Why are standards for innovation important?
Innovation means many different things to many different people. Without a common language and guidelines, it can be extremely difficult to communicate what you are trying to achieve with innovation to internal and external stakeholders. Adoption and application of the standards can provide clarity and consistency.
For organisations that invest in R&D: If your organisation is investing into R&D or other innovation activities it wants to maximise the value from that investment. It has a responsibility to the entire organisation to ensure that R&D and innovation projects are designed and implemented using best practice. It is also imperative that deployment is fully understood, whether that means commercial deployment or ensuring that industries or society gain value from your investments. The ISO 56000 suite of Innovation Standards help to design and implement better investment programs that deliver impact.
For organisations that deliver in R&D: If your organisation is delivering R&D services, it has a responsibility to demonstrate innovation prowess to potential customers, partners and collaborators. Alignment to the ISO 56000 suite of Innovation Standards can provide significant advantage and build trust and confidence in your research centre, institute or division.
Are the standards relevant to R&D and commercialisation?
Definitely. The standards can be applied to organisations working across R&D as well as the commercial deployment of solutions.
What is Impact Innovation’s role in developing the Standards?
Impact Innovation’s Managing Partner, Brian Ruddle, is the Chair of the Innovation Management Standards Committee for Standards Australia.
The Committee actively participate in the development of the innovation management standards. They represent Australia to monitor all work items of the international committee, attend international meetings, assess the possibility of adopting international innovation management standards for Australia and work for the net benefit of the Australian innovation community.
How is Impact Innovation applying the Standards?
- Our R&D Investment Design service helps corporate, industry and government organisations looking to enhance the performance of their innovation programs.
- Our R&D Delivery Design service helps R&D centres, institutes and business units to implement a systems approach to R&D management aligned to ISO 56002 Innovation Management System Standards.
- Our Innovation Management System Standards training provides a comprehensive overview of the standards, a system approach to innovation and application of key parts into a business.
What standards are available?
ISO 56000 – Innovation Management Fundamentals and Vocabulary. This standard covers the fundamentals and vocabulary around innovation systems.
ISO 56002 – Innovation Management Systems. This standard describes setting up an innovation management system in the context of how it drives value within an organisation.
ISO 56003 – Tools and Methods for Innovation Partnerships. This standard describes the value of a partnerships framework, how to go about entering a partnership, partner selection alignment, interactions between partners, etc.
ISO 56004 – Innovation Management Assessment. This standard helps the user understand why it is beneficial to carry out an Innovation Management Assessment (IMA), what to assess, how to carry out the IMA, and how to maximize the resulting benefits.
ISO 56005 – Tools and methods for intellectual property management. This standard includes guidelines for supporting the role of intellectual property (IP) within innovation management.
ISO 56006 – Tools and methods for strategic intelligence management. This document provides guidelines for supporting strategic intelligence within innovation management.
ISO 56007 – Tools and methods for managing opportunities and ideas. This standard provides guidance on managing opportunities and ideas.
ISO 56008 – Tools and methods for innovation operation measurements. This document provides guidance for the definition, implementation, evaluation, and improvement of the measurements necessary to effectively manage innovation activities in an organization. It establishes the fundamentals of innovation operation measurements and guides their application.
ISO 56010 – Illustrative examples of ISO 56000. This document provides descriptions, context, and examples for selected concepts of innovation management defined in ISO 56000, chosen to provide understanding of the most essential concepts in innovation management.
Where can you buy the Standards?
You can purchase the International Innovation Management Standards on the Standards Australia website or on the TechStreet website.
They are available in both hard copy and PDF.
