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Innovation Discovery Search : Innovation Consulting, Idea Generation

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“New York – Des villes et des idées” in Le Devoir newspaper

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How does New York rank for innovation & ideas? Here is a recent piece (in Francais) in Montreal’s Le Devoir newspaper, about New York’s Museum of Contemporary Art approach to sparking creative ideas. 2thinknow innovation Cities Index is used for comparison. > more

SMH: Artists tapped to renew cities’ ailing CBDs?

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From Chris Zappone at the Age newspaper (republished Sydney Morning Herald): “Artists tapped to renew cities’ ailing CBDs?”.Examples used are recent movements to renew steel / manufacturing centres Newcastle & Geelong using arts segment. > more

Innovation Economy in Budapest, Hungary: Feature from index.Hu

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Innovation in Budapest: Full text of 2thinknow interview with Urban Watch, Hungary. This is the English answers transcript. The Hungarian final version (edited/translated) article appeared on the popular Hungarian site Index.hu, as well as Hungarian urban planning sites. > more

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From Africa: Innovation in Capetown, South Africa’s top emerging innovator

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Cape Town ranked 3rd in the Emerging Cities region of the Innovation Cities Index in 2011, by 2thinknow. Janine Erasmus, a journalist from South Africa, wrote this excellent summary of the Cape Town situation in an African journal. > more

The Age: impacts of housing unaffordability on innovation economy in Melbourne

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Australian property prices are globally and artificially high, and offer low-value for home owners. The U.S. / U.K. correction did not happen in Australian cities, with many Australian homes offering lower value than central hubs such as Paris, London and Boston. This article in the Age newspaper (Melbourne), featuring 2thinknow data, was written by Chris Zappone, Business Day reporter (previously of CNN). > more