A theoretical framework for studying the co-creation of innovative solutions and public value

2021/02/13 by Jacob Torfing, Ewan Ferlie, Ewan Ferlı́e +2 · 3 citations
Business, Management and Accounting · Computer Science · #Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development #Open Source Software Innovations #Service and Product Innovation

paper · pdf · doi:10.1332/030557321x16108172803520

openalex publication_date 2021/02/13 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28

Abstract

The expansion of the scope and significance of co-creation in public policy and governance prompts the integration of different theoretical strands that together can help us illuminating the antecedent conditions, the processes of multi-actor collaboration, the creation of innovative solutions, and the assessment of their public value. Exploring the affinities and complementarities of relevant perspectives such as theories of co-creation, public value management, public innovation, collaborative governance, network governance, strategic management and digital era governance may foster a more comprehensive framework for studying the co-creation of public value outcomes such as needs-based services, effective governance and democratic legitimacy. This introduction seeks to explain why we must transform the public sector in order to spur co-creation, how strategic management and digital platforms can support this transformation, and why we must bring together and synthesize different bodies of theory when studying the complex processes of co-creation and their drivers, barriers and outcomes.

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