Innovation
by Abramson, Mark A.; Littman, Ian D.; Borins, Sandford; Denhardt, Janet Vinzant; Denhardt, Robert B.; Eimicke, William B.; Tarry, Scott E.; Walters, JonathanFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-03-04
Publisher(s): Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Summary
Innovation provides five in-depth studies on the state of innovation in government today.
Table of Contents
| What Do We Know about Innovation? | p. 1 |
| Introduction | |
| Fostering Innovation | |
| Implementing Innovation | |
| Spreading Innovation | |
| Innovation and Innovators | |
| Bibliography | |
| Understanding Innovation: What Inspires It? What Makes It Successful? | p. 13 |
| Introduction: An Inclination to Innovate | |
| What Inspires Innovation? | |
| What Makes Innovation Successful? | |
| Personal Observations: 13 Years of Chronicling Innovators | |
| Bibliography | |
| The Challenge of Innovating in Government | p. 59 |
| Introduction: The Case for Change | |
| Five Innovation Building Blocks | |
| Winning Hearts and Minds: Implementation Techniques | |
| Who Innovates? A Challenge to Received Wisdom | |
| Supporting Innovation | |
| Conclusions and Recommendations | |
| Identifying Obstacles | |
| Research Methodology | |
| Endnotes | |
| Bibliography | |
| Creating a Culture of Innovation: 10 Lessons from America's Best Run City | p. 107 |
| Introduction | |
| Lessons Learned | |
| Conclusion | |
| Bibliography | |
| San Diego County's Innovation Program: Using Competition and a Whole Lot More to Improve Public Services | p. 143 |
| Introduction | |
| The Innovation Process | |
| Grading the Programs | |
| Making It Stick | |
| Concluding Thoughts | |
| Competition and Reengineering Group Projects | |
| Endnotes | |
| Bibliography | |
| Innovation in the Administration of Public Airports | p. 169 |
| Introduction: Innovation at Airports | |
| Case Studies | |
| Lessons Learned | |
| Recommendations | |
| Endnotes | |
| About the Contributors | p. 213 |
| About The PricewaterhouseCoopers Endowment for The Business of Government | p. 218 |
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