TY - GEN
T1 - Design facilitation in public sector – learnings from public libraries in Denmark
AU - Starostka, Justyna
AU - de Götzen, Amalia
AU - Morelli, Nicola
N1 - Conference code: 6
PY - 2023/7
Y1 - 2023/7
N2 - In recent years, design in the public sector has gained popularity amongst policymakers as well as among scholars. Design is perceived as a promising way to create more successful policies and public services. Despite growing popularity, a critical reflection on benefits and challenges, as well as about different understandings of design practices in the public sector, are still lacking. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate different ways public organizations engage and introduce design approach. In this paper we present 3 municipalities in Denmark and the way design is understood and implemented in organizational work practices. Our contribution to theory is twofold. First, our research responds to the recent call of different researchers to investigate how design is operationalized and drawn upon in practice by different organizations in the public sector. Second, our research contributes to the design field, by showing barriers of implementations, different benefits and challenges connected with design in organizations with no prior experience in design.
AB - In recent years, design in the public sector has gained popularity amongst policymakers as well as among scholars. Design is perceived as a promising way to create more successful policies and public services. Despite growing popularity, a critical reflection on benefits and challenges, as well as about different understandings of design practices in the public sector, are still lacking. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate different ways public organizations engage and introduce design approach. In this paper we present 3 municipalities in Denmark and the way design is understood and implemented in organizational work practices. Our contribution to theory is twofold. First, our research responds to the recent call of different researchers to investigate how design is operationalized and drawn upon in practice by different organizations in the public sector. Second, our research contributes to the design field, by showing barriers of implementations, different benefits and challenges connected with design in organizations with no prior experience in design.
UR - https://www.ippapublicpolicy.org/conference/icpp6-toronto-2023/panel-list/17/panel/design-led-policy-and-governance-in-practice-a-global-perspective/1386
M3 - Article in proceeding
BT - The 6th International Conference on Public Policy (ICPP6), Toronto Metropolitan University's Faculty of Arts and Public Policy, 27-29th June 2023
CY - Toronto, Canada
T2 - The 6th International Conference on Public Policy
Y2 - 27 June 2023 through 29 June 2023
ER -