• The Glnl Certified lnnovation Strategist (ClnS)® is Glnlˇs recognition of business leaders who have demonstrated an  advanced understanding of key topics relating to innovation strategy, business model innovation, customer experience  innovation, and opportunity promotion.
• CInS certification affirms an individual's proficiency at select advanced innovation methods and tools. This includes  innovation strategy formation, the GInI Innovation Strategy Cycle, the GInI Strategic Innovation Compass, the GInI  Strategic Innovation Roadmap, strategic innovation portfolios, the GInI Business Model Innovation Framework and  Business Model Canvas, the GInI Customer Experience Journey Map, and the GInI Winning Business Plan and Pitch  Deck.

Setting the Framework - On Relevance

• The World's Challenge - Pace of Change
• Survival - Responsive Resilience
• On Remaining Relevant
• Lives of Business - Shortening
• Companies Still Relevant / Companies No Longer Relevant
• The First Clue - External Realities / Examples Staying ln Tune
• Responsive Adaptation
• The Mandate for Relevance / Creative Destruction
• Responsive Growth Strategy / Example
• Using Responsive Growth
• Using lnnovation for Responsive Growth

Understanding Innovation

• Why lnnovation?
• lnnovation Defined
• The Significance of lnnovation
• Why lnnovation?
• The Point of Business lnnovation
• Strategic lnnovation

lnnovation Strategy Prologue

• The Four Types of lnnovation
• The Three Time Frames of lnnovation
• Foundations of Value & S-Curves (The lnnovation Adoption Model)

Becoming Discovery-Driven

10X Breakthrough Innovation

Finding Our Hunting Grounds - The Search for New Opportunity

Establishing High Level lnnovation Strategy

• The Strategic lnnovation Pathways
• The lnnovation Strategy Portfolio
• The lnnovation Strategy Portfolio Mix

Strategic lnnovation Vehicles - Driving the lnnovation Strategy

• lnternal R&D (Organic)
• Partnerships (Extended Organic)
• Corporate Venturing (lnorganic)
• Mergers & Acquisitions (lnorganic)

The Strategic Innovation Mapping Matrix - Leveraging the Vehicles to Achieve the Pathways

Understanding the Experience Economy

• The Experience Economy
• Product Enhancement via Experiences (e.g. fitness trackers)
• Creating the Flow-Through Experience

Designing New Customer Experiences That Deliver Innovation

• lntroduction to CXJM
• The CX Design Process

Introduction to Business Model Innovation

• The Context - Business Model lnnovation
• Breakthrough Business lnnovation Model

The Deeper Impact of Innovation

• lnnovation - Beyond Offerings
• lnnovation - lnternal lmpact
• lnnovation Grounded in Markets
• lnnovation - Opportunity to Do Much More
• The Reason for innovation
• Rising Tides

Building a Winning Business Plan

• Purpose of the business plan
• Format of the business plan

Building a Winning Pitch Deck

The CInS Certification Process

1. Meet the Exam Eligibility Requirements:

A. Meet ONE of the Following criteria:

• Hold a CInP Certificate plus a minimum of 2 years of professional experience.
• A minimum of 2 years of professional experience with a Master’s Degree or Higher.
• A minimum of 4 years of professional experience with a Bachelor’s Degree.
• A minimum of 7 years of professional experience with less than a Bachelor’s Degree.

2. Pay the Exam Enrollment Fee.

3. Await the Application completeness review and approval by GInI – this may take up to 48 hours.

4. Receive the exam details from GInI.

5. Maintain your certification: You must earn 45 innovation Development Units (IDUs) every 3 years or retake the CInP exam.

• ClnS® certification is for senior business professionals who desire or intend to take on the role of lnnovation Strategist within a business, and thus wis  to develop a deeper insight into key areas of lnnovation Strategy, including the more advanced forms of Business lnnovation.
• This person will in many cases work at a Director level within the business developing specific lnnovation Strategies and leading Opportunity-  Scouting and Need finding work to define the businessˇ evolving lnnovation Portfolio.ClnS® certification is intended for senior-level managers and  directors with several years of business experience. lf one has less than four yearsˇ exerience working in lnnovation or a related area, they should first  seek ClnP® certification and at least two yearsˇ experience working in lnnovation or a related area prior to pursuing CInS certification