The 2thinknow Innovation Cities Index is a public city rankings of cities as innovation destinations now. Cities that innovate now are likely to have stronger economic & social performance in the next 2-15 years.

In short, the 2thinknow Innovation Cities Index  predicts relative future value of major cities innovation based on current trends – and responses.

See: Just released > Innovation Cities Global 256 Index – listing 256 cities worldwide.

Basis: In 2009, the IC Index does this by examining 162 Innovation Indicators weighted against key trends in the 2010-2020 corridor. The final 3-stage segment ‘Index’ analysis is based on 2thinknow unique innovation analysis approach.

Academic or Personal Use.

The Innovation Cities Index is publicly available from this website and is promoted in numerous media and online. The Index consists of 3 years:

• Innovation Cities Rankings 2007
• Innovation Cities Index 2008
• Innovation Cities Index 2009 (Now released!)

Detailed Information.

Analysis behind the 2009 Index rankings are available for purchase directly from 2thinknow:

Innovation Cities Analysis [ICA] Report 2009 contains details of the 162 indicators, their basis, city overall scores, as well as 2thinknow’s underlying innovation models.

Single City Data-sets [SCD] are available for all individual global cities scored on 162 data points in Microsoft Excel. Detailed city-level data. Ready-to-go analysis & pictorial charts.

Next: There also a number of services & customised data available to Cities, Business, Government & NGOs as a result of the > Innovation Cities Program