Co-creation during COVID-19
30 comparative international case studies
Co-creation – the joint production of innovation between combinations of industry,
research, government and civil society – was widely used to respond to the challenges
raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. This paper describes 30 COVID-19 co-creation initiatives
from 21 countries and three international cases. The template focuses on initiatives’
core characteristics, including information on key co-creation partners and their
contributions, key outcomes as well as the initiatives’ size. The comparative evidence
gathered through interviews with case study initiative leaders also describes what
co-creation instruments were used, how networks leading to the collaboration were
built, what type of cross-disciplinary co-operation took place, and what role governments
played in the process and the procedures adopted to deal with the COVID-19 “exceptionality”,
including the urgency of producing implementable solutions. The information gathered
provides a basis for analyses on co-creation initiatives during COVID-19 and for drawing
potential policy implications.
Available from August 19, 2022
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