GInI’s recognition of working professionals who have demonstrated an advanced understanding of key topics relating to business innovation and innovation management. CInP certification affirms an individual’s proficiency at key and foundational innovation methods and tools. This includes: research and insights mining, brainstorming and the GInI Breakthrough Innovation Method, Design Thinking, innov
– World Changers of the Business World The Innovation Fundamentals
– Getting to Know Business Innovation Getting Innovation Done
– Running Innovation Projects in the Business Innovation’s Design Outputs
– The Many Forms of “What’s New” The Effective Innovator
– Einstein, Edison, Jobs, and You Creativity, Ideation, & Brainstorming
– Tapping Into Innovation’s Source of Life The GInI Breakthrough Innovation Method
• Running the Front End of Innovation
• Running the Mid Zone of Innovation
• Running the Back End of Innovation
• Core Concept in Research
• Problem / Solution Research
• Forward-Looking Research Methods
• "Hard" Research
• Developing the Insights Plan
The Innovation Manager – Grand Masters of the New
The Innovation Manager as Project Leader – Driving Focused Innovation
• Leading & Building a Core Innovation Team
• The Innovation Management Process
• Program & Project Management Tools for Innovation Management Engagement
– The Art of Participatory Innovation Designing Innovation Spaces The Innovation Manager as Liaison – Leveraging Open Innovation Storytelling
– How to Spark the Imagination & Turn Ships Selecting the Winning Ideas
– "My Innovation is Better Than Your Innovation Integration"
– Putting It All Together
The training associated with CInP certification is designed to impart an understanding of a number of foundational topics on Innovation and Innovation Management, including: the fundamentals of Business Innovation; the different types of innovation that businesses produce; the profiles of different innovator types; an understanding of imagination, creativity, ideation, and brainstorming; how to drive Innovation projects inside of businesses; the use of insights research for Innovation; what Design Thinking is; storytelling; idea evaluation and selection; the Innovation Management process; the role of Innovation Program Leaders; and the role of Innovation Project Leaders.