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Faced with increasing demands from residents, and amidst growing legal and resource constraints, municipalities are experimenting to find new ways of making things work. Inside Public-Sector Innovation profiles the expertise and experience of local administrators in Canada who have successfully moved innovation from conception to reality.
A practitioner-oriented guide, this volume features multiple innovations from rural, urban, and suburban governments of various sizes. Exploring organizational, process, and service innovations, public administrators directly involved in their implementation highlight lessons for other practitioners considering similar strategies. Chapters cover challenges across policy domains including diversity and inclusion, public health, environmental sustainability, and service delivery inefficiencies. All together, these case studies enhance our understanding of what local public-sector innovation entails and how enterprising public servants can put it to immediate use.
Recognizing local governments in Canada as drivers of experimentation, Inside Public-Sector Innovation advances research through its rich descriptions and analysis of municipal strategies, drawing attention to the unique complications and opportunities associated with innovation at scale.
“Every Canadian municipal leader should have a copy of this work. The case studies provide excellent frameworks, as they move from ideation to implementation through the innovation journey.” Jason Reynar, Lerners LLP
“A dynamic and insightful exploration of how innovation thrives across diverse local government contexts. The examples of real-world challenges and creative solutions are both inspiring and instructive. The book’s engaging, accessible style and practitioner-led approach make it a standout contribution to the field.” Tamara Krawchenko, University of Victoria
“Inside Public-Sector Innovation is essential for those driving change in local government and beyond. It delivers important and useful messages at a critical time when change and undertainties are being faces. The book provides useful lessons which can be applied across public sectors.” Canadian Planning and Policty
Zachary Spicer is associate professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration and the head of New College at York University.
Joseph Lyons is assistant professor of political science and director of the Local Government Program at the University of Western Ontario.
Tyler Romualdi is a PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science at the University of Western Ontario.