After way too many years dealing with standards, I've learned a couple of things - your milage may, as always, vary...
There's no reason why standards must stifle innovation, but they often do. The most common causes I've seen have been: committees of more than three (plus/minus two) are bad places to try to innovate, agendas & innovation often don't mix well, & the number one reason is that all too often, standards are proposed without thinking through the actual implementation.
The most effective standards I've seen have been the work of a very small group that shared a technical vision but didn't have a political agenda & that had already implemented something based on their proposal...
Perhaps standards are not the best vehicle for innovation...
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After way too many years dealing with standards, I've learned a couple of things - your milage may, as always, vary... There's no reason why standards must stifle innovation, but they often do. The most common causes I've seen have been: committees of more than three (plus/minus two) are bad places to try to innovate, agendas & innovation often don't mix well, & the number one reason is that all too often, standards are proposed without thinking through the actual implementation. The most effective standards I've seen have been the work of a very small group that shared a technical vision but didn't have a political agenda & that had already implemented something based on their proposal... Perhaps standards are not the best vehicle for innovation...