These 31 segments are designed to capture the industry and community zones of an economy. 2thinknow analyses places by 31 segments for clients. Whilst focused on metropolitan cities, our segment analysis also is applied to states, nations, suburbs and regions.
Using the Innovation Cities™ Framework. For the index, the 162 city indicators across 31 industry and community segments, weighted and are summed up into 3 factors.
2008 Award certificates are ready-to-frame and hang in your office, and available now for FREE in PDF form. Suitable for laser printing and framing. Only cities awarded in the Index can order certificates.
In 2008, 2thinknow released independent rankings of 95 cities on innovation, then the most comprehensive truly global rankings of a cities innovation potential. This was later rebranded* as the Innovation Cities Index 2008. The Index has been updated to 256 cities in the 2009 Index
From the Global Innovation Review 2007, in June 2008, 2thinknow decided to release an extended data set of 95 of the cities analyzed in 2007, with minor modifications.
All the Innovation Cities readily mapped on one convenient Google Map for 2007 city rankings.
In 2007, 22 Cities were recognized and listed in the inaugural Innovation Cities Rankings 2007, by 2thinknow. For all 22 cities, ready-to-frame city award certificates are available for the 2007 Innovation Cities Rankings, now for free in PDF form. Suitable for laser printing and framing.
Forward-thinking inaugural Innovation Cities Ranking 2007, presciently weighted towards arts & culture cities as a counter-balance to the excesses of 2007.
In April 2007, Innovation Cities Rankings were released in Boston, MA with Vienna, Austria ranked #1. These were the first city rankings based on the insight that "Innovation drives successful economic & social development of cities"
The Innovation Cities concept was originated by Christopher Hire in 2005 in Melbourne, Australia. It commenced with initial visits to European cities starting from Vienna after his research notes.