Very cool: McKinsey, together with the World Economic Forum, has created an “Innovation Heat Map,” which identifies the common factors of the world’s successful innovation hubs. (Via Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship)

Despite the recent economic slowdown, the World Economic Forum’s annual Global Competitiveness Report still ranks the United States as the number one global competitor. Right behind the U.S. are Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden and Singapore. Read the full report here.