Two assessments, built the same way
CInOrg® is assessed with InMAT, CGInO® with GInMAT. Both split an organisation into eight sections and thirty categories, and look at each one through the same four lenses. What differs is who they are for, the items behind them and how much each section weighs.
The shape of each assessment
Sections carry the weight, categories are where evidence is collected, and items carry the assessor's rating. The portal mirrors each instrument exactly.
- CInOrg® · InMAT
- Certified Innovative Organization — for companies and organisations
- 8 sections, 30 categories and 387 assessment items, each rated from 0 to 10.
- CGInO® · GInMAT
- Certified Government Innovative Organization — for government bodies only
- 8 sections, 30 categories and 407 assessment items, each rated from 0 to 10.
What the overall score is made of
The same eight sections, weighted differently. Outcomes carries the largest share in both, and more again for government bodies.
- StrategyCInOrg 14%CGInO 14%
- FoundationCInOrg 12%CGInO 12%
- ProceduresCInOrg 12%CGInO 12%
- FinancingCInOrg 10%CGInO 8%
- EnablersCInOrg 12%CGInO 12%
- EngagementCInOrg 10%CGInO 10%
- ReinforcementCInOrg 10%CGInO 10%
- OutcomesCInOrg 20%CGInO 22%
The weights as the portal scores them; the bars are drawn relative to the heaviest section.
The same four questions, thirty times
A lens is a kind of question, not a topic — the difference between an organisation that owns a policy and one that runs on it.
- Presence
- Does the thing exist — an approved document, a standing body, a defined process?
- Appropriateness
- Is it the right one for this organisation's size, sector and ambition?
- Use
- Is it actually used — by whom, how often, with what trace?
- Outcomes
- What changed because of it, and can the change be shown in numbers?
From item ratings to a result
Each item is rated 0 to 10. A category is the average of its rated items, and the overall score is the weighted sum of the categories.
- Baseline
- Where you stand before the work starts.
- Mock
- A rehearsal against the evidence as it stands, usually more than once.
- Official
- The round behind the submission. It can be final only when every item in scope is rated; then it is locked.
- An item that doesn't apply is marked not applicable with a reason. It is left out of the average, never counted as zero.
- If questions were left out of your assessment, the result says so, so it isn't compared as if it were complete.
- Levels — 3★ to 7★ — are GInI's to award. The portal shows the level a score corresponds to and the distance to the one you are aiming for.
One workspace, eleven accreditations
The Global Innovation Institute accredits organisations in eleven ways. They differ in what is assessed, not in what preparing for them takes: give out the categories, gather the evidence, answer the questions, review, score and hand over a pack.
- CInOrg®Certified Innovative Organization
- CGInO®Certified Government Innovative Organization
- CInU®Certified Innovative University
- CInGV®Certified Innovative Growth Venture
- CFSOrg®Certified Future Shaping Organization
- AInL®Accredited Innovation Lab
- ABI®Accredited Business Incubator
- AAP®Accredited Accelerator Program
- AInTP®Accredited Innovation Training Program
- AInEP®Accredited Innovation Education Program
- InE®Innovation Endorsement
The portal carries InMAT (CInOrg®) and GInMAT (CGInO®). Names and acronyms are the Global Innovation Institute's, listed as published. Ibtikar is independent of GInI and awards nothing.
What each Function is asked in writing
Alongside the documents, every category has four short written questions, one per lens, in Arabic and English.
- Four questions per category, written for a Function to answer.
- A word range set per organisation, with a live count and drafts saved as you type.
- Evidence links attach to the answer they support.
- Your consultant can leave out questions that don't apply, or add your own — added questions are never scored.
Ready to put your evidence in one place?
Request access and a consultant will open the organisation, map the functions and walk your team through the first category.