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May-April2009May 5th Innovation Cities Index rankings released.
April-May > European trip planned for 2009 Innovation Cities.
Hamburg, Helsinki, Berlin, other German cities, Amsterdam, Netherlands, UK cities, other cities TBA.
Rescheduled.
March 2009.Revising the Innovation Cities Index Process.
Meetings in Melbourne, Sydney & Australia regarding Innovation Cities.
Europe trip delayed until after Easter.
February 2009Innovation Cities Index 2009 now 200+ cities, from datafile 1524, with 25 winners. Submissions by cities accepted until April 16, results released May 5. World's largest, most comprehensive City Index.
Victorian Dept of Innovation workshop great success.
January 2009New 2thinknow website to be relaunched on January 31st 2009. Including Innovation Cities Index 2009 information, draft criteria, products ordering.
December 2008Art Gallery / Studio VisitsVisited numerous art galleries & studios around Victoria.
Innovation Cities DraftEvery year 2thinknow ranks Innovation Cities. Innovation Cities draft being prepared for 09 (delayed due to Obama, Credit crisis & expanded model) Soon to cover 200+ global cities. Decision to release interim update from June 08, as Innovation Cities Index 2008 (under new nomenclature). Global Innovaiton Review 2008 will be released for the first time as a CD-Rom.
2thinknow Website RebrandingIt's almost done. It will be a totally new 2thinknow when it's done.
Have a sneak peak at:
http://www.2thinknow.com/vision/Bold-Idea-Innovation.htm November 2008Slideshare - Get? New, (old) Economics, explained - Front PageSlides put together post Obama on the new economic paradigm, of wealth thru local innovation, were on the front page of slideshare for 24 hours, gaining 1000+ views, and some positive feedback.
http://www.slideshare.net/2thinknow/get-it-the-new-old-econo... Numerous Policy & Newspaper QuotationsSee
ACBA Conference Day 1 Speech - Trends in Book PublishingAudience includes publishers (McGraw Hill, Wiley, Penguin Australia, Pan Macmillian, etc), University of Melbourne and Campus Booksellers.
Slides available via email to publishing industry.
Slideshare - Credit Crisis - Front PageMy slides for 2thinknow explaining the credit crisis were on the front page of slideshare for 2 days, and have to date received over 1500 views.
http://www.slideshare.net/2thinknow/credit-crisis-the-short-....
Was the 3rd most viewed presentation on slideshare for October 25th:
http://www.agglom.com/agglom/40674/Slideshare_October_25_200... And yes, still working on 2thinknow relaunch (updates at
www.twitter.com/2thinknow )
Sept-October 20082thinknow re-launchWorking intensively on our new brand and product list launch.
Finalising the 2008 Innovation City ratings for release in November.
August 2008Media Quote on Bracks Review of Automotive IndustryFrom Melbourne newspaper "The Age", 2thinknow supported the 10% tariff.
July 2008Consulting, consulting, consulting Attended Lecture by Lindsay Tanner, Australia's Minister for Finance and Deregulation on MigrationAt State Library of Victoria. I was fortunate to present the minister with a copy of 2thinknow's Global Innovation Review prior to the lecture.
Some other interesting lectures this month, by Cassio Taniguchi, former Mayor of Curitiba, and Prof Laura Hartmann visiting dePaul U professor of ethics on corporate social responsibility, both at Melbourne University.
June 20081 hour speech at the Australian Booksellers Association Annual Conference on Digital DeterminismTopic includes: publishing in the digital Age, Enterprise 2.0, web 2.0, social media and digital content.
Audience includes Random House, Penguin Books, Pan Macmillan, Dymocks, Angus & Robertson, independent booksellers. Organized by Niki Aravanis, Project Manager, ABA.
Re-launch of 2thinknow WebsiteCreated a new look and feel, as well as more interesting content, for 2thinknow
Expanding Workshop services:
http://www.2thinknow.com/Innovation-workshops/Index.htmStarted on Consulting services:
http://www.2thinknow.com/Innovation-Consulting/index.htm Web 2.0 Workshop for Victorian Department of Innovation, Industry, Regional DevelopmentWeb 2.0 technologies and their application to Victorian State Government, including Enterprise 2.0
May 2008Speech Australian National Public Affairs Convention in Sydney, Australia. Topic: Global Enterprise 2.0, global collaboration, P&G, McDonalds efforts in Collaboration. Based on 2thinknow research into global business in San Francisco / Silicon Valley, Boston, Budapest, Barcelona and Germany.
Audience includes journalists, TV producers, PR people, ABC, Channel 9, Channel 10, Sensis, policy advisors, online media. Organized by Louise Graham, Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance.
Program here:
http://publicaffairs.alliance.org.au/the-news/latest-news/20...Slides here:
http://www.slideshare.net/2thinknow April 2008Infrastructure, Innovation and City Rankings research tour.Amsterdam, Brussels, Frankfurt, other German cities, Barcelona, Budapest, Wien/Vienna, Salzburg.
Researching economic infrastructure, state-sponsored innovation.
Ranking Innovation Cities for Global Innovation Review 2008.
2007 Innovation City rankings online here:
www.2thinknow.com/Resources/Innovative-Cities/Innovation-Cit... Meetings with Budapest university of technology and economics, Barcelona Activa, Barcelona Strategic Plan, various arts and creative enterprises throughout, and various European contacts in corporations.
March 2008Re-Launch of Global innovation Conversation: International Journal of Innovaiton and ChangeOnline edition redesigned, and re-launched additional writers added.
Innovative journal format, redesign by 2thinknow
See it online at:
www.2thinknow.com/innovation January 20083/4 page Article in Il Sole 24 Ore - novaInnovation, innovation models, innovation cities, interview and detailed explanation of Global innovation Review.
November 2007Web 2.0 Strategy Seminar October 2007Revised edition of Global Innovation Review 2007, published
