TS EN ISO 56001

TS EN ISO 56001 specifies the requirements for an innovation management system that an organization can establish, implement, maintain and continually improve. The standard treats innovation as a managed capability, not just as occasional creative output, and provides a structured framework for turning ideas into value-generating results.

What an innovation management system organises

In general technical terms, an innovation management system brings together an organization’s innovation objectives, processes, roles and governance arrangements. It typically involves coordinating idea generation, opportunity assessment, portfolio management, resource allocation, risk awareness and organisational learning. This part of the ISO 56000 family is a requirements standard for organisations that want to demonstrate innovation capability and improve innovation performance.

Scope boundaries and applicability

The standard contains generic requirements that can be applied by any organisation, regardless of size or type, and regardless of the products and services it provides or the innovation approaches it uses. That makes it relevant across manufacturing, services, public-sector bodies and research-oriented organisations alike. Its value lies not in promising the same outcome for every organisation, but in offering a common and adaptable framework for managing innovation activities.

Its focus is on developing innovation capability, enhancing innovation performance and realising value for users, customers and other interested parties. It is particularly relevant where an organisation wants to connect strategy, leadership, culture, uncertainty management and value creation within a single management-system approach.