This story is available exclusively to Business Insider
subscribers. Become an Insider
and start reading now.Have an account? .
Boston
Wikimedia Commons
People can be innovative, companies can be innovative and it turns out cities can be innovative too.
Australian consulting firm 2thinknow has released its annual list of the most innovative cities in the world. The ratings consider cultural assets, human infrastructure and networked markets.
If you're looking to innovate — in any of its many forms — you might want to move to these cutues,
America boasted a few winners this year. Boston topped the list, with the San Francisco Bay Area coming in second. New York was No. 4.
Rankings determined by 2thinknow based on cultural assets, human infrastructure and networked markets. "Nexus" is the best and requires cities to have the nexus critical for "multiple economic and social innovation segments." "Hub" cities are those with a dominance based on economic and social innovation and "node" cities performed well across innovation segments but with some imbalances.
Rankings determined by 2thinknow based on cultural assets, human infrastructure and networked markets. "Nexus" is the best and requires cities to have the nexus critical for "multiple economic and social innovation segments." "Hub" cities are those with a dominance based on economic and social innovation and "node" cities performed well across innovation segments but with some imbalances.
Rankings determined by 2thinknow based on cultural assets, human infrastructure and networked markets. "Nexus" is the best and requires cities to have the nexus critical for "multiple economic and social innovation segments." "Hub" cities are those with a dominance based on economic and social innovation and "node" cities performed well across innovation segments but with some imbalances.
Rankings determined by 2thinknow based on cultural assets, human infrastructure and networked markets. "Nexus" is the best and requires cities to have the nexus critical for "multiple economic and social innovation segments." "Hub" cities are those with a dominance based on economic and social innovation and "node" cities performed well across innovation segments but with some imbalances.
Rankings determined by 2thinknow based on cultural assets, human infrastructure and networked markets. "Nexus" is the best and requires cities to have the nexus critical for "multiple economic and social innovation segments." "Hub" cities are those with a dominance based on economic and social innovation and "node" cities performed well across innovation segments but with some imbalances.
Rankings determined by 2thinknow based on cultural assets, human infrastructure and networked markets. "Nexus" is the best and requires cities to have the nexus critical for "multiple economic and social innovation segments." "Hub" cities are those with a dominance based on economic and social innovation and "node" cities performed well across innovation segments but with some imbalances.
Rankings determined by 2thinknow based on cultural assets, human infrastructure and networked markets. "Nexus" is the best and requires cities to have the nexus critical for "multiple economic and social innovation segments." "Hub" cities are those with a dominance based on economic and social innovation and "node" cities performed well across innovation segments but with some imbalances.
Rankings determined by 2thinknow based on cultural assets, human infrastructure and networked markets. "Nexus" is the best and requires cities to have the nexus critical for "multiple economic and social innovation segments." "Hub" cities are those with a dominance based on economic and social innovation and "node" cities performed well across innovation segments but with some imbalances.
Rankings determined by 2thinknow based on cultural assets, human infrastructure and networked markets. "Nexus" is the best and requires cities to have the nexus critical for "multiple economic and social innovation segments." "Hub" cities are those with a dominance based on economic and social innovation and "node" cities performed well across innovation segments but with some imbalances.
Rankings determined by 2thinknow based on cultural assets, human infrastructure and networked markets. "Nexus" is the best and requires cities to have the nexus critical for "multiple economic and social innovation segments." "Hub" cities are those with a dominance based on economic and social innovation and "node" cities performed well across innovation segments but with some imbalances.
Rankings determined by 2thinknow based on cultural assets, human infrastructure and networked markets. "Nexus" is the best and requires cities to have the nexus critical for "multiple economic and social innovation segments." "Hub" cities are those with a dominance based on economic and social innovation and "node" cities performed well across innovation segments but with some imbalances.
Rankings determined by 2thinknow based on cultural assets, human infrastructure and networked markets. "Nexus" is the best and requires cities to have the nexus critical for "multiple economic and social innovation segments." "Hub" cities are those with a dominance based on economic and social innovation and "node" cities performed well across innovation segments but with some imbalances.
Rankings determined by 2thinknow based on cultural assets, human infrastructure and networked markets. "Nexus" is the best and requires cities to have the nexus critical for "multiple economic and social innovation segments." "Hub" cities are those with a dominance based on economic and social innovation and "node" cities performed well across innovation segments but with some imbalances.
Rankings determined by 2thinknow based on cultural assets, human infrastructure and networked markets. "Nexus" is the best and requires cities to have the nexus critical for "multiple economic and social innovation segments." "Hub" cities are those with a dominance based on economic and social innovation and "node" cities performed well across innovation segments but with some imbalances.
Rankings determined by 2thinknow based on cultural assets, human infrastructure and networked markets. "Nexus" is the best and requires cities to have the nexus critical for "multiple economic and social innovation segments." "Hub" cities are those with a dominance based on economic and social innovation and "node" cities performed well across innovation segments but with some imbalances.
Rankings determined by 2thinknow based on cultural assets, human infrastructure and networked markets. "Nexus" is the best and requires cities to have the nexus critical for "multiple economic and social innovation segments." "Hub" cities are those with a dominance based on economic and social innovation and "node" cities performed well across innovation segments but with some imbalances.
Rankings determined by 2thinknow based on cultural assets, human infrastructure and networked markets. "Nexus" is the best and requires cities to have the nexus critical for "multiple economic and social innovation segments." "Hub" cities are those with a dominance based on economic and social innovation and "node" cities performed well across innovation segments but with some imbalances.
Rankings determined by 2thinknow based on cultural assets, human infrastructure and networked markets. "Nexus" is the best and requires cities to have the nexus critical for "multiple economic and social innovation segments." "Hub" cities are those with a dominance based on economic and social innovation and "node" cities performed well across innovation segments but with some imbalances.
San Francisco improved from a rank of #7 last year.
Cultural assets: 9
Human infrastructure: 10
Networked markets: 10
Rankings determined by 2thinknow based on cultural assets, human infrastructure and networked markets. "Nexus" is the best and requires cities to have the nexus critical for "multiple economic and social innovation segments." "Hub" cities are those with a dominance based on economic and social innovation and "node" cities performed well across innovation segments but with some imbalances.
Rankings determined by 2thinknow based on cultural assets, human infrastructure and networked markets. "Nexus" is the best and requires cities to have the nexus critical for "multiple economic and social innovation segments." "Hub" cities are those with a dominance based on economic and social innovation and "node" cities performed well across innovation segments but with some imbalances.
Cities can nurture innovation, but corporations can produce it
