Innovation Professional Certification
This program is designed to innovation professionals, who aim to learn the idea generation and implementation tools for breakthrough innovations. Certified Innovation Professionals apply these tools to create more and better innovative ideas, and tackle real-world challenge by generating new growth opportunities for the organization.

Certification by level
1Description
Associate certification is designed to teach you about the use of idea generation tools in breakthrough innovation and to apply them in creating more and better innovative ideas.
2 Who Should Apply?
Individuals or practitioners looking to understand what business innovation is and what processes and tools of creative thinking are needed to generate and execute new breakthrough ideas for their organization.
3 Modules
Definition of Innovation, Business Innovation, Breakthrough Innovation, Innovation Techniques and Breakthrough Innovation Process.
4 What Includes?
Associate Certificate (based on passing score), Associate Exam Fee (online exam)
Innovation Management Body of Knowledge (IMBOK) Level 1 Guide (electronic copy/PDF) and a Remote Proctor Fee*.
1 Description
Master Certification is designed to apply Associate (Level 1) learning to a real-world issue or challenge on generating new growth ideas or opportunities for the organization.
2 Who Should Apply?
Associate Certified Professionals who would like to apply the innovation knowledge, skills and best practices they have learned in the Level 1 Certification to real world projects or situations.
3Eligibility
Applicants need to have Associate (innovation Certification Level 1) credentials.
4Documentation Requirements
Apply innovation techniques and process, do a real project or choose a past project completed within the last three years and submit details about your previous works.
Chief Innovation Officer Certification
This program is designed for leaders who aim to understand how to drive and manage business innovation within an organization. Certified Chief Innovation Officers apply a variety of tools and techniques to manage innovation portfolios and systems, establish and drive a sustainable innovation culture, and take a leadership role on innovation capacity, strategy, and discipline
Certification by level
The GIMI Chief Innovation Officer Certification Program has 2 levels of certification
1Description
Manager certification is designed to provide you with a clear understanding of the innovation management techniques that an innovation manager needs to succeed. Innovation Managers develop and manage innovation programs within their organizations
2 Who Should Apply?
Business managers who want to understand how to drive and manage innovation within the organization
3 Modules
Innovation Strategy, Innovation Capacity & Innovation Discipline
4 What Includes?
- Manager Level 3 Certificate (based on passing score)
- Manager Level 3 Exam Fee (online)
- Innovation Management Body of Knowledge (IMBOK) Level 3 Guide (electronic copy/PDF)
- Remote Proctor Fee
- Self Paced Online Course
1 Description
Leader certification applies Manager Level 3 learning to real challenges and coming up with insights and solutions in managing innovation in organizations. Applicants must submit a document experience regarding an Innovation Ecosystem created within the company or Innovation Portfolio Management. Additionally, they must write a white paper or book.
2 Who Should Apply?
Applicants need to have Level 1, 2 & 3 credentials. They have 3 months to submit documentation from the date they apply
3Eligibility
Applicants need to have Manager (innovation Certification Level 3) credentials.
4What includes
- GIMI CIO Certificate
- GIMI CIO Exam Fee (online exam)
- Innovation Management Body of Knowledge (IMBOK) Guide (ebook)
- Remote Proctor Fee
- GIMI CIO Innovation Project guide
- Revision of GIMI CIO Project and recommendations

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Our Innovation Certification Programs are design for anyone interested in becoming certified in innovation as a business discipline
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