Applying social innovation theory to examine how community co-designed health services develop: using a case study approach and mixed methods
Summary. Community co-designed health services in rural Australia emerge when local participants combine contextual knowledge with external facilitation, but require manager and policymaker support to sustain. Social innovation theory effectively explains how grassroots innovations develop through three stages: growth, development, and diffusion. Political relationships and compatibility with existing health systems determine whether innovations survive beyond pilot phases.
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Farmer, J., Carlisle, K., Dickson‐Swift, V., Teasdale, S., Kenny, A., Taylor, J., Croker, F., Marini, K., & Gussy, M.. (2018). Applying social innovation theory to examine how community co-designed health services develop: using a case study approach and mixed methods. BMC Health Services Research. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-2852-0
Farmer, Jane, et al. “Applying social innovation theory to examine how community co-designed health services develop: using a case study approach and mixed methods.” BMC Health Services Research, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-2852-0.
Farmer, Jane, Karen Carlisle, Virginia Dickson‐Swift, Simon Teasdale, Amanda Kenny, Judy Taylor, Felicity Croker, Karen Marini, and Mark Gussy. 2018. “Applying social innovation theory to examine how community co-designed health services develop: using a case study approach and mixed methods.” BMC Health Services Research. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-018-2852-0.
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- DOI
- 10.1186/s12913-018-2852-0
- Countries
- Australia
- Regions
- Oceania
- Categories
- rural-healthcare, innovation-theory, regional-innovation-systems, general-innovation
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- 2026-04-28