ISO/TC 279/WG 3 - Tools and methods

This document provides guidance on managing opportunities and ideas by: — explaining the reasons for and the value of managing ideas effectively; — describing how to prepare for front end innovation activities; — addressing people and organization issues, including innovation leadership, culture and strategy; — detailing innovation activities and their interrelationships; — outlining activity and process evaluation considerations that are important for innovation success. A sub-set of processes are addressed as described in ISO 56002, i.e. identifying opportunities, creating concepts, and validating them. The activities within these processes, when managed together, bring forward viable innovation concepts for development. Developing these innovation concepts into solutions and deploying these solutions is addressed by ISO 56002 and is outside the scope of this guidance document. This document provides guidance for any innovation type along the continuum from incremental to radical innovation, as defined in ISO 56000. This guidance is intended for: — any user involved in innovation, whether for an organization or individual; — any organization type or scale; — any understanding of value creation and realization, whether for profit, social impact, changes in strategic direction, or any other purpose. This document can help organizations to systematically manage their opportunities and ideas to realize greater value from front end innovation activities to arrive at go/no–go decisions for development. There is no one method or set of tools for use in all situations. Choice is impacted by a range of related considerations to be addressed in this document.

This document provides guidelines for supporting strategic intelligence within innovation management. It aims at addressing the following areas concerning strategic intelligence at strategic and operational levels: — creating a strategic intelligence management strategy to support innovation in an organization; — establishing strategic intelligence management in support of the innovation activities and initiatives within the innovation management system and the related innovation processes; — applying strategic intelligence tools and methods in support of the innovation activities and initiatives within the innovation management system and the related innovation processes. Strategic intelligence is transversal and cross-sectorial by nature. It is not limited to innovation activities and can apply to all areas where knowledge is required for strategic decision-making and consequent actions. This document is not applicable to: — certification; — data protection.

Efficient management of IP is key to support the process of innovation, is essential for organizations' growth and protection, and is their engine for competitiveness. This document proposes guidelines for supporting the role of IP within innovation management. It aims to address the following issues concerning IP management at strategic and operational levels: — Creating an IP strategy to support innovation in an organization; — Establishing systematic IP management within the innovation processes; — Applying consistent IP tools and methods in support of efficient IP management. This document can be used for any type of innovation activities and initiatives.

This document provides a guidance for innovation partnerships. It describes the innovation partnership framework (see Clause 4 to Clause 8) and the sample corresponding tools (see Annex A to Annex E) to — decide whether to enter an innovation partnership, — identify, evaluate and select partners, — align the perceptions of value and challenges of the partnership, — manage the partner interactions. The guidance provided by this document is relevant for any type of partnerships and collaborations and it is intended to be applicable to any organizations, regardless of its type, size, product/service provided, such as: a) start-ups collaborating with larger organizations; b) SMEs or larger organizations; c) private sector entities with public or academic entities; d) public, academic or not-for-profit organizations. Innovation partnerships start with a gap analysis, followed by the identification, and engagement, of potential innovation partners and the governance of their interaction. NOTE The essence of an innovation partnership is for all parties to mutually benefit from working together in the context of an opportunity for innovation. This document is not applicable to organizations seeking innovation by merger or acquisition.