Malin Andersson
Senior lecturer
Creative Work and Social Innovation : The Case of Innovating in an Open-air Museum.
Kreativt arbete i offentlig styrning: : innovation i ett friluftsmuseum
Author
Editor
- Erika Andersson Cederholm
- Katja Lindqvist
- Philip Warkander
- Ida de Wit Sandström
Summary, in English
The public management of urban space is an everyday practice that requires development. But how is “creative work” done in a public context? The idea of offering outdoor offices and outdoor conferences is being implemented in an open-air museum, owned by a middle-sized city in Sweden. This chapter focuses on their ambitions to be innovative, and the practices officials engage in, to innovate. The ethnographic material comprises interviews texts and observations. The study draws on theory on social innovation practice (Aasen and Amundsen 2013) and on sociologist Hartmut Rosa´s (2016, 2019) concept resonance, forming an analysis of a municipality´s innovation practices as responses to change. The study finds that innovation work is presented as a more efficient use of existing resources, while it promises improved work health for the public. One conclusion is that innovation work requires communicating a culture of courage. The explored case shows the different ways in which outdoor offices and conferences are expected to create efficiency and health experiences as new potential values, proposed for citizens and visitors in the innovation practices. Doing social innovation, based on the case of outdoor offices and conferences and the concept of resonance, constitute a response to new societal norms, such as the free choice of office workplace and place independence.
Department/s
- Department of Strategic Communication
Publishing year
2024-01-12
Language
English
Publication/Series
Creative Work: Conditions, Contexts and Practices
Document type
Book chapter
Publisher
Routledge
Topic
- Public Administration Studies
- Social Sciences Interdisciplinary
Keywords
- social innovation
- public management
- creativity
Status
Published
Project
- The meeting industry of the future: business models, interactions and hospitality in the age of digitalisation
- CROCUS Kulturens rum och kreativitetens villkor
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISBN: 9781032509792