Mapping Innovation Management Systems A Guide to ISO 56001 and Its Principles

Preface

About the Authors

Introduction

Chapter 1. Leadership for Innovation: Managing Complexity and Driving Transformation

·       Leadership According to ISO 56000 Series Requirements   

·       Leadership and Schumpeterian Dynamics: Driving Creative Destruction              

·       Corporate Leadership            

·          Leadership for Organizational Innovation  

·          Leadership for Balancing Innovation and Entrepreneurial Capacities    

·       Future-Focused Leadership

·          Balancing Management and Leadership    

·          Strategic and Structural Leadership for Innovation             

·       References     

Chapter 2. Innovation Strategy: A Framework for Sustainable Competitive Advantage          

·       Strategy According to ISO 56000 Series Requirements    

·       Strategic Context for Innovation and Technological Progress Over the Last Four Decades

·       Cultural Foundations of Innovation Strategy             

·       Innovation Strategy Framework        

·          Strategic Vision and Alignment in Innovation Management          

·          Business Model Innovation and Value Creation     

·       Market Dynamics and Strategic Trade-Offs             

·          Disruptive Change and First-Mover Advantage      

·          Balancing Innovation Protection and Diffusion      

·          Balancing Speed, Credibility, and Competitive Space in MVP Design           

·       References     

Chapter 3. Exploiting Insights and Realizing Value: A Strategic Framework for Innovation Management 

·       Systematic Exploitation of Insights and Value Realization According to the ISO 56000 Series       

·       Mapping the Innovation Landscape: From the Solution-Problem Space to Utility-Meaning Models         

·       Appropriability Regime and Value Innovation         

·          The Appropriability Regime and Legal Protection  

·          Value Innovation         

·          Innovation Appropriability and Value Distribution

·          Free Cash Flow as a Measure of Value Creation    

·       Uncovering Deep Insights and the Cultural Base of Innovation   

·          Systematic Insight Generation          

·          Customer-Centered Perspectives and Market Redefinition          

·       References       

Chapter 4. Adaptability and Managing Uncertainty   

·       The Adaptability and Managing Uncertainty According to ISO 56000 Series Requirements              

·       Experimental Innovation Loops: Reducing Uncertainty and Entrepreneurial Risk

·       Adaptability as a Response to Innovation Uncertainty      

·          Building Organizational Adaptability to Manage Innovation Uncertainty

·       Business Model Innovation as an Adaptive Strategy           

·       Financing Innovation: Approaches and Models     

·          Capital Markets and Collaboration Dynamics Between IDEs and Risk Capital Providers       

·          Beyond Budgeting: Adaptive Financial Models for Innovation in a Dynamic Environment

·       References     

Chapter 5. A Systems Approach to Innovation Management        

·       The Systems Approach According to ISO 56000 Series Requirements   

·       Innovation Systems: Structured Frameworks and Integrated Processes       

·         Navigating the Evolution of Technology Through S-Curves and Readiness Frameworks   

·         Managing Disruptive Technologies: Contrasting Approaches of Large Enterprises and Innovation-Driven Enterprises (IDEs)             

·       Measuring Innovation Performance: A Balanced, Strategic, and Adaptive Approach

·         The Complexity—and Necessity—of Measuring Innovation

·       Notes

·       References     

Chapter 6. Organizational Culture and Effective Collaboration  

·       Culture and Collaboration According to ISO 56000 Series Requirements              

·       Establishing a Culture for Innovation            

·         The Interplay Between Strategy and Culture            

·         Transforming Organizational Culture for Innovation           

·       Enhancing Collaboration and Knowledge Sharing

·         Innovation Ecosystems and the Collaboration for Knowledge Integration              

·       Collaboration and Network Governance     

·         Managing Corporate Partnerships  

·         Structured Governance of Innovation Networks   

·       References

Appendix: ISO 56001 Elements vs ISO 56000 Principles                  

Index

Biography

Alberto Bettanti, PhD, has been bridging consulting, academia, and entrepreneurship for 20+ years by helping startups and global enterprises navigate innovation, compliance, and risk management. As the founder of a consultancy, he drives business transformation, integrating innovation strategies, risk frameworks, and International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standards. An academic and researcher, he teaches at top universities, shaping future business leaders in management and economics. And an entrepreneur at heart, he’s recently launched startups in beverage and Edtech industries.

Noemi Scimeca is a recent graduate in industrial engineering from the University of Pavia, Italy. She is now pursuing a master’s degree in management engineering at the Polytechnic University of Turin. With a humanistic background gained through her linguistic studies, she brings a balanced mix of technical curiosity and open-minded perspective. Her academic journey includes several international experiences focused on language and intercultural learning, fueling her passion for global collaboration.