Zachary Spicer, associate professor in the School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA), has edited a new book titled Inside Public-Sector Innovation. The book features local administrators in Canada who have successfully moved innovations from conception to reality. The administrators share their expertise and experiences, including strategies taken, lessons learned and challenges faced across projects in policy domains such as public health, service delivery and more.
The book has received positive reviews. Jason Reynar of Lerners LLP said, “Every Canadian municipal leader should have a copy of this work. The case studies provide excellent frameworks, as they move from ideation to implementation through the innovation journey.â€
Spicer holds a PhD in political science from the University of Western Ontario. He previously served as an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at Brock University and completed post-doctoral fellowships at the University of Toronto’s Institute of Municipal Finance and Governance and the Laurier Institute for the ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ of Public Opinion and Policy at Wilfrid Laurier University.
In addition to his academic career, Spicer has worked as a senior policy advisor with the Ontario Public Service and as director of research and outreach with the Institute of Public Administration of Canada. He is the recipient of both the Susan Clarke Young Scholars’ Award and the Norton Long Young Scholars’ Award from the Urban Politics Section of the American Political Science Association.
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