GInI sets the standard for innovation excellence around the globe.

About GInI

GInI is the world’s leading professional certification, business accreditation, and membership association in the field of innovation. GInI aims to advance individual careers and transform organizational achievements by advancing the profession of innovation leadership. It does this through its globally recognized standards, tools, publications, resources, professional development courses, certifications, applied research, and networking opportunities. All certificates and accreditations available through GInI reflect the most current methods, trends, and strategies in innovation leadership. GInI sets the standard for innovation excellence around the globe.

GInI Mission

To transform people, organizations and the world to Innovation 2.0 and beyond.

GInI awards innovation certifications to professionals who:

  1. Meet strict professional experience and educational requirements.
  2. Pass a challenging exam.
  3. Commit to ethical practices.
  4. Maintain their certifications through continuing Innovation education.

Findings from GInI’s recent survey conducted in September of 2019 shows that:

  1. 79% of recruiters favor candidates with a solid professional certification profile.
  2. 84% of business leaders believe that having Innovation-certified professionals gives the company an exceptional competitive edge over competitors.
  3. 68% of managers stated that Certified Innovation Professionals demonstrate better knowledge and motivation, and consistently outperform in the workplace.

GInI Vision

A better performing world because of us.

Why GInI?

There are countless sources that individuals and organizations can turn to in their quest for knowledge and insight – not to mention professional certification and business accreditation – in the field of Innovation. These range from universities, to consultancies, to professional societies, to any number of accreditation bodies. However, if one looks truly deeply into their respective curricula – examining them critically – what they will discover is that these curricula generally fall into one of two groups – either practical and applied, or else academic. In addition, they will also find that inside these two groups, the caliber of the curriculum will likewise vary – in some cases significantly.

When one does this, what they will discover is that:

  • GInI is the only professional certification and business accreditation body in the entire world whose curriculum both reflects a very practical and applied business perspective and has been developed to the highest possible caliber.
  • GInI’s curriculum was created and is maintained by working business professionals for working business professionals – those who must take this knowledge and apply it to their everyday work and challenges. All other bodies offering professional certification and/or business accreditation in the field of Innovation approach the subject from a purely academic perspective. Their curriculum has been developed by academicians, resulting in content that is out of touch with the real-world pressures and challenges of the actual business environment. Their academic treatment of the subject is very much divorced from those realities, meaning that its value to real-world business leaders and professionals is extremely limited.
  • Global Innovation Institute’s curriculum has been developed, and is maintained, by actual real-world business leaders, each of whom possess decades of experience leading and executing Innovation inside the real-world business environment.
  • GInI’s curriculum, its professional certifications, and its business accreditations are all the only such programs in the field of Innovation reflecting a real-world treatment of the topic – what we refer to as Applied Business Innovation.

No other party in the world has content or programs that even begin to approach those of GInI.

Global Innovation Institute stands alone. It is in a category unto itself – head and shoulders above all others.

Welcome to the new world of Innovation. Welcome to GInI.

GInI Brand

Welcome to the new world of Innovation. Welcome to GInI.

For too long the world has gone without a clear, strong voice for what makes effective innovators, innovation managers, innovation strategists, and innovation executives. We’re here to change that.

GInI brand was designed to stand out and represent clearly who we are and how we think and act differently about Innovation. It is our unique identity as the go-to source for advancing Innovation as a formal profession. In the very crowded marketplace of voices, our recognized certifications, accreditations, and other resources demonstrate our commitment to this cause, and to giving the world the best possible standards against which to gauge innovation prowess.

As we continue our global expansion, we are committed to constantly providing the tools and resources businesses and government agencies need to stay on the leading edge of innovation capability.