Reflections on Public Innovation: A Review of "Evidencias MineduLAB de Perú"

Abstract

The purpose of the article was to identify the factors that explain the low scaling of innovations in MineduLAB in Peru. The methodology had a qualitative approach, the design systematized a critique of innovations with results, identifying common and particular characteristics that allowed postulating the factors that explain the low scaling of innovations. Among the results, an innovation cycle without incentives was identified, with dispersed interests; the innovation cycle is also vulnerable to institutional and political instability; there is limited user participation in the process; it has limited results that remain as small experiences; and there is weak leadership. From the above, it has been possible to conclude that public innovation is undervalued and does not always scale up, despite obtaining results in pilot projects. Finally, it is concluded that the role of a server and modern leader with the ability to take risk, adaptable to change, but above all to understand innovation as part of achieving results and not as extra work, is essential.

Keywords

• public innovation
• scaling
• experiments
• institutional recognition
• evidence