Capítulo 1.Innovation, Government and Networks Innovation in theory Adding power to the puzzle From structure to network: The new vocabulary of power Central questions and our approach Municipal government in Victoria The 11 governments in the survey Capítulo 2.Innovation and Public Policy The role of the ‘innovation hero’ External pressures for innovation Organizational influences Innovation norms and procedures From norms to procedures: What helps or hinders innovation? Capítulo 3.Networks as Interactions and Structures The role of networks in fostering innovation Networking with local government organizations Networking with non-government organizations Networking with state and federal government organizations 62 Conference attendance and membership of associations Capítulo 4.Networks and Key Actors Our two networks: Advice and strategic information The structural properties of networks Networks as groups and boundaries Forming networks: Up, across or down? Visualizing networks Network centrality and positions The networks of CEOs and Mayors Part II Innovation inside Government Capítulo 5.Introduction to Innovation Cases Interviews with local government politicians and bureaucrats Interviews with local community leaders Capítulo 6.City of Parkside – Big Bang meets Executive Coordination The citizens of Parkside Business, industry and the local economy in Parkside Local politics in Parkside Innovation norms and procedures at Parkside The community view of innovation at Parkside Innovation cases at Parkside Innovation cases: The community view at Parkside Key innovators at Parkside Innovators and networks at Parkside Capítulo 7.City of Kilbourne – Innovation from the Middle, Out The citizens of Kilbourne Business, industry and the local economy in Kilbourne Local politics in Kilbourne Innovation norms and procedures in Kilbourne The community view of innovation at Kilbourne Innovation cases at Kilbourne Innovation cases: The community view at Kilbourne Key innovators at Kilbourne Innovators and networks at Kilbourne Capítulo 8.City of Melville – Incrementalists Rule The citizens of Melville Business, industry and the local economy in Melville Local politics in Melville Innovation norms and procedures at Melville The community view of innovation at Melville Innovation cases at Melville Innovation cases: The community view at Melville Key innovators at Melville Innovators and networks at Melville Capítulo 9.City of Millside – Small World meets Political Affiliation The citizens of Millside Business, industry and the local economy in Millside Local politics in Millside Innovation norms and procedures at Millside The community view of innovation at Millside Innovation cases at Millside Innovation cases: The community view at Millside Key innovators at Millside Innovators and networks at Millside Capítulo 10.Who are the Innovators Inside Government? Who are the innovators? Different types of networks and innovators Where are the innovators in the networks? Explaining who the innovators are Modelling the network structures around the innovators Innovation inside government