Micro-missions represent small-scale, place-based strategies for societal innovation, distinct from grand missions that target national-level transformations. They offer potential for collaborative engagement among local stakeholders in the public sector, businesses, and civil society that aims to address local needs and promote wider innovation, particularly for social and ecological progress. Despite the potential for place-based micro-missions to provide a more focused approach to tackling societal challenges, the practicalities of delivering such a strategy remain uncertain. Through an exploration of a Welsh (UK) public food micro-mission, we identify the evolving tensions and conflicts and their impact on such micro-missions and their outcomes. Our findings underscore the potential significance of tensions throughout the micro-mission process. They highlight the crucial role of regional actors in generating creative responses to tensions through proactive governance, distributed leadership, and place-based experimentation.

中文翻译：

---

在公共食品转型中履行微型任务：利用紧张局势取得创造性成果


微型任务代表小规模、基于地方的社会创新战略，与针对国家层面转型的宏伟任务不同。它们为公共部门、企业和民间社会的当地利益相关者之间的合作提供了潜力，旨在满足当地需求并促进更广泛的创新，特别是社会和生态进步。尽管基于地点的微型任务有可能提供更有针对性的方法来应对社会挑战，但实施这种战略的实用性仍然不确定。通过对威尔士（英国）公共食品微型任务的探索，我们确定了不断演变的紧张局势和冲突及其对此类微型任务及其结果的影响。我们的研究结果强调了整个微型任务过程中紧张局势的潜在重要性。他们强调了区域参与者通过积极治理、分布式领导和基于地方的实验对紧张局势做出创造性反应的关键作用。