Implementing Open Innovation in the Public Sector: The Case of Challenge.gov

Ines Mergel, Kevin C. Desouza · 2013 · Public Administration Review

Summary. The Obama administration launched Challenge.gov to bring open innovation practices from the private sector into federal government. The platform crowdsources solutions to complex public problems by tapping external problem solvers and collective intelligence. The paper examines how the General Services Administration implemented this crowdsourcing approach, documenting the change management process and lessons learned for designing open innovation in government agencies.

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Mergel, I., & Desouza, K. C.. (2013). Implementing Open Innovation in the Public Sector: The Case of Challenge.gov. Public Administration Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12141

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DOI: 10.1111/puar.12141
Countries: United States
Regions: North America
Categories: policy, innovation-networks, general-innovation
Added: 2026-04-28