Certified Innovation Associate (CInA)®
The GInI Certified Innovation Associate® (CInA®) is GInI’s special recognition of university students – generally those nearing their graduation date – who have demonstrated a clear understanding of certain fundamental topics pertaining to business innovation and to serving as a contributing innovator inside the business environment.
CInA® certification affirms the student’s understanding of key, foundational innovation concepts and practices, including: how to be an effective innovator, conducting research to uncover new insights, brainstorming & the GInI Breakthrough Innovation Method, Design Thinking, executing innovation projects, developing business plans & pitching new concepts, launching & scaling new business ventures, and new venture funding mechanisms.
For university students preparing to enter into the workforce, there is no better way to stand out as a knowledgeable innovator – one with the knowledge and ability to deliver meaningful new innovation inside a business – than the GInI Certified Innovation Associate® certification.
You will come to understand what innovation is and the role it plays in driving businesses forward. You will learn how to think differently about the value and experiences you deliver to your markets. You will learn specific methods and techniques for pursuing innovation and ensuring that innovation projects make it successfully from concept to reality.
By learning how to drive powerful, market-led solutions to emerging challenges, you will become recognized as the driving force for constantly reconnecting businesses to their markets at increasingly higher levels. This will enable you to deliver meaningful impact on behalf of your business and secure its place as a truly innovative organization.
To maintain your CInA certification, you must earn 45 Innovation Development Units (IDUs) every three (3) years or retake the CInA exam.
