City Rankings – Innovation Cities™ Index

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Each year since 2009, 2thinknow publish 4 regional indexes, as well as the headline global index, to measure regional competing cities.

Available since 2007, and every year 2thinknow analysts improve the data, analysis, rankings and classifications.

Featuring all major global cities balanced across regions, makes this the world's largest and most diverse city index.

Structured Data Approach

14 Years Research & Development to build the only truly quantitative city ranking based on a structured data approach.

Data for Indicators and Data Points is available to order from 2thinknow.

Using the full City Benchmarking Data set, as provided to corporations for investment.

To balance a cities performance, 162 indicators are scored from multiple data points per indicator.

2thinknow's 31 Segments model of industry codes classifies all commercial, government and community activities in a modern way.

3 Factor final City Score measures ideas progress from implementation to global communication.

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Our revenue comes from business order underlying market data from us. Business invests in competing cities with 2thinknow City Benchmarking Data. Uses of our data include: site selection, infrastructure models, retail sales, identifying customers, improved trade, city rankings, data models of all kinds, other investment, R&D and innovation purposes.

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Adapt to Disruption

Each year the data is adapted to global trends using 2thinknow models. This keeps our City Ranking always aligned with future events. In fact we have used 2thinknow trend models to make startlingly accurate predictions since 2007 of the future including the reintroduction of tariffs, 2008 Global Financial Crisis, events in Russia, and the current US political climate. Most of these predictions are available for order in our Innovation Cities™ Analysis Report annually.

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Resources to improve your city innovation performance & city brand. Includes data, reports & training.

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