This article will be the first of a series of articles digging into the recently released Global Innovation Index 2011. In this issue we will give you just the country rankings. In the coming days I will dig through the Global Innovation Index 2011 report and see what interesting insights I can uncover about innovation in different regions, and report back here on Blogging Innovation.
The Global Innovation Index 2011 was put together by Insead along with knowledge partners Alcatel-Lucent, Booz & Co., the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
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So without further ado, here is the Global Innovation Index 2011 rankings of the world’s most innovative countries (based on inputs and outputs):

Check back in the coming days for additional articles highlighting whatever insights I can extract from the Global Innovation Index 2011 report. Until then, feel free to sound off in the comments about whether you believe your country’s position is justified or off base.
Additional Global Innovation Index 2011 Articles:
#1 – THE ARTICLE ABOVE
#2 – Global Innovation Index 2011 – Inputs and Outputs
#3 – Global Innovation Index 2011 – Innovation Efficiency
#4 – Coming Soon – Global Innovation Index 2011 – Final Analysis
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Braden Kelley is the author of Stoking Your Innovation Bonfire from John Wiley & Sons. Braden is also the editor of Blogging Innovation and founder of Business Strategy Innovation, a consultancy focusing on innovation and marketing strategy.
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It will be interesting to see your evaluation. There are gaps that make it somewhat difficult to do the comparision that is ‘apples to apples’. It is an interesting index and the structure around the ranking has some interesting potential but does it really quantify innovation going on in the countries?
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My thoughts are coming soon. Wanted to get the data out to people in a digestible way in the first three of four articles – the fourth being my thoughts.
One more to go and then we’ll get there.
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