Edge151 Institute
How the Institute works
The Institute publishes models, methods and standards. It does not sell help meeting them. This page sets out what that separation means in practice, who maintains the published work, and what applying it does not entitle anyone to claim.
- WHAT IT PUBLISHES
- Models, standards, and the instruments built on them
- WHAT IT SELLS
- Nothing. No training, consulting or assessment
- WHO MAY USE IT
- Anyone. The published work is open
The separation, and why it exists
A body that defines a standard and also charges to help organisations meet it has an interest in that standard being hard to meet. The interest does not have to be acted on to be a problem. It is enough that a reader cannot tell whether it was.
So the line is drawn and published. The Edge151 Institute defines and maintains its standards. It does not deliver training or consulting against them, and it does not assess any organisation’s conformance.
Anyone may work to a published standard, including firms who charge for helping organisations meet it. The Institute neither endorses nor approves them, and no relationship with the Institute should be read into their doing so.
Edge151 publishes and sells no services either. The two are kept distinct for clarity, not because one compensates for the other.
What the Institute does
- Writes and publishes models and standards, openly and in full.
- Maintains them, with a version and a date on every issue.
- Keeps superseded versions available, so past work can be read against the version it was done under.
- States plainly what each standard covers and what it does not.
- Builds instruments that apply the models, and publishes how they score.
What it does not do
- Deliver training, consulting or facilitation against its own standards.
- Assess, certify, accredit or approve any organisation or individual.
- Maintain a register of anyone who has applied a standard.
- Issue marks, badges or logos for display.
- Endorse, partner with or approve firms who work to its standards.
How published work changes
Every standard and model carries a version number and a date. Changes are recorded, so a reader can see what moved between issues, and an organisation that applied an earlier version can see whether the change affects them.
| State | What it means |
|---|---|
| Draft | Published for reading and comment. May change materially without notice. |
| Issued | Carries a version and a date. Safe to apply and to cite. |
| Superseded | Replaced by a later version, and kept available. |
Proposed changes are welcome from anyone applying the work. Where a change is adopted it appears in the next issue, not silently in the current one.
What applying a standard does not entitle anyone to claim
Applying a standard published here does not make an organisation certified, accredited, approved or assured by anyone. There is no award behind it, no register, and no verification.
An organisation may state that it works to a standard and describe what it has in place. It may not state or imply that it has been assessed, approved or recognised by the Edge151 Institute or any other body.
An individual may describe their own capability in the terms a standard uses. They do not thereby hold a qualification.
These are starting frameworks, not legal advice. Data protection, employment and sector-specific regulation take precedence over anything published here, and an organisation applying a standard remains responsible for meeting them.
Who maintains this
The Edge151 Institute owns its published work and is the only party that may change it. Enquiries about a standard, including proposed changes and corrections, go to hello@edge151.com or through the contact page.
The Institute was founded by Alastair Jupp and is based in Jersey. There is no review panel, no committee and no membership. Saying so is more useful than implying a structure that does not exist.
What is published
BERM
The Business Evolution and Resilience Model. Ten elements describing an organisation’s ability to evolve at the pace change demands.
AI CAPABILITY
What an organisation needs in place to adopt AI and keep adopting it, and what its people need to be able to do.