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The world's weekly forum for innovation leaders.

Every Wednesday at 9 AM EST, the world's most accomplished innovation practitioners share what is actually working across industries, borders, and disciplines.

180+Sessions
100+Thought leaders
30+Countries
180,000+Views
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The Think Tank meets every Wednesday, 9:00 AM EST

Speaker and session title for the upcoming week are announced weekly.
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Why the Think Tank Exists

Where innovation standards meet real-world execution.

Innovation is widely discussed and rarely executed systematically. The Think Tank closes that gap, bringing global leaders together every week to share measurable, applicable insights grounded in the ISO 56000 standards for innovation management.

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Global Community

30+ countries, 7 continents, one conversation every Wednesday.

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Standards-Based

Sessions grounded in ISO 56000, the IMBOK, and GIMI's methodology.

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Practitioner-First

No theory without practice; every speaker has done the work.

What we discuss
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Trends

Emerging trends in innovation and technology shaping what comes next.

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Innovation Practice

Innovation management methods, frameworks, and real-world practice.

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State of Innovation

How innovation is developing across countries and regions globally.

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GIMI IP & Progress

GIMI's intellectual property and progress on organizational initiatives.

Explore the Archive

180+ sessions. 100+ thought leaders. One searchable library.

The Think Tank archive spans executives, academics, and innovation experts from leading organizations and universities worldwide, on topics from AI and energy transition to fintech, healthcare, sustainability, and organizational innovation.

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Innovation Insight Reports

Beyond the session. Every talk, distilled.

GIMI publishes structured insight reports that capture the key ideas from each session and translate them into recommendations your organization can act on, with a core insight, a key finding, and a recommendation per report.

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Join the Community

Two ways to take part.

Free Access

  • Live access to every Wednesday session
  • Weekly email reminders for upcoming talks
  • Open to the global innovation community
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GIMI Member

  • Full archive access across 180+ sessions
  • Discounts on courses and masterclasses
  • Priority registration for sold-out sessions
  • Member-only sessions and roundtables
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Speak at the Think Tank

Share your expertise with 180+ innovation leaders.

The GIMI Think Tank hosts a new guest speaker every Wednesday. If you work at the frontier of innovation, as a practitioner, researcher, or executive, we want to hear from you.

"The Think Tank is where innovation standards meet real-world execution, every single week."

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