HCOS™ Standards
Turning Human-Centered Principles Into Practice
The Human-Centered Operating Systems™ Standards Library translates the HCOS™ Foundations into practical guidance for people, organizations, and technology.
Each standard provides a consistent approach to designing healthier systems, supporting wiser decisions, protecting human dignity, and helping people and technology work together responsibly.
The standards are organized into two levels:
Core Standards
Core Standards apply throughout the HCOS™ ecosystem. They establish shared guidance for reasoning, evidence, privacy, stewardship, decision support, AI instruments, and continuous learning.
Discipline Standards
Discipline Standards apply HCOS™ principles within specific areas, including:
Human Systems
Professional Identity
Human-Centered AI
Healthcare
Leadership
Organizational Systems
Education
Research
Creative Communication
Begin With the Architecture
The HCOS™ Architecture Standard explains how the Foundations, Standards, Disciplines, Methods, Models, AI Instruments, AI Assistants, Applications, Learning Center, Research, Community, and Governance work together as one continuously learning ecosystem.
Explore CS-001 — HCOS™ Architecture Standard