It varies from sector to sector. Take IT, for example. It's an area where change happens at a breakneck pace, and it's important to make sure that applicable standards adjust accordingly. Industry needs must dictate how frequently those standards are adjusted. That way, it's possible to take precursors like additive manufacturing and 3D technologies into account. It's a field that evolves at lightning speed, and the standards community can certainly adjust its approach to ensure that standards lead to innovation. Allow me to explain. Instead of setting specific objectives, organizations can develop performance standards rather than prescriptive ones.
And the same goes for codes. Building codes are really heading in that direction. Rather than describe something, standards describe a desired performance, providing the parameters in which businesses in the field can innovate. That's how.