Understanding the Innovation Cities Indexes

Innovation Cities - Changing the World 1 City at a time.

A quick free guide for online & other resources to understand & interpret the Innovation Cities Indexes 2009 (Global & Regional), for indexes released online from July 28 [...]

What are the Performance Indicators for Innovation in a City?

These are the Indicators we use in the Innovation Cities Program – and the basis for assessing our Innovation Cities Index – the largest ranking of 256 cities worldwide. [...]

Comparing Livable Cities vs Innovation Cities.

Seattle - often a Livable City... is it an Innovation City? PHOTO SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA PUBLIC DOMAIN

Livability measures which city you would like to live in now. Innovation Cities measures innovation pre-conditions now leading to mid-term future economic & social performance. To answer some questions: ie. Which cities will outperform then? And how can cities improve their social & economic performance? Where will the next big ideas derive [...]

Innovation Indicators FAQ

Innovation Cities - Changing the World 1 City at a time.

The most frequently asked questions on how Cities ‘Innovation Indicators’ are used in Innovation Cities program – as updated & appended from time to [...]

Innovation Cities – More than a Ranking

Innovation Cities - Changing the World 1 City at a time.

Offering the world’s first comparative city data [...]

Value of Innovation Cities Benchmarking

Innovation Cities - Changing the World 1 City at a time.

Benchmarking allows cities to make global comparison, and improve their economic, social & cultural [...]

How to define 2thinknow Innovation Cities

What is an Innovation [...]