Innovation management - Fundamentals and vocabulary (ISO 56000:2020)
1.1 This document provides the vocabulary, fundamental concepts and principles of innovation management and its systematic implementation. It is applicable to:a) organizations implementing an innovation management system or performing innovation management assessments b) organizations that need to improve their ability to effectively manage innovation activities c) users, customers and other relevant interested parties (e.g. suppliers, partners, funding organizations, investors, universities and public authorities) seeking confidence in the innovation capabilities of an organization d) organizations and interested parties seeking to improve communication through a common understanding of the vocabulary used in innovation management e) providers of training in, assessment of, or consultancy for, innovation management and innovation management systems f) developers of innovation management and related standards.1.2 This document is intended to be applicable to:a) all types of organizations, regardless of type, sector, maturity-level or size b) all types of innovations, e.g. product, service, process, model and method, ranging from incremental to radical c) all types of approaches, e.g. internal and open innovation, user-, market-, technology- and design-driven innovation activities.This document specifies the terms and definitions applicable to all innovation management and innovation management system standards developed by ISO/ TC 279.
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