Certified Innovative Organization (CIO)®
Certified Innovative Organization (CIO)®
Certified Innovative Organization is a unique accreditation reserved exclusively for businesses and government agencies. Through a process of independent third-party review and assessment, the CIO establishes that your organization has demonstrated a certain level of maturity and capability with respect to being able to consistently deliver on short, medium, and long term innovation and growth endeavors. This distinguishes your organization among its peers and competitors as being capable of delivering leading-edge value and customer experiences to its markets.
CIO accreditation is awarded at three distinct levels, corresponding to increasing levels of innovation maturity and capability. These three levels, from the least to the most capable, are:
- Originator.
- Champion.
- Leader.
What Organizations Should Apply?
Any organization – whether for-profit, nonprofit, or governmental agency – that depends on the use of innovation in pursuing strategic aims such as growth, market leadership, and customer satisfaction will benefit and should apply.
- Manufacturing Companies – Hard Goods, Consumer Goods, High Tech, Food & Beverage, Pharmaceuticals, etc.
- Service Organizations – Banking, Finance, Insurance, Hospitality, Travel, etc.
- Entertainment Organizations – Music, Sports, Entertainment, Theme Parks, etc.
- Utility Organizations – Electric, Water, Gas, Refuse, etc.
- Extraction Organizations – Agriculture, Mining, Forestry, etc.
Benefits
Become a More Progressive, Forward–Thinking Organization
Your organization will become increasingly progressive and proactive as it pursues market leadership through innovation. By focusing on delivering next generation solutions and experiences that connect deeply with its markets, it will develop a sense of purpose in the organization and a strong engagement with the marketplace.
Ensure Your Organization’s Ongoing Relevance and Long-Term Resilience
Your organization will learn how to develop and drive the best mix of short, medium, and long-term innovations to ensure its ongoing relevance in the marketplace and its long-term resilience to the inevitable changes that will occur all around it. It will come to understand the importance of pursuing long-term growth in order to retain its position as a market leader.
Develop the Capability to Drive Innovation Strategically Throughout Your Organization
Your organization will learn how to pursue innovation strategically, and as such how to develop and implement an innovation strategy that supports its broader business strategy. It will also learn how to leverage both internal and external insights and capabilities to ensure it consistently delivers relevant and impactful value to its markets.
Show the World Your Commitment to Innovation and Progress
Your organization can wear its certification proudly as an emblem of its commitment to innovation and progress. It can likewise use its accreditation as an effective marketing tool to reinforce a message of relevance and leadership in its markets.