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Innovation City Rankings & 2007 Awards

 

The full innovation analysis of the cities and detailed rankings are from the Global Innovation Review.

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¨ Ranks Innovation Cities globally

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¨ Analyses Innovation globally

¨ 2013 Change Map & 2009 Change Waves

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2007 World's Top 8 Innovation Cities    ^ top

As ranked in the Review using the Hire Innovation Loop model, to explain the 3-step process of innovation in cities.

1

Vienna

Global Innovation Winner
European Innovation Winner

Innovation Score 28/ 30

2

Boston

Americas Innovation Winner
Global Innovation Gold (2nd)

Innovation Score 27/ 30

3

Paris

Europe Innovation Gold (2nd)
Global Innovation Silver (3rd)

Innovation Score 26/ 30

4

New York City

Americas Innovation Gold (2nd)

Innovation Score 25/ 30

5*

Rome

Europe Innovation Silver (3rd)

Innovation Score 24/ 30

5*

Prague

Europe Innovation Silver (3rd)

Innovation Score 24/ 30

5*

Leipzig

Most Improved Innovator

Europe Innovation Silver (3rd)

Innovation Score 24/ 30

8

Melbourne

Asia-Pacific Innovation Winner

Innovation Score 23/ 30


*These cities tied for overall Innovation Score

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Global Future Innovative Cities of Interest     ^ top

These are cities of interest in 2thinknowTM future analysis, where a score was published in 2007, this score is shown. This will be updated with innovation analysis of cities from time-to-time.

 

San Francisco

Emerging Innovative City

US Technology / creative hub

Innovation Score 23/ 30

 

Berlin

Emerging Innovative City
German emerging capital culture

Innovation Score 23/ 30

 

Washington DC

Potential Innovative City
Home of US history & institutions

Innovation Score 21/ 30

 

London

Potential Innovative City
EU Money-hub, at once an ancient & modern metropolis

Innovation Score 21/ 30

 

Sydney

Potential Innovative City
Leading regional finance & lifestyle capital

Innovation Score 19/ 30

A few words about Ranking Cities for Innovation    ^ top

These rankings are as at January 31st, 2007. 2thinknow ™ takes a mid-term view on innovation, looking at underlying nascent change trends and which cities lead to lasting positive change.

2thinknow ™ proprietary ranking method is outlined in the Global Innovation Review, along with analysis of the Top 8 cities, further models and commentary on the cities of interest.

We do not publish all cities rankings, only those of current interest.

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Excerpted from the Review

Overall innovation Scores, based on the Hire Innovation Loop:

Most Innovative cities in the world ranked: Vienna, Boston, Paris, new York, Rome, Leipzig, Praha, Melbourne

Most inspirational cities in the world ranked: Vienna, Paris, new York, Rome, Most Innovative cities in the world ranked: Vienna, Boston, Paris, new York, Rome, Leipzig, Praha, Melbourne, Leipzig, Praha, Melbourne

World-leaders to implement innovation: Boston, Vienna, Berlin, Melbourne, New York, San Francisco, Prague, Leipzig

The details of the assessment criteria, and what cities can do to be innovative, is detailed in the Global Innovation Review 2007.

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2thinknow's signature annual publication, the GIR07, explains what specific infrastructure and ideas, markets are needed to be an Innovation City in today's world.

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