Chief Epiphany Officer® Certification
The Standard for Exponential Mindset Leadership
We live in a world where exponential growth itself has become exponential. Yet most organizations — and the consultants who advise them — are still operating with incremental mental models built for a world that no longer exists.
The Chief Epiphany Officer® certification program, developed by Shift Thinking, establishes voluntary standards for businesses, business consultants, and management practices seeking to lead in an era of exponential change. Through rigorous assessment and evaluation, we certify organizations and practitioners who have demonstrated mastery of the mindset shifts required to thrive when disruption is the norm.
What We Certify
The Chief Epiphany Officer® designation signals that a business or consultant has been evaluated against Shift Thinking's standards for exponential mindset transformation and demonstrated conformity across seven core dimensions:
Mindset — The shift from incremental to exponential thinking. Can you recognize when you're seeing the new through the lens of the old? Do you challenge core assumptions rather than optimize within them?
Growth — The shift from linear projection to network effects. Are your growth models designed around the conditions that create exponential results — or are you just trying to run faster?
Organization — The shift from hierarchy to network. Can you create alignment without centralized control? Do your teams operate with the autonomy of a murmuration, not just the formation of a V?
Change — The shift from managing resistance to enabling unlearning. Do you understand that transformation is a trapeze — requiring the courage to let go of one bar before the next is firmly in hand?
Innovation — The shift from core-and-edge isolation to integrated transformation. Are you building innovation that the organization embraces, rather than protects itself from?
Engagement — The shift from transaction to relationship. Have you moved beyond the customer journey to build a Brand Orbit — an Ongoing Relationship Beyond the Individual Transaction?
AI — The shift from incremental automation to exponential capability. Are you using exponential technology to do what you've always done — or to do what was never before possible?
Our Assessment Process
Chief Epiphany Officer® certification evaluates businesses, consultants, and management practices through Shift Thinking's proprietary standards framework:
Diagnostic Assessment — We evaluate your current mental models across all seven dimensions, identifying where incremental thinking may be limiting exponential potential.
Standards Evaluation — Your business practices, consulting methodologies, and management approaches are tested against Shift Thinking's certification standards for exponential mindset leadership.
Conformity Determination — Based on our analysis, we determine conformity with Chief Epiphany Officer® certification standards and provide a detailed assessment of strengths and development areas.
Certification & Designation — Organizations and practitioners meeting certification standards earn the Chief Epiphany Officer® designation, signaling to clients, partners, and stakeholders that they operate with a verified exponential mindset.
Who This Is For
Businesses seeking to certify their teams and practices against exponential mindset standards
Business consultants who want to validate that their methodologies meet the demands of a 10^X world
Organizations ready to move beyond incremental improvement toward transformational change
The Epiphany That Changes Everything
An epiphany is the moment you see something you can never unsee. It's the instant a mental model shifts and the world looks fundamentally different. The Chief Epiphany Officer® certification ensures that this shift isn't just a moment — it's a sustained, measurable standard of practice.
Because in a world that can't be controlled, the question isn't how to run faster. It's how to think differently.
Chief Epiphany Officer® is a registered service mark of Shift Thinking®