The following Framework for an Innovative Jurisdiction was developed by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. We provide the framework as a reference point for policymakers and stakeholders who wish to gain a broader view from the perspective of academia. In particular, Part 3 offers a set of performance measures for evaluating civic innovation initiatives.
The Framework is as follows:
Facilitate or encourage efforts to improve collaboration across agencies or sectors
Provide platforms that encourage new innovators and new ideas, new funding, and more volunteer service
Support the operational capacity of innovators and the development and adoption of their promising ideas
Utilize data to better understand problems, track results, and direct funds to proven policies and programs
Create new funding mechanisms to address risk, such as an innovation fund, leveraging private funding when possible
Level the playing field for new ideas or new providers by addressing rules and administrative hurdles in government spending
Reward and protect risk taking activities, as well as recruiting risk takers or innovators
Mobilize community awareness and the public will for change and innovation
Empower clients to participate in their own progress, including choice and active feedback on programs and services
Source: http://www.innovations.harvard.edu/showdoc.html?id=2849663