Understanding citizen-driven innovation

Citizen-driven innovation refers to the process where citizens actively participate in the innovation process, contributing ideas, solutions, and actions to address societal, community, or environmental challenges. This approach leverages the collective intelligence, skills, and experiences of the public to co-create innovations that are more inclusive, sustainable, and aligned with the needs and values of the community. Citizen-driven innovation often involves collaboration between citizens, government, NGOs, and private entities, employing tools such as crowdsourcing, participatory design, and open innovation platforms to engage a wide range of stakeholders in the problem-solving process.

Our journey with citizen-driven innovation

Our journey into citizen-driven innovation took its first steps with the government-backed initiative Hack for Sweden, an endeavor that laid the groundwork for what was to become a more expansive and impactful...