The Urban Contribution to

Knowledge Economy

Christopher HireExecutive Director

2thinknow

About Christopher HireExecutive Director

Prepared by Christopher HireExecutive Director, 2thinknowIs now Executive Director of 2thinknow since launch in 2006 as the world’s first innovation agency. He created the City Benchmarking Data and Innovation Cities Index and Program used by major corporations such as Samsung, PWC, BCG, NESTA/Accenture, IESE as featured in over 7,000 media articles on innovation in over 50 languages. He identified and created 2thinknow’s seminal innovation process across cities and industries to replicate innovation.He has trained many of Asia’s and Mid-East banking innovators including Maybank, JP Morgan, QDB, Reserve Bank India and consulted to Comm Bank, ANZ and NAB on financial data, and also UAE government.Several of his 2thinknow clients have then won innovation awards, including the government of Abu Dhabi. He wants our clients to get a promotion from innovation!

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2thinknow® in brief:

First Global Innovation Agency.

Data tracking on 450+ citiesUp to 25 Analysts trained by

2thinknow.

Over 7000 media articles globally

Established. Group 1999. Research 2005, launch

2006

Creator of the Innovation Cities™ Program and the Innovation

Cities™ Index followed by 63% of cities over 1M population.

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What 2thinknow have done

We have: PROCESS: Created a innovation process

that is historically sound for all past innovations. i.e. is analysis tool that is backward compatible.

DATA: Gathered data on each cities innovation economy by industry and community activity using very detailed data points

MODEL: Created a number of innovation models that explain the innovation process for business, cities and government. Can be Culturally Aligned.

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How 2thinknow works…

We have 3 main services:

City Benchmarking Data which is all the cities of the world data points collected, analysed and benchmarked as indicators.

And also, Group Training on

the innovation process.

Consulting or analysis.

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Global. KL.

Moscow.UAE.

2 Key Points for Urban Innovation Economies

1. Create Urban Pre-Conditions for Innovation (as measure by our Indicators).

2. Be Unique, Create with Culture.

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Urban Pre-Conditions For Innovation

162 Indicators with over 1200 data points that measure urban pre-conditions for innovation.www.citybenchmarkingdata.com

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Culture: Way We Do Things Here

Knowledge Notes Culture-Neutral Better: Culture Alignment Build On Strengths of Culture Create a Culture of Innovation

-- Tech and Non-Tech Many types of Innovaiton

2thinknow’s 7 Types of Innovation

These are 7 types of innovation possible to choose from:1. Structural2. Product3. Service4. Process5. Cost6. Network7. Communication

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Source:

: Small, Specialised, Perfect.

Insight: Small Can Grow, (Big Can Shrink)

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InSight

Cities Specialising in Unique Globally Available Products or Services Grow GDP Faster (2thinknow Provisional Correlation)

We Don’t Know What We Don’t Know

Need Data to See Opportunities Amidst ‘What Is’.Every City has Unique Opportunities that Provide Greater Profit Potential than Competing CitiesDo Not Envy & Copy – Do Un-Cover

Cycle Theories and City Data

A city can be ain a different stage of development (or decay) than a country.Also such variations can be modelled.

http://www.e3network.org/papers/The_Resilience_of_Detroit_Aug_2013.pdf

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Action

Cities Need City Data to Identify Unseen Opportunities and Think Outside their Box.

Stage 0

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CITY 1

CITY 2

FOR THIS METRIC

Otherwise You Too

May Get Another Ferris Wheel!

Not New…“Do not hide your light behind a bushel.” Jesus, About

2000 Years Ago:

Matthew 5:15

Last 12 or So Months (since June 2013)

We collected 1600 variablesFor Between 24 and 589 citiesFor Mix of Clients IESE Accenture Samsung E&Y Emirates

450 Cities Data

Only 2thinknow offers Standardised data at city level for 450 cities Cross-cultural comparison City Data that covers every major industry Modular data Expertise in understanding data Over 2000 data points to choose Interpretation of complex concepts in simple

means.

Covering many market segments.

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What We Are Working on

In 2015 we are buildingTime Series Data for All World Cities on Key Macro and Micro Indicators GDP Employment Startups Social Conditions Work force Firm (Business Activity) Students and Universities

Contact

Christopher Hire+61 409 787 960chire@2thinknow.com

www.2thinknow.com

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