What Field Notes is
Field Notes is a numbered series of short essays on how ISO/IEC 42001 is actually being implemented — what audits reveal, where implementations stall, and how regulators and certification bodies are converging on interpretation.
Each note has a number (№001, №002…), a category, and a specific claim to make. The tone is closer to a working paper than a blog post: written from inside the practice, for practitioners.
Cadence and editorial line
Field Notes publishes when there is something worth saying — not on a fixed schedule. The bar is: does this move the reader’s understanding of the standard forward.
Three principles hold across every note:
- Nothing is anonymised badly. Where a client, audit, or entity is referenced, it is done under agreement or fully stripped. The pattern is the point, not the case.
- The standard is quoted as written. Interpretation is flagged as interpretation.
- What is uncertain is called uncertain. The certification market is young. Where practice has not yet converged, notes say so.
Where to read them
The full series lives at /blog. New notes are announced through LinkedIn.
For contributors
Field Notes is authored personally. Occasional guest contributions from other SC 42 delegates, ISO/IEC 42001 auditors, or organisations willing to speak publicly about their implementation are welcome — reach out via the Institute’s contact channels.