An Introduction to ISO 56000 Standards

 Discover the benefits of adopting ISO 56000
 See the relationship between ISO 56000 & 9000
 Learn how to innovate the innovation process

iso 56000 innovation management

Ushering a New Era for Innovation Management

Join Planbox CEO Ludwig Melik as he highlights the newly developed ISO 56000 Standards on Innovation Management Systems (IMS), and discover how you can leverage this series in tandem with the ISO 9000 Quality Management Systems (QMS) standards series to create a complete framework for continuous improvement and sustainable innovation within your organization. Watch the webinar now to learn more.

About the Speaker

Ludwig is the CEO of Planbox, an agile innovation management platform, and IdeaConnection, an open innovation expert solver network. With more than 20 years of experience in project and innovation portfolio management, Ludwig is an esteemed thought leader and domain expert in full lifecycle innovation portfolio management, emerging tech empowerment and ecosystem enablement, and throughout his tenure has helped multinational conglomerates across industries build a sustainable business strategy embedded in a culture of innovation. Prior to Planbox, Ludwig co-founded Tenrox, a bootstrapped startup that became a leader in project management software. He was also President of Upland Software, and led the company to complete six acquisitions and IPO on the Nasdaq within 30 months.

Ludwig is deeply engaged in and actively contributes to the global innovation community, acting as a member of the ISO 56000 Committee for Innovation Management, and working closely with leading analyst firms such as Gartner, Forrester and IDC to help shape the innovation standards of tomorrow. He co-authored the book “Optimizing Project and Service-Oriented Organizations” published by Wiley, and has an authoritative blog on LinkedIn in which he regularly explores innovation through a creative lens. You can also watch his unique perspective on the 7 Habits of Highly Innovative Organizations.

Since you’re here…

ISO 56000 looks like a lot of numbers and letters, but essentially it is the international standard for innovation management. It is a set of standard operation procedures designed to provide a general framework for all organizations, regardless of type, sector or size, toward the successful implementation, maintenance and continual improvement of an innovation management system.

The ISO 56000 series lays out a general guideline for all types of innovation, such as products, services, processes, business models and methods ranging from incremental to radical, as well as all types of approaches, such as internal and open innovation for user-, market-, technology-, and design-driven innovation activities. Continue reading…