YAPP, Chris <br/><br/>
Innovation, Futures Thinking and Leadership 

 - Oxford :  Blackwell Publishing ,  January 2005 
<br/><br/> There are at least three strands of innovation: generating value from putting ideas into practice; creativity and inventive space; and macro-level social change. Recognizing the sources of and barriers to innovation in the public sector, this article reflects on how innovation and creativity in these senses can be nurtured and how the public sector can improve its policy and organizational processes to increase innovation