Developed by innovation management professionals, this Body of Knowledge provides a succinct, guided tour of the field’s extensive knowledge base and contemporary understanding for practising innovation management professionals. This guide structures the key insights from landmark publications according to the ISO 56000 family of innovation management standards, providing a useful foundation for a globally recognized innovation management profession.

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The Body of Knowledge is free and it covers both the jobs to be done (ISO 56001) and selected competences required (ISO 56011, forthcoming). It serves as a shared, open resource for practitioners, executives, trainers, consultants, certification bodies, and scholars—a common global vocabulary for the profession.​