1.1本文件为建立、实施、维护和持续改进创新管理体系提供指导，供所有已建立的组织使用。适用于: a） 通过发展和展示其有效管理创新活动以实现预期成果的能力来寻求持续成功的组织； b） 用户、客户和其他相关方，寻求对组织创新能力的信心； c） 寻求通过对创新管理体系构成要素的共同理解来改善沟通的组织和利益相关方； d） 提供创新管理和创新管理系统的培训、评估或咨询服务； e） 政策制定者，旨在提高针对组织创新能力和竞争力以及社会发展的支持计划的有效性。 1.2本文件中的所有指南均为通用指南，旨在适用于: a） 所有类型的组织，不分类型、部门或规模。重点放在已建立的组织上，理解到临时组织和初创企业也可以通过全部或部分应用这些准则而受益； b） 所有类型的创新，如产品、服务、过程、模型和方法，从增量到激进； c） 所有类型的方法，例如内部和开放式创新、用户、市场、技术和设计驱动的创新活动。 它不描述组织内的详细活动，而是提供一般性的指导。它没有规定创新活动的任何要求或具体工具或方法。

1.1 This document provides guidance for the establishment, implementation, maintenance, and continual improvement of an innovation management system for use in all established organizations. It is applicable to: a) organizations seeking sustained success by developing and demonstrating their ability to effectively manage innovation activities to achieve the intended outcomes; b) users, customers, and other interested parties, seeking confidence in the innovation capabilities of an organization; c) organizations and interested parties seeking to improve communication through a common understanding of what constitutes an innovation management system; d) providers of training in, assessment of, or consultancy for, innovation management and innovation management systems; e) policy makers, aiming for higher effectiveness of support programs targeting the innovation capabilities and competitiveness of organizations and the development of society. 1.2 All the guidance within this document is generic and intended to be applicable to: a) all types of organizations, regardless of type, sector, or size. The focus is on established organizations, with the understanding that both temporary organizations and start-ups can also benefit by applying these guidelines in all or in part; b) all types of innovations, e.g. product, service, process, model, and method, ranging from incremental to radical; c) all types of approaches, e.g. internal and open innovation, user-, market-, technology-, and design-driven innovation activities. It does not describe detailed activities within the organization, but rather provides guidance at a general level. It does not prescribe any requirements or specific tools or methods for innovation activities.