Analyst briefings explain the Innovation Cities™ Index, and city innovation for a specific city. Our analyst briefings also give Index users a chance to discuss actions for innovation for organizations and business, within a city.

Starting in 2011, organizations within 331 benchmark cities classified in the Innovation Cities™ Index are eligible for analyst briefings. The Innovation Cities™ Index 2011 is in its 5th year of publishing. Analyst briefings for a city are available to premium subscribers, or for order.

Analyst Ideas

Your analyst briefings discuss the following key points about city innovation for one city:

• Your city’s recent Index classifications
• Our current summary analysis of your city
• Current Cultural Assets and Human Infrastructure in a city
• Potential in accessing global networks from this location
• Any planned improvements
• Guidance on future Index directions

Analyst briefings can also discuss the Indexes in general, with special multi-part briefings available for multiple cities.

Briefing formats

Analyst briefings are available in 2 formats

• Phone Briefing
• Personal Video-Conference
• Personal Briefing Meeting

Phone or video briefings are available in units of an hour, personal briefings are available for longer periods (limits apply for subscriptions). Minimum days / hours may not be required based on timing.

Booking Analyst Briefings

Analyst briefings are currently available for booking from November-December 2011 onwards. In person briefings are available on a specific calendar globally, where in-person is not possible/practical a video-conference online, or with our conferencing providers in most major cities may be substituted.

Premium subscribers have either phone or personal briefings included for set times, and can book with our analysts personally. Conditions apply. See subscriptions.

Time-based Non-premium subscribers and non-subscribers can book analyst briefings at current 2thinknow consulting rates. These can be booked via details on the online request form.

Starting in 2011, the Top 100 cities of the Innovation Cities Index 2011 are eligible for cities trophies. The Innovation Cities Index 2011 is in it’s 5th year of publishing. Trophies for a city are available to premium subscribers, or for order.

Top Tier indicative trophy for 2011 onwards. Style may vary due to availability.

Trophies are attractive clear glass/crystal/polymer, engraved with:

• Name of the City / Official name of the City
• Name of the Mayor or Department
• Year of the Index
• Classification (Nexus or Hub)
• Regional Index Rank
• Global Index Rank
• Country Index Rank
• Other awards

Trophies ship in October, November each year. Shipping is included from Australia.

Ordering trophies.

Premium subscribers automatically receive trophies upon shipping. For non-subscribers, trophies can be ordered for top 100 cities. Printed certificates available and can also be ordered for all cities. > Trophy & Certificates Order form

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City Award Certificate Sample 2011 (click to enlarge)

Certificates are available for any city listed on the annual Innovation Cities™ Index. Award certificates display:

• 2thinknow logo and program branding
• Name of the City & country
• Year of Index
• City Classification in the year

Where applicable, the certificates include the global or regional ranking.

Availability

Certificates are available for 331 cities in the 2011 Index. Past years, are also available,  since 2007 (see below).

Formats

• Print certificates
• PDF certificates

Order Print Certificates

Print certificates are issued by 2thinknow on heavy paper suitable for framing & wall display.

All Program Subscribers automatically receive all certificates for their city in the Index.

Or, print certificate packs for all years can be ordered for all years of the Index since 2007.  > Trophy & Certificates Order form

Free PDF

Free PDF certificates are available for current year, showing basic information.  These can be printed on any colour laser printer, for framing. These are issued via email.

Email our analysts or contact us here for your certificate.

Index Basis

The Innovation Cities Index methodology is outlined in detail each year, in the Innovation Cities Analysis Report and discussed in the FAQ for each year. The 5 City Classifications are listed under each year’s Index.

City Award Certificate 2007/2008 Sample

Past year Certificates.

2011 is the current year. Print certificates are available to order from 2thinknow to showcase your city’s achievement in past years indexes.

2010. All 289 cities listed are eligible for a certificate. Top 100 cities ranked.

2009. The 256 cities listed are eligible for a certificate based on their placement in these Award Categories. All top 75 cities are both ranked & classified.

2008. Certificates are available for 95 cities published in the 2008 Innovation Cities Index. Top 10 have a rank displayed.

2007. Certificates also available for the 22 listed cities in 2thinknow Innovation City Rankings 2007. Top 8 have a rank displayed.

Partner will have global exposure as part of the Innovation Cities™ Global Index, Local Innovation Forum event, City Benchmarking Data and other related innovation programs.

All programs provide marketing, website, social media, media releases and marketing opportunities — and of course, 2thinknow are very open to innovative ideas, and approaches. This could include producing co-branded reports, rankings, data sharing, data access or more!

We would like to work closely with partners and sponsors, who are suitably aligned, global in size and who could benefit from being aligned with a commercially-minded global program for economic and social urban innovation.

We’d be interested in hearing from:

• Airlines and airline alliances
• International meeting facilities
• Large hotel chains
• Technology services / consulting firms
• Professional services firms
• Suitable professional associations
• Global leadership bodies

We’d be interested in other arrangements from suitably qualified large firms on a win-win basis.

We’d anticipate the provision of a sponsorship fee, or some marketing or service trade (e.g. flights and accommodation) to form the basis of the marketing partnership.

Please contact us with your ideas, or to discuss.

Keep innovating,

Christopher Hire
Executive Director
2thinknow ICP

The transition from 2000s economic business models to new economic models provides a unique opportunity for cities and communities. This could include clean-tech, green-tech, digital economy, knowledge workers, local manufacturing, craft based industries, events-economy, community groups or other initiatives.

Yet unlike business there is a scarcity of usable information and ideas around the cities of the future.

A forum event to inspire your local economy.

By working with the local community to organize a Local Innovation Forum™ event [LIFe], 2thinknow can bring the latest ideas to a city that suit the profile, culture and unique strengths of any city.

2thinknow select ideas from our large suite of case studies, concepts and research into thought leaders across many fields.

We draw upon our cities research and evidence-based examples. Event presenters engage the audience and focus on what works.

Events for each community

There are different versions and content frameworks for mega-cities, cities, towns and suburbs. Content is tailored based on the size of your community.

Limited commitment

Organizers commitment is relatively limited and can be dealt with in a straight forward professional manner.

Working with 2thinknow to organize an evening or half-day LIFe event is also easier and lower-cost than flying in speakers for new ideas at local events.

Who can organize?

Cities, local business, trade boards and state government can organize and sponsor a Local Innovation Forum event in their city, town or suburb. At current this includes urban areas in — much of Europe, United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other locations by invitation and participation of the government.

Government at all levels, are welcome to work with us to consult on a range of Local Innovation Forum events – either in standalone or piggy-backing off a national initiative. Content can also be adapted, prior to the event, within some parameters.

If you’d like to learn more about organizing — contact us.

NEWS — A new site www.localinnovationforum.com will launch shortly for the Local Innovation Forum events.

The most comprehensive city data set available, covering the broadest range of 31 innovation segments, 2thinknow City Benchmarking Data is available in a number of product formats for worldwide electronic delivery.

Data is available for any global city, in 2 types:

• Single City Data-set [SCD] for a comprehensive view of your city.
• Comparative City Data-set [CCD] is a view of selected cities on selected indicators.

Visit the dedicated resource site: www.citybenchmarkingdata.com

Key Features

Shipping as spreadsheet

Microsoft Excel format XP/2003/2007. The files should also be readable in 97/2000, if not you can request a special version, at no charge.

Segments & indicators

The breadth of indicators – covering arts, music, sports, medicine, industry among 31 segments. We measure the difficult to measure aspects of innovation, so we measure opportunities by segment.  CBD gives a clear picture of the strengths of a city – which represent, when used with appropriate planning, opportunities for innovation.

City Analysis

Not all cities are the same, nor should they be. some cities are manufacturing cities, some are sports cities, some arts and culture capitals. All cities could benefit from broadening their economic and social opportunities, within the focus of their strengths.

Complete view

2thinknow City Benchmarking Data is the only product offering with such a complete view of innovation that is compiled by analysts, consistently and with the consistency across cities.

Detailed comparative city data

Each indicator has scoring guidelines, that are continually reviewed against the current out-performing and under-performing cities on that indicator.

Visit the dedicated resource site: www.citybenchmarkingdata.com or, contact 2thinknow.

The Innovation Cities™ Analysis Report analyses cities global conditions, identifies current and predicted future conditions to 2025, and provides the leading framework to measure and improve performance during this time.

Innovation Cities™ Analysis Report is the published analysis component of the Innovation Cities Program.

Learn more & order this report at: http://report.innovation-cities.com

The Green Book: Innovation Cities Analysis Report

Analyst Report Contents

ANALYSIS:

• Global analysis of city states
• 3 major trends
• How recent economic and social events will affect cities / markets
• Analysis of 4 major regions, broken down into continents from 2011-2025
• Predicted business conditions by trade bloc and region
• Regional and national analyst recommendations.

TRENDS:

• Executive summary of key 21 global trends
• New concepts as to how trends apply to regions
• Likely probable scenarios over next decade for urban economies
• Key factors influencing cities

NOTE: 2thinknow predicted the Global Financial Crisis, the current U.K. political crisis and a need to change the economies of major countries. Our analysis is often contrary to the current news cycle, and does nto change from month to month. Our goal is to be more often correct than news and media analysis, and provide long-term insight for planning.

MODELS:

• Summaries of 2thinknow leading innovation models
• Simple model of innovation that can be explained
• Further reading on other innovation models
• 3 City Challenges model
• Details of key readings

FRAMEWORK:

• Full Innovation Cities™ Framework
• Explanation of 31 analyst segments
• Details of each of 162 City indicators (KPIs for cities)
• Indicative use of framework in Innovation Cities Index
• Specific city examples of innovation

Also included is further details on the Innovation Cities™ Index — the leading ranking of urban innovation economies worldwide. There is added detail on the process and analyst classification of cities for innovation.

Who has purchased this report since 2007:

• R&D departments
• State government leaders
• City Government
• City Mayors
• Federal & State Ministers and advisors
• Trade Promotion (State, City and Regional)
• Public and University Libraries
• Transport & Infrastructure Firms
• Corporate & finance leaders
• Innovation and Researchers and PhDs
• Chambers of Commerce
• Economic Development Authorities

The Innovation Cities™ Analysis Report, Index and Program has been featured on featured on ABC Radio, Reuters, Forbes, Fortune, Boston Globe, NY Times, Fox Business, and in other media.

This is the leading resource on creating and comparing cities as innovation economies, and is published by 2thinknow.

Learn more & order this report at: http://report.innovation-cities.com

Special note for libraries: Request your library purchase a copy.

Because many students may need access to this report, libraries will often purchase a report of this nature for all researchers, and may even reserve it for you once purchased. Libraries also receive a wholesale discount. To assist you with this we prepared a letter for you to adapt and send/fax to your library. > Request to Librarian: Letter to Purchase Analyst Report.

Global and regional trends can be responsible for the success of certain cities during specific favorable periods. City trends can also require managing to reduce their less favorable impacts on cities. Only 2thinknow offers trend analysis as a structured approach to planning the impact of trends for business, government and NGO clients.

Logical framework

A trend analysis framework to map, understand and measure progress of trends impacting cities.

New thinking

Rational Economics & other analysis doesn’t have a method to represent trends impact on city economics. On the other hand, trend watchers may identify forces as  ‘cool’ or ‘hip’ – more approachable, yet subjective.

Measure trends

2thinknow have pioneered unique Trend Analysis methodologies to objectively quantify & measure trends; as potent comparative forces impacting cities.

Innovation programs

The Innovation Cities™ Index, classification of cities for innovation, is based in part on a current trend analysis

Visualise change

Trend analysis by 2thinknow can be visual and numerical. Data & intuition.

Current City Trends

Since 2009, the headline city trend force groupings are Economics, Equity & Environment. Without analysis the issues underneath these forces are dangerous forces threatening the economic and social wellbeing of cities.

Change Trend Opportunity

2thinknow see trends as economic & social opportunity for cities, when properly managed with local strengths, a challenge is an opportunity. An opportunity for business, city and government planning.

Analysis Reports & Consulting

2thinknow innovation consulting and analysis reports contain the Usable Insight for clients to take advantage of change trends.

Individual analysis reports and innovation consulting break forces down into specific trends driving the economic, demographic and social change in cities, and identify social and market opportunities and blockages.

More on Innovation Consulting and Analysis Reports.

Or, contact us to discuss.