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Welcome to standards-for-innovation.com

March 11, 2010
By DAMVAD

Standards are often said to enhance innovation. But when is this the case? Can you also have a standard for innovation itself? What are the key features that make standards promote innovation? What are your views and thoughts about this? Do you agree with our points, do you want to supply our findings with your own thought,...
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Guide to Innovation-Standardisation

March 11, 2010
By DAMVAD

Based on interview studies we believe that a standardisation process shall be characterized by the following to promote innovation: 1)      The standardization process shall be seen as an innovation process in itself and therefore the process must never start with the final draft. 2)      A non-formalized...
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Guide to standards for innovation

March 11, 2010
By DAMVAD

Based on interview studies we believe that a standard that potentially has the ability to promote innovation should be characterised by: 1)      Being performance oriented rather than prescriptive 2)      Creating an opening to the market 3)      Being of a non-binding nature 4)      Constituting a basis, not a ceiling 5)     ...
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