TOWARD A POLITICAL THEORY OF SOCIAL INNOVATION: COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE AND THE CO-CREATION OF SOCIAL GOODS
TOWARD A POLITICAL THEORY OF SOCIAL INNOVATION: COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE AND THE CO-CREATION OF SOCIAL GOODS
Author(s): Michael A. Peters, Richard HeraudSubject(s): Business Economy / Management
Published by: Addleton Academic Publishers
Keywords: social innovation; political theory; collective intelligence; co-creation; public goods
Summary/Abstract: This paper proposes a political theory of social innovation. The paper begins by introducing and reviewing recent claims made for the ways in which social innovation can co-create public goods and services by utilizing forms of collection intelligence (CI) and CI Internet-based platforms. The paper provides a discussion and classification of the literature on collective intelligence before investigation the question of new forms and ways of delivering public goods and services through forms of co-creation and co-production.
Journal: Journal of Self-Governance and Management Economics
- Issue Year: 3/2015
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 7-23
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English
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