Model Hire Innovation Loop
Cities
The innovation loop mode explains
innovation, how to start it, conditions to foster it, and where
it is.
The signature publication of 2thinknowTM is the
Global Innovation Review 2007, published in May 2007.
Read about or order a copy of the GIR here.
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View the 2007 2thinknowTM Innovation Ranks for cities here
A 3 stage Model consisting:
INSPIRATION
IMPLEMENTATION
MARKET ACCESS
That's the Hire Innovation loop.
It explains innovation. Period.
The 3 related Questions:
Inspiration
Can you get ideas?
Implementation
Once you have them can you implement them
in your city?
Market Access
And is there enough of a market accessible from you city to make
it worthwhile to innovative? ie. is there an incentive for
innovation?
Potential Implementation and Market Access should be assessed
before resources are invested in innovation.
This is what we used to rank the global cities here. A city
that was inspiring, such as Vienna and Paris or Rome can
sometimes score less well on implementation, as the ideas are
attracted to neighbouring markets. Also barriers to getting an
idea 'off-the-ground' or access to small or under-resourced
markets, can mean global creatives go to cities where ideas can
be better implemented.
Applying to cities:
Sometimes cities such as New York and Boston can have
boosting effects, as the ability to implement innovation, or
inspirational nature seesaws between them.
There is little doubt that the Giuliani-led rejuvenation of
new York was instrumental in the city scoring so well, as was
the Kennett-led Melbourne responsible for Melbourne growing to
be globally innovative. Cities on the cusp of rejuvenation like
Berlin and San Francisco, can
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View the 2007 2thinknowTM Innovation Ranks for cities here
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View the Hire Innovation Loop model, applied to organizations.
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