GInI Certified Chief Innovation Officer (CCInO)® is GInI’s recognition of senior business leaders who have demonstrated an advanced understanding of key topics relating to enterprise innovation, innovation strategy, innovation groups, innovation spaces, management and workplace innovation, and other leading innovation practices. CCInO certification affirms an individual’s proficiency in executive-level innovation practices and methods. This includes enterprise innovation programs, the GInI Enterprise Innovation Architecture, innovation strategy formation, the GInI Strategic Innovation Compass, the GInI Strategic Innovation Roadmap, strategic innovation portfolios, management, and workplace innovation, the GInI Experiential Human Innovation Framework, innovation group design, innovation space design, outcome-driven innovation, discovery-driven innovation, and innovation maturity.
- Foundations of Strategic Innovation
- The Role of Innovation Strategy – What we WANT to do, and WHY.
- The Strategic Innovation Pathways
- The Strategic Innovation Vehicles
- The Innovation Strategy Portfolio & Selection Matrix
- Understanding the Front End / Mid Zone/ Back End of Innovation
- El Foundation
- El Procedures
- El Enablers
- El Engagement
- El Financing
- El Reinforcement
To be eligible for the CCInO exam, an individual must meet ONE of the following criteria:
- Hold a CInP Certificate plus a minimum of four years of professional experience.
- Hold a CInS Certificate plus a minimum of three years of professional experience.
- A minimum of five years of professional experience with a Master’s degree or higher.
- A minimum of seven years of professional experience with a Bachelor’s degree.
- A minimum of ten years of professional experience with less than a Bachelor’s degree.
- A minimum of two years in a similar C-level role (eg CEO, CTO, CMO, CIO, BU GM, EVP, etc) in an organization like where one intends to apply the CCInO certification, regardless of degree.
