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CInP GInI Certified Innovation Professional (CInP) Free Practice Exam Questions (2025 Updated)

Prepare effectively for your GInI CInP Certified Innovation Professional (CInP) certification with our extensive collection of free, high-quality practice questions. Each question is designed to mirror the actual exam format and objectives, complete with comprehensive answers and detailed explanations. Our materials are regularly updated for 2025, ensuring you have the most current resources to build confidence and succeed on your first attempt.

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Hard Research generally consists of two areas, namely Technology Research & Development and Intellectual Property Research.

Select one correct answer from the list:

A.

Theoretical Science and Journal Publication

B.

Scientific Discovery and Engineering Design

C.

Technology Research & Development and Intellectual Property Research

D.

Psychology Research & Development and Real Property Research

Becoming an Innovation Manager gives one a chance to make a name for themselves by ________________.

Select one correct answer from the list

A.

leading the most radical and demanding innovation efforts

B.

showing off how much they know

C.

demonstrating lean thinking skills and financial acumen

D.

demonstrating leadership skills and business acumen

The three phases of Innovation Projects is a concept used to categorize __________ within specific phases of an innovation project.

Select one correct answer from the list

A.

the level of risk incurred

B.

the types of work to be done

C.

the types of insight needed

D.

the amount of cost incurred

Wizard of Oz Prototypes are prototypes used to emulate the automated functionality of an artifact even though said functionality happens as a result of a person making it happen manually behind the scenes.

Select one correct answer from the list:

A.

User Experience Prototypes

B.

Looks-Like Prototypes

C.

Wizard of Oz Prototypes

D.

Works-Like Prototypes

The purpose of a business is what?

Select one correct answer from the list

A.

To create value for its different stakeholders.

B.

To grow to a large enough size that it can influence society.

C.

To make money, in the form of profit.

D.

To develop and sell good products and services.

In order to become an effective innovator, one must embrace which of the following?

Select one correct answer from the list:

A.

An eagerness to explore, experiment, and experience

B.

All the answers are correct

C.

A disdain for stasis and the status quo

D.

A sense of entrepreneurialism

Stage 6 of the GInI Innovation Management System is called __________ and defines the business' __________

Select one correct answer from the list

A.

Scale / Innovation Payback

B.

Pilot / Innovation Proving Ground

C.

Initiation / Innovation Pipeline

D.

Selection / Innovation Funnel

The final step for projects in the Back End is to ramp up production and deliver of the offering. This completes the process of taking a new idea from concept to reality, and - because of scaling up the offering - is where the business will finally begin to do what?

Select one correct answer from the list

A.

Realize its return on the investment.

B.

Reward the team that launched the offering.

C.

Relax and enjoy the benefits for the next several years.

D.

Be able to tout how innovative it is.

A cardinal rule for Project Leaders leading their teams in needfinding is to never pursue innovation for the sake of being innovative. Why is this?

Select one correct answer from the list:

A.

Without a clear understanding of the deeper market need involved, it usually just results in another "me too" offering

B.

It may raise different stakeholders' expectations too high beyond what the business can safely deliver

C.

They must also combine the innovation with effective marketing if they really want to look innovative

D.

Because being innovative is now looked down upon by most customers

"Question Storming benefits from people fully abandoning their preconceived understanding of a situation and starting over at the beginning with some very basic, fundamental questions. This is known as what?"

Select one correct answer from the list:

A.

A Dummy's Mind, or "Think Like a Machine".

B.

A Dreamer's Mind, or "Think Like a Free Spirit".

C.

A Starter's Mind, or "Think Like a Rookie".

D.

A Beginner's Mind, or "Think Like a 4 Year Old".

Having a proposed new innovation fail is acceptable so long as the Innovation Team is able—through various "stress-test" business experiments—to force it to fail early on, rather than at the Eleventh Hour, so that the team avoids unnecessarily wasting resources.

Select one correct answer from the list:

A.

convince the business to move forward with it anyway

B.

justify why they pursued the concept in the first place

C.

force it to fail early on, rather than at the Eleventh Hour

D.

eventually get it to work

With experience, Project Leaders learn to structure the work of their projects to ensure the necessary actions are taken to follow a good innovation process.

Select one correct answer from the list:

A.

manage each detail of the work their team does

B.

cast a compelling vision

C.

structure the work of their projects

D.

recruit very capable people

To craft a compelling story, Innovation Teams must skillfully weave together a narrative around their challenge that does what to the listener?

Select one correct answer from the list:

A.

Stimulates them intellectually and moves them emotionally.

B.

Keeps their minds from wandering elsewhere.

C.

Educates them academically and trains them practically.

D.

Invokes neuroelectrical stimulation and frontal cortex processing.

Good Innovation Teams - those populated with the right types of individuals - should be given what in their work?

Select one correct answer from the list

A.

Latitude and autonomy.

B.

Lots of opportunities to play and have fun.

C.

Detailed instructions and clear guidance.

D.

A strict, well-defined mandate with predefined plans.

As a Project Leader, the Innovation Manager typically drives focused innovation work inside of a portfolio of projects.

Select one correct answer from the list:

A.

Secret skunkworks projects that few know about

B.

A portfolio of projects

C.

Individual projects

D.

The business' innovation program

Brainstorming, also known as Structured Ideation, is a process where teams do what to generate novel new ideas?"

Select one correct answer from the list:

A.

Tell compelling stories to one another.

B.

Challenge each other to individually come up with the best ideas.

C.

Pool their collective intelligence.

D.

Crowdsource new ideas from the public.

_____________ people make for good Innovation Team members because they love to constantly experience new people, places, and things.

Select one correct answer from the list

A.

Very secure

B.

Lonely

C.

Inherently brilliant

D.

Highly experiential

Projects in the Back End must ultimately take all of the upfront work done in the Front End and Mid Zone and, via a carefully managed development process, turn that into _______________.

Select one correct answer from the list

A.

new insights the team can use to further refine its Innovation Intent.

B.

a precision-engineered offering that performs better than any other competing offering on the market

C.

a product or service design that in theory should be able to deliver on its Innovation Intent

D.

a well-designed product or service that delivers on its Innovation Intent

Technology Innovation is any new innovation that delivers greater value and/or a better customer experience as a direct consequence of using a new technology.

Select one correct answer from the list:

A.

Adding new features to the offering

B.

Hyping a new technology

C.

Initiating research and development into a new technology

D.

Using a new technology

The fourth step for projects in the Mid Zone is for teams to develop a sound business case for the opportunity. This is important because it will be used for the business’ highly-critical decision on whether or not to make the major investment required to continue moving the project forward toward development and commercialization.

Select one correct answer from the list:

A.

Market this new innovation at such a level that no one can ignore it

B.

Build a new facility to produce this new innovation

C.

Continue moving the project forward toward development and commercialization

D.

Pivot the entire business around this new innovation

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