Public sector creativity as the origin of public sector innovation: A taxonomy and future research agenda

This systematic literature review analyses how public servants apply workplace creativity to come up with ideas for public sector innovations, defining public sector creativity and analyzing its practices, features, trends, and hiatuses in knowledge for which we provide a future research agenda. Cre...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Public administration (London) 2023-06, Vol.101 (2), p.539-556
Hauptverfasser: Houtgraaf, Glenn, Kruyen, Peter M., Thiel, Sandra
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
container_end_page 556
container_issue 2
container_start_page 539
container_title Public administration (London)
container_volume 101
creator Houtgraaf, Glenn
Kruyen, Peter M.
Thiel, Sandra
description This systematic literature review analyses how public servants apply workplace creativity to come up with ideas for public sector innovations, defining public sector creativity and analyzing its practices, features, trends, and hiatuses in knowledge for which we provide a future research agenda. Creativity is the origin of innovation. Public sector creativity, however, is theoretically undefined and underexamined, resulting in unclarity on what constitutes public sector creativity. We define public sector creativity as “public servants coming up with novel and useful ideas through various practices.” Our findings indicate that public servants apply at least six taxonomically distinctive creative practices, and although they are involved to different extent in generating the initial idea and thus do not always generate ideas autonomously, they are creative in finding alternative ways to come up with ideas. However, our review indicates hiatuses in knowledge on public sector creativity, for which we provide a future research agenda. Dit systematisch literatuuronderzoek analyseert hoe ambtenaren creativiteit toepassen om op ideeën voor innovaties in de publieke sector te komen, definieert creativiteit in de publieke sector en analyseert de werkwijzen, eigenschappen, trends en kennishiaten waarvoor we een onderzoeksagenda opstellen. Creativiteit is de oorsprong van innovatie. Creativiteit in de publieke sector, echter, is theoretisch gezien ongedefinieerd en onderbelicht, resulterende in onduidelijkheid wat creativiteit in de publieke sector inhoudt. Wij definiëren creativiteit in de publieke sector als “ambtenaren die op nieuwe en bruikbare ideeën komen door middel van verscheidene werkwijzen.” Onze bevindingen tonen dat ambtenaren minimaal zes taxonomisch verschillende creatieve werkwijzen toepassen, en ondanks dat zij in verschillende mate betrokken zijn bij het genereren van ideeën en daarmee deze niet altijd autonoom genereren, zijn zij creatief in het vinden van alternatieve manieren om op ideeën te komen. Echter, ons onderzoek toont kennishiaten betreffende creativiteit in de publieke sector, waarvoor wij een onderzoeksagenda opstellen.
doi_str_mv 10.1111/padm.12778
format Article
fullrecord <record><control><sourceid>proquest_cross</sourceid><recordid>TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2822272774</recordid><sourceformat>XML</sourceformat><sourcesystem>PC</sourcesystem><sourcerecordid>2822272774</sourcerecordid><originalsourceid>FETCH-LOGICAL-c3378-fff414469657e6d50f789237039d2cf187e99e76692fc9d5f8fda15e53fa639b3</originalsourceid><addsrcrecordid>eNp90LtOwzAUBmALgUQpLDyBJTakFF8SO2arylUqogPMluvYravWDnZSyNuTEhYWznKW7z9H-gG4xGiC-7mpVbWbYMJ5eQRGOGc8E0SIYzBCiNKMElGegrOUNgihnBX5CLhFu9w6DZPRTYhQR6Mat3dNB1WCzdrAEN3KeRgsrP9I533Y9zb4WziFjfoKPuz6lK-gbZs2GhhNMirqNVQr4yt1Dk6s2iZz8bvH4P3h_m32lM1fH59n03mmKeVlZq3NcZ4zwQpuWFUgy0tBKEdUVERbXHIjhOGMCWK1qApb2krhwhTUKkbFko7B1XC3juGjNamRm9BG37-UpCSE8L6dvFfXg9IxpBSNlXV0OxU7iZE8VCkPVcqfKnuMB_zptqb7R8rF9O5lyHwDd9B3NQ</addsrcrecordid><sourcetype>Aggregation Database</sourcetype><iscdi>true</iscdi><recordtype>article</recordtype><pqid>2822272774</pqid></control><display><type>article</type><title>Public sector creativity as the origin of public sector innovation: A taxonomy and future research agenda</title><source>Wiley-Blackwell Journals</source><source>PAIS Index</source><source>Worldwide Political Science Abstracts</source><source>Business Source Complete</source><source>EBSCOhost Political Science Complete</source><creator>Houtgraaf, Glenn ; Kruyen, Peter M. ; Thiel, Sandra</creator><creatorcontrib>Houtgraaf, Glenn ; Kruyen, Peter M. ; Thiel, Sandra</creatorcontrib><description>This systematic literature review analyses how public servants apply workplace creativity to come up with ideas for public sector innovations, defining public sector creativity and analyzing its practices, features, trends, and hiatuses in knowledge for which we provide a future research agenda. Creativity is the origin of innovation. Public sector creativity, however, is theoretically undefined and underexamined, resulting in unclarity on what constitutes public sector creativity. We define public sector creativity as “public servants coming up with novel and useful ideas through various practices.” Our findings indicate that public servants apply at least six taxonomically distinctive creative practices, and although they are involved to different extent in generating the initial idea and thus do not always generate ideas autonomously, they are creative in finding alternative ways to come up with ideas. However, our review indicates hiatuses in knowledge on public sector creativity, for which we provide a future research agenda. Dit systematisch literatuuronderzoek analyseert hoe ambtenaren creativiteit toepassen om op ideeën voor innovaties in de publieke sector te komen, definieert creativiteit in de publieke sector en analyseert de werkwijzen, eigenschappen, trends en kennishiaten waarvoor we een onderzoeksagenda opstellen. Creativiteit is de oorsprong van innovatie. Creativiteit in de publieke sector, echter, is theoretisch gezien ongedefinieerd en onderbelicht, resulterende in onduidelijkheid wat creativiteit in de publieke sector inhoudt. Wij definiëren creativiteit in de publieke sector als “ambtenaren die op nieuwe en bruikbare ideeën komen door middel van verscheidene werkwijzen.” Onze bevindingen tonen dat ambtenaren minimaal zes taxonomisch verschillende creatieve werkwijzen toepassen, en ondanks dat zij in verschillende mate betrokken zijn bij het genereren van ideeën en daarmee deze niet altijd autonoom genereren, zijn zij creatief in het vinden van alternatieve manieren om op ideeën te komen. Echter, ons onderzoek toont kennishiaten betreffende creativiteit in de publieke sector, waarvoor wij een onderzoeksagenda opstellen.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0033-3298</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1467-9299</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1111/padm.12778</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd</publisher><subject>Classification ; Creativity ; Government employees ; Innovations ; Literature ; Literature reviews ; Public sector ; Trends ; Workplaces</subject><ispartof>Public administration (London), 2023-06, Vol.101 (2), p.539-556</ispartof><rights>2021 The Authors. published by John Wiley &amp; Sons Ltd.</rights><rights>2021. This article is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><oa>free_for_read</oa><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><citedby>FETCH-LOGICAL-c3378-fff414469657e6d50f789237039d2cf187e99e76692fc9d5f8fda15e53fa639b3</citedby><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c3378-fff414469657e6d50f789237039d2cf187e99e76692fc9d5f8fda15e53fa639b3</cites><orcidid>0000-0002-1970-437X</orcidid></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><linktopdf>$$Uhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111%2Fpadm.12778$$EPDF$$P50$$Gwiley$$Hfree_for_read</linktopdf><linktohtml>$$Uhttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111%2Fpadm.12778$$EHTML$$P50$$Gwiley$$Hfree_for_read</linktohtml><link.rule.ids>314,776,780,1411,27845,27903,27904,45553,45554</link.rule.ids></links><search><creatorcontrib>Houtgraaf, Glenn</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Kruyen, Peter M.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Thiel, Sandra</creatorcontrib><title>Public sector creativity as the origin of public sector innovation: A taxonomy and future research agenda</title><title>Public administration (London)</title><description>This systematic literature review analyses how public servants apply workplace creativity to come up with ideas for public sector innovations, defining public sector creativity and analyzing its practices, features, trends, and hiatuses in knowledge for which we provide a future research agenda. Creativity is the origin of innovation. Public sector creativity, however, is theoretically undefined and underexamined, resulting in unclarity on what constitutes public sector creativity. We define public sector creativity as “public servants coming up with novel and useful ideas through various practices.” Our findings indicate that public servants apply at least six taxonomically distinctive creative practices, and although they are involved to different extent in generating the initial idea and thus do not always generate ideas autonomously, they are creative in finding alternative ways to come up with ideas. However, our review indicates hiatuses in knowledge on public sector creativity, for which we provide a future research agenda. Dit systematisch literatuuronderzoek analyseert hoe ambtenaren creativiteit toepassen om op ideeën voor innovaties in de publieke sector te komen, definieert creativiteit in de publieke sector en analyseert de werkwijzen, eigenschappen, trends en kennishiaten waarvoor we een onderzoeksagenda opstellen. Creativiteit is de oorsprong van innovatie. Creativiteit in de publieke sector, echter, is theoretisch gezien ongedefinieerd en onderbelicht, resulterende in onduidelijkheid wat creativiteit in de publieke sector inhoudt. Wij definiëren creativiteit in de publieke sector als “ambtenaren die op nieuwe en bruikbare ideeën komen door middel van verscheidene werkwijzen.” Onze bevindingen tonen dat ambtenaren minimaal zes taxonomisch verschillende creatieve werkwijzen toepassen, en ondanks dat zij in verschillende mate betrokken zijn bij het genereren van ideeën en daarmee deze niet altijd autonoom genereren, zijn zij creatief in het vinden van alternatieve manieren om op ideeën te komen. Echter, ons onderzoek toont kennishiaten betreffende creativiteit in de publieke sector, waarvoor wij een onderzoeksagenda opstellen.</description><subject>Classification</subject><subject>Creativity</subject><subject>Government employees</subject><subject>Innovations</subject><subject>Literature</subject><subject>Literature reviews</subject><subject>Public sector</subject><subject>Trends</subject><subject>Workplaces</subject><issn>0033-3298</issn><issn>1467-9299</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2023</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><sourceid>24P</sourceid><sourceid>7TQ</sourceid><sourceid>7UB</sourceid><recordid>eNp90LtOwzAUBmALgUQpLDyBJTakFF8SO2arylUqogPMluvYravWDnZSyNuTEhYWznKW7z9H-gG4xGiC-7mpVbWbYMJ5eQRGOGc8E0SIYzBCiNKMElGegrOUNgihnBX5CLhFu9w6DZPRTYhQR6Mat3dNB1WCzdrAEN3KeRgsrP9I533Y9zb4WziFjfoKPuz6lK-gbZs2GhhNMirqNVQr4yt1Dk6s2iZz8bvH4P3h_m32lM1fH59n03mmKeVlZq3NcZ4zwQpuWFUgy0tBKEdUVERbXHIjhOGMCWK1qApb2krhwhTUKkbFko7B1XC3juGjNamRm9BG37-UpCSE8L6dvFfXg9IxpBSNlXV0OxU7iZE8VCkPVcqfKnuMB_zptqb7R8rF9O5lyHwDd9B3NQ</recordid><startdate>202306</startdate><enddate>202306</enddate><creator>Houtgraaf, Glenn</creator><creator>Kruyen, Peter M.</creator><creator>Thiel, Sandra</creator><general>Blackwell Publishing Ltd</general><scope>24P</scope><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>7TQ</scope><scope>7UB</scope><scope>8BJ</scope><scope>DHY</scope><scope>DON</scope><scope>FQK</scope><scope>JBE</scope><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1970-437X</orcidid></search><sort><creationdate>202306</creationdate><title>Public sector creativity as the origin of public sector innovation: A taxonomy and future research agenda</title><author>Houtgraaf, Glenn ; Kruyen, Peter M. ; Thiel, Sandra</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c3378-fff414469657e6d50f789237039d2cf187e99e76692fc9d5f8fda15e53fa639b3</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2023</creationdate><topic>Classification</topic><topic>Creativity</topic><topic>Government employees</topic><topic>Innovations</topic><topic>Literature</topic><topic>Literature reviews</topic><topic>Public sector</topic><topic>Trends</topic><topic>Workplaces</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Houtgraaf, Glenn</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Kruyen, Peter M.</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Thiel, Sandra</creatorcontrib><collection>Wiley Online Library Open Access</collection><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>PAIS Index</collection><collection>Worldwide Political Science Abstracts</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences (IBSS)</collection><collection>PAIS International</collection><collection>PAIS International (Ovid)</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences</collection><collection>International Bibliography of the Social Sciences</collection><jtitle>Public administration (London)</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Houtgraaf, Glenn</au><au>Kruyen, Peter M.</au><au>Thiel, Sandra</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Public sector creativity as the origin of public sector innovation: A taxonomy and future research agenda</atitle><jtitle>Public administration (London)</jtitle><date>2023-06</date><risdate>2023</risdate><volume>101</volume><issue>2</issue><spage>539</spage><epage>556</epage><pages>539-556</pages><issn>0033-3298</issn><eissn>1467-9299</eissn><abstract>This systematic literature review analyses how public servants apply workplace creativity to come up with ideas for public sector innovations, defining public sector creativity and analyzing its practices, features, trends, and hiatuses in knowledge for which we provide a future research agenda. Creativity is the origin of innovation. Public sector creativity, however, is theoretically undefined and underexamined, resulting in unclarity on what constitutes public sector creativity. We define public sector creativity as “public servants coming up with novel and useful ideas through various practices.” Our findings indicate that public servants apply at least six taxonomically distinctive creative practices, and although they are involved to different extent in generating the initial idea and thus do not always generate ideas autonomously, they are creative in finding alternative ways to come up with ideas. However, our review indicates hiatuses in knowledge on public sector creativity, for which we provide a future research agenda. Dit systematisch literatuuronderzoek analyseert hoe ambtenaren creativiteit toepassen om op ideeën voor innovaties in de publieke sector te komen, definieert creativiteit in de publieke sector en analyseert de werkwijzen, eigenschappen, trends en kennishiaten waarvoor we een onderzoeksagenda opstellen. Creativiteit is de oorsprong van innovatie. Creativiteit in de publieke sector, echter, is theoretisch gezien ongedefinieerd en onderbelicht, resulterende in onduidelijkheid wat creativiteit in de publieke sector inhoudt. Wij definiëren creativiteit in de publieke sector als “ambtenaren die op nieuwe en bruikbare ideeën komen door middel van verscheidene werkwijzen.” Onze bevindingen tonen dat ambtenaren minimaal zes taxonomisch verschillende creatieve werkwijzen toepassen, en ondanks dat zij in verschillende mate betrokken zijn bij het genereren van ideeën en daarmee deze niet altijd autonoom genereren, zijn zij creatief in het vinden van alternatieve manieren om op ideeën te komen. Echter, ons onderzoek toont kennishiaten betreffende creativiteit in de publieke sector, waarvoor wij een onderzoeksagenda opstellen.</abstract><cop>Oxford, UK</cop><pub>Blackwell Publishing Ltd</pub><doi>10.1111/padm.12778</doi><tpages>18</tpages><orcidid>https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1970-437X</orcidid><oa>free_for_read</oa></addata></record>
fulltext fulltext
identifier ISSN: 0033-3298
ispartof Public administration (London), 2023-06, Vol.101 (2), p.539-556
issn 0033-3298
1467-9299
language eng
recordid cdi_proquest_journals_2822272774
source Wiley-Blackwell Journals; PAIS Index; Worldwide Political Science Abstracts; Business Source Complete; EBSCOhost Political Science Complete
subjects Classification
Creativity
Government employees
Innovations
Literature
Literature reviews
Public sector
Trends
Workplaces
title Public sector creativity as the origin of public sector innovation: A taxonomy and future research agenda
url https://sfx.bib-bvb.de/sfx_tum?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&ctx_enc=info:ofi/enc:UTF-8&ctx_tim=2025-01-24T18%3A21%3A48IST&url_ver=Z39.88-2004&url_ctx_fmt=infofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rfr_id=info:sid/primo.exlibrisgroup.com:primo3-Article-proquest_cross&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:journal&rft.genre=article&rft.atitle=Public%20sector%20creativity%20as%20the%20origin%20of%20public%20sector%20innovation:%20A%20taxonomy%20and%20future%20research%20agenda&rft.jtitle=Public%20administration%20(London)&rft.au=Houtgraaf,%20Glenn&rft.date=2023-06&rft.volume=101&rft.issue=2&rft.spage=539&rft.epage=556&rft.pages=539-556&rft.issn=0033-3298&rft.eissn=1467-9299&rft_id=info:doi/10.1111/padm.12778&rft_dat=%3Cproquest_cross%3E2822272774%3C/proquest_cross%3E%3Curl%3E%3C/url%3E&disable_directlink=true&sfx.directlink=off&sfx.report_link=0&rft_id=info:oai/&rft_pqid=2822272774&rft_id=info:pmid/&rfr_iscdi=true