This paper advances a practice-oriented bridge between helix models and ISO 56012 to manage mission-oriented innovation ecosystems as reliable producers of public value. Building on the Sextuple Helix (6H), we map Annex SL clauses to ecosystem roles, shared “commons” (knowledge, data, standards, testbeds), and a minimum metric set that integrates market performance with equity, safety, and environmental quality. The approach reframes innovation from an end in itself to a governed capability, aligning incentives across public, private, academic, civil society, media, and environmental actors. We contribute: (i) a clause-by-clause governance blueprint, (ii) operational KPIs spanning adoption, interoperability, and social-environmental outcomes, and (iii) a lightweight pathway to scale through auditable logs and PDCA at ecosystem level. Results suggest the bridge reduces fragmentation, accelerates diffusion, and strengthens digital trust and accountability, enabling portfolios that create both public value and private returns. We discuss implementation risks and outline research directions for longitudinal validation across domains (energy, mobility, health).

Innovation oriented to the common good, because ecosystems that manage innovation effectively and sustainably generate shared value and enable the common good more effectively than a single organization.