Find out your city’s innovation potential.
The Innovation Cities™ Index is the world’s leading index classification and top ranking of cities potential as innovation economies. There are 445 cities in the Index. Our analysis is different and enlightening as it defines based on their potential for creation, implementation and communication of ideas in their urban economies.
The basis of the index is the Innovation Cities™ Framework of Factors, Segments and Indicators.
7th Year GlobalThe Innovation Cities™ Index is an index available over many years. Following are the Innovation Cities™ Indexes for all years: |
ClassificationAll cities in the Index are classified for global innovation based on their potential for innovation performance across 31 segments of their city economy. These are the 5 classes: Nexus | Hub | Node | Influencer | Upstart See > Classification explained |
By PlaceFor evaluation of your region, there are 4 regional indexes: Americas (North & South America) |
FactorsWe summarize every city on 3 factors and freely publish this score. Cultural Assets of a city from arts to sports industries. |
SegmentsIn our commercial analysis, the 3 factors are broken down into 31 industry & community segments. 2thinknow have provided analysis on innovation in these segments in reports to clients like Ernst & Young and speeches or training for industries like global banking. Review the 31 segments. |
IndicatorsDetailed commercial data is available for 162 indicators that our analysts use to create the final 3 factor city index score and ranking of top cities. This uniquely standardized data, City Benchmarking Data is available for a single city or by indicator for any of 445 cities. Here is the current list of 162 indicators. |
Resources for City Government
Innovation City Indexes are an introduction to Program Products and Packages which City Government can participate in to communicate and improve each cities economic and social development through innovation.
