The Cube: A Lawful, Incremental Framework for Using Public Procurement to Pull Innovation

This report argues that governments do not need to choose between lawful procurement and innovation policy. They can make procurement more innovation friendly without abandoning core procurement principles. The relevant question is not whether procurement law should be suspended in the name of innovation. The relevant question is how familiar and lawful procurement tools can be re-framed so that public buyers learn about technological possibilities, reduce uncertainty, validate solutions, and scale what works.