PROBLEM SOLVING

Problem Solving

Problem Solving

Collaborative problem solving can be seen as a subset of governance practices focused on cooperative efforts of government, business, stakeholders, and citizens for solving concrete and urgent collective problems.

The concept comes from theories about education and pedagogical studies. In education, the concept is used to refer to a specific learning strategy in which the pupils jointly solve a specific theoretical or practical problem. In the public sector, the concept is frequently used in accounts of public participation in policy-making processes, especially in the new organizational governance (Edelenbos, 2005).

Compared to the concept of collaborative governance (see Collaborative Governance entry), ...