Innovation Cities™ Top 100 Index

The top 100 global cities with strong local innovation economies. These are the top 100 places to live, work and play due to their strong innovation economics, and potential. Measured from 162 indicators that cover the Cultural Assets, Human Infrastructure and Networked Markets needed for dynamic innovation economies. [...]

Innovation Cities™ Global Index 2010

Ranking and scoring cities by their innovation economy potential, the Innovation Cities™ Global Index 2010. The comprehensive ranking of cities comparative performance in the innovation economy since 2007. Publisher 2thinknow. This covers 31 sectors of the economy and community. The top 100 cities are ranked, others are awarded performance categories. [...]

Innovation Cities™ Americas Index 2010

Ranking and scoring leading cities by their innovation economy potential, 2thinknow’s Innovation Cities™ Americas Index 2010. The comprehensive urban innovation index since 2007, with top USA, Canada and South American cities ranked. [...]

Innovation Cities Europe Index 2010

Ranking and scoring leading European cities by their innovation economy potential, the Innovation Cities™ Europe Index 2010. The comprehensive urban innovation index since 2007, with detailed full European rankings. Publisher 2thinknow. [...]

Innovation Cities™ Asia Index 2010

Ranking and scoring Asian cities by their innovation economy potential, the Innovation Cities™ Asia Index 2010. The comprehensive urban innovation index since 2007, with detailed China, India, Asia, Australia/NZ rankings. Publisher [...]

Innovation Cities™ Emerging Index 2010

Ranking and scoring emerging cities by their innovation economy potential, the Innovation Cities™ Emerging Index 2010. The comprehensive urban innovation index since 2007, with combined mid-East, Africa and Caucasus rankings. Publisher [...]

National Innovation Economy Statistics

Nation-based data on cities innovation economy performance, drawing data from the Innovation Cities™ Global Index 2010. These national statistics summarize 289 cities for performance across 31 sectors of the economy and community, in 5 urban performance [...]

Call for Innovation Partners: Sponsorship opportunities for the Innovation Cities Program

2thinknow announced today international partnership and sponsorship opportunities for marketing and co-branding relationships in the Innovation Cities™ Program from suitable global travel and business organizations. [...]

Innovation Cities Index 2010 world city index, and city rankings launching soon

The world’s largest city rankings, independently compiled and based on 31 industry and community segments. 2thinknow Innovation Cities Index is launching soon… here is the very latest news on the world’s best city rankings. [...]

Why coffee, Starbucks and cafes are important to top start-up business cities

This week’s interview with Scott Kirsner, Innovation Economy, Boston Globe reminded me about coffee, cafes and Starbucks and their influence on start-up business, and how this impacts our forthcoming August Innovation Cities Index [...]

Business school rankings matter in new American cities

Business school rankings matter to city innovation. Despite a focus on R&D and patents, business commercialization is key to civic innovation. So a business school within a city, or in traveling distance of a city provides many pluses to civic innovation — especially, in pro-business North American [...]

Better city rankings - cities ranking, a better way?

City rankings. Each year global livability or other city rankings are released. Which cities rankings can you believe, and why is it that small Swiss-style cities do so very well — despite the fact that most of us choose the economic opportunity of larger cities? Can we design a better city ranking. (Hint: we think [...]

Innovation Cities Index 2010: News on the city rankings

The Innovation Cities Index 2010 – the largest broad-based city rankings are being released in August 2010, here’s the latest news, and update on the city rankings component of the Innovation Cities Program by 2thinknow. [...]

Major March Update to Innovation Cities Websites

Yes, there is major update to the Innovation Cities™ websites by 2thinknow. This site upgrade means more resources, services, reports and other data available, and a clear, concise series of sites covering Innovation Cities™ – and should now be complete May [...]

Is your city a case study in innovation?

We outline which cities are mentioned as a case study or example in the current Innovation Cities™ Analysis [...]

Innovation Cities™ Emerging 11 Index.

Middle East and Africa

Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Capetown, Jeddah and 7 others are the top 11 Innovation Cities in the Middle-East, Africa and former USSR-states region, in our independent analysis using the Innovation Cities [...]

Innovation Cities™ Americas 25 Index.

Americas Innovation Cities

The leading independent ranking of 25 top U.S., Canada and South American Innovation Cities, selected from 91 major cities across the 2 [...]

Innovation Cities™ Europe 25 Index.

The leading independent ranking of 25 top European Innovation Cities, selected from 111 major cities across the European Union, and broader European [...]

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The global city report. The Innovation Cities Analysis Report is a new concept in applied urban research, a framework for the benchmarking and social economic development of cities and urban areas by [...]

Hold a Forum Event: Inspire your city or town!

Organize an Innovation Cities™ Forum, or Regional Innovation Cities™ Forum in your town or city! See real examples and learn actual methods to economically and socially others have used internationally, to improve your community through local [...]