Cognitive Edge Accreditation principles and process
What is accreditation
Anyone can attend a Cognitive Edge Accreditation programme to gain a deeper understanding of the Cognitive Edge methods. Attendance provides the option of then joining the Cognitive Edge Network as an accredited practitioner.
Benefits of accreditation
- Deeper exposure to Cognitive Edge methods
- Opportunity to join the Cognitive Edge Network
- Practitioners are invited to regular swarmings of the Network
- Accredited practitioners of good standing in the Network will be able to receive commission on selling SenseMaker™ software
Outline of the course
The three day workshop is focused on groups and individuals that are interested in developing internal capabilities with Cognitive Edge methods for their organisations. The methods effectively provide internal or front-line employee groups an ability to develop their own solutions to challenging organisational issues.
Areas of application include:
- Capturing knowledge from retiring employees in a way that retained staff find value in using the captured knowledge
- Mapping organizational culture and initiating change through self-descriptive awareness
- Improving the connectivity of organizations with the application of social network analysis and social network stimulation
- Story and narrative informed communication strategies
- Weak signal threat detection related to markets, competitors, work environment changes (i.e. safety) and entrained or patterned thinking
- The use of dissent, diversity, and perspective shifting for improved innovation, strategy, and leadership development
Principles of accreditation
- The accreditation process is voluntary. Once attending a Cognitive Edge Accreditation course run by an approved Network practitioner, or a previous Cynefin Certification Approved course, a person can register. There are no exams.# Registration is completed by following the applicable step below. A new, publicly visible practitioner profile will be created that allows capture of training details, project records and related confirmation from clients and other practitioners in the Network, with a record of methods used, and the basis (if any) of mentoring on early use.
- A legal ‘Practitioner Agreement’ will be agreed to in the process, relating to quality control, use of the Cognitive Edge brand, and client confidentiality and ethics.
- The practitioner profiles are used for quality control (by making claims of experience transparent) and to facilitate connections within the Network. Practitioners are requested to quote the reference for their profile page when proposing to clients, to encourage its use as a validation mechanism.
- Upon entering details of a client engagement, the client may be contacted by Cognitive Edge for ‘yes / no’ verification of the details. If the client does not verify the account, then the client engagement record will be removed.
- Accreditation training is provided by a limited number of approved practitioners from the Network.
- Mentoring is a value adding service that may or may not be offered by the Network practitioner offering accreditation in your geography. Newly accredited practitioners can also seek mentoring from experienced Network practitioners, who can be found through their profiles on the site. Mentoring on first use of methods is recommended and its use will form a part of the practitioner profile.
Dates of accreditation
http://www.cognitive-edge.com/calendar-accreditation.php
For people who have not attended an Approved Accreditation Program
When you have registered for and attended a Cognitive Edge Accreditation Approved program, you will automatically receive an email shortly after the conclusion of the program, inviting you to become an accredited practitioner and setting out the applicable details.
For people who have previously attended an Approved Accreditation or Cynefin Certification Program
Please Note: Your application will also serve as your acceptance of the provisions of the Operating Principals and Practitioner Agreement. Please click on the links to view these documents.
If you have not previously applied for Cynefin Certification but would now like to apply for Accreditation, please - Select the Accreditation / Certification Approved Program you attended, or if your approval for (pre)Accreditation was based on other criteria please select "Alternative Criteria Accepted".
If the Accreditation / Certification Approved Program you attended is not shown on the list, please First Select "Program not in this list" and enter the Program name in the field provided.
Then enter your details and Click on Send Application to send us an email with your details and the Program that you attended.