Municipal public innovation laboratories. Procedure for their implementation

Abstract

This article is the result of the implementation of a municipal public innovation laboratory in the municipality of Bahía Honda, Artemisa province. It responds to the preparation of managers and citizens in science and innovation in the co-creation of solutions to common problems, as a participatory, scientific and sustainable way. Its creation responds to the needs of Cuba's social economic development. Its objective is to propose a procedure for its implementation in Cuban municipalities. For the work with theory, the methods of Analysis-Synthesis, Induction-Deduction and Modeling were used to arrive at theoretical conclusions for the design of the contextualized procedure. For the diagnosis and transformation of the practice, the following methods were used: Documentary Analysis, Interview, Participant Observation, Expert Criteria and Triangulation. The article defines the laboratory with its function and explains the eleven steps that make up the four stages of the procedure. The laboratories constitute spaces to promote a culture of innovation and in them there is a construction of knowledge and learning that becomes preparation for managers and citizens. The proposed procedure is dialectic, participatory, strategic and scientific; applicable to different contexts in the country.