially those in online platforms, were established under these policies. Second, although outside‐in open innovation principles seem to be popular, there have been emerging attempts to exploit the value of government data through inside‐out approaches.Research limitations/implications – Most governments are in the early stages of adoption of open innovation and are in the process of understanding relevant issues. Future research should investigate how governments adopt open innovation, in particula...
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that rational actors make their organizations increasingly similar as they try to change them, and describe three isomorphic processes-coercive, mimetic, and normative.
Abstract: What makes organizations so similar? We contend that the engine of rationalization and bureaucratization has moved from the competitive marketplace to the state and the professions. Once a set of organizations emerges as a field, a paradox arises: rational actors make their organizations increasingly similar as they try to change them. We describe three isomorphic processes-coercive, mimetic, and normative—leading to this outcome. We then specify hypotheses about the impact of resource centralization and dependency, goal ambiguity and technical uncertainty, and professionalization and structuration on isomorphic change. Finally, we suggest implications for theories of organizations and social change.
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...Whereas, earlier it was relevant for organisations to focus on their own internal ideas and ‘core competencies’ (Prahalad and Hamel, 1990), today they have to engage in interactions with many and changing actors and stakeholders in order to also capture the value from external ideas, or let them go…...
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