Concluding this section one can say that there is a relation between theories of
networked governance and collaborative innovation in the public sector with regard to
the integration of a variety of actors. Yet, the views on networked governance do not
sufficiently explain the scope and width of collaborative innovation. Explanations based
on networked governance either only focus on collaborative production of public value
or do not recognize the importance of wide and diverse range of actors for collaborative
innovation. The circumstance does not mean that public sector theories about networked
governance are meaningless in explaining collaborative innovation; however one needs
to look outside the boundaries of public sector theory and practice to trace further
origins of collaborative innovation. Since many management theories and tools applied
in the public sector come from the private sector (Albury, 2005), it is reasonable to
investigate in how far collaborative innovation hasroots in the private sector.