Criteria-base measurement of collaborative innovation and its impact on public problem solving and value creation There is an increasing demand for new and better measurement tools that can help researchers, policymakers and program managers to assess collaborative efforts to enhance public innovation in order to solve complex problems and enhance the creation of public value. Building on a research project that developed and tested a criteria-based assessment tool, this chapter makes the case for criteria-based measurement of collaborative innovation and its impact on public problem solving and value creation. First, we explain the main purposes and characteristics of criteria-based measurement of collaborative governance initiatives. Then, we define the key variables and indicators of collaboration, innovation and public value. Next we present the results from deploying the tool to measure and assess 24 cases of collaborative crime prevention. Finally, we discuss the prospects for criteria-based measurement of collaborative innovation processes and their public value outcomes. Criteria-based measurement Collaborative innovation Public value Impact Effects Outcomes Criteria-based measurement Collaborative innovation Public value Impact Effects Outcomes Social science 10.4337/9781802200645.00023 Jacob Torfing e1ec4b50-495a-4099-b390-d615c659d6fb 0000-0002-9627-086X Professor dk Universitetsvej 1, 25.2, DK-4000 Roskilde, Danmark jtor@ruc.dk https://forskning.ruc.dk/da/persons/e1ec4b50-495a-4099-b390-d615c659d6fb Andreas Hagedorn Krogh Anders Ejrnæs 6f3961c3-d96f-435c-be82-7e07d0bb86ef Professor (MSO) dk Universitetsvej 1, 25.3, DK-4000 Roskilde, Danmark ejrnaes@ruc.dk https://forskning.ruc.dk/da/persons/6f3961c3-d96f-435c-be82-7e07d0bb86ef Peter Triantafillou Jenny Lewis Roskilde Universitet Institut for Samfundsvidenskab og Erhverv ISE Roskilde University Department of Social Sciences and Business DSSB https://forskning.ruc.dk/da/organisations/495e7ce2-0fa1-4924-a705-60094367f470 Roskilde Universitet Institut for Samfundsvidenskab og Erhverv Roskilde School of Governance RSGOV Roskilde University Department of Social Sciences and Business Roskilde School of Governance RSGOV Roskilde School of Governance (RSGOV) https://ruc.dk/rsg Forsvarsakademiet Royal Danish Defence College dk Roskilde Universitet Institut for Samfundsvidenskab og Erhverv Changing Societies: Welfare and Diversity VELCI Roskilde University Department of Social Sciences and Business Changing Societies: Welfare and Diversity VELCI https://forskning.ruc.dk/da/organisations/66038738-ed3f-494a-bf11-f4295878818d Roskilde Universitet Institut for Samfundsvidenskab og Erhverv VELNET - Nationalt Netværk for Velfærdsstudier VELNET Roskilde University Department of Social Sciences and Business VELNET - The Danish National Network for Welfare State Studies VELNET Nationalt Netværk for Velfærdsstudier https://ruc.dk/velnet Roskilde Universitet Institut for Samfundsvidenskab og Erhverv Social Dynamics and Change CSCPP Roskilde University Department of Social Sciences and Business Social Dynamics and Change CSCP https://forskning.ruc.dk/da/organisations/4bcf5cf7-d1d9-4fea-ba82-f0d57a25daa6 handleNet https://hdl.handle.net/1800/ee5a21e3-edb1-4867-830e-501afc69bcdd Handbook on Measuring Governance 1 9781802200638 Cheltenham Edward Elgar Publishing 2024 10.4337/9781802200645 204-215 Elgar Handbooks in Public Administration and Management https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-on-measuring-governance-9781802200638.html