Recommendations for Betsey Merkel

Social Business Systems Architect Specialist: Process Design, Strategic Networks, and Social Media Knowledge Curation August 29, 2011

Recent:

Co-Founder & Director, The Institute for Open Economic Networks (I-Open)

"Betsey is as smart as they come and a big vision holder capable of translating greatideas into actionable plans. What I so appreciate about Betsey is the quality of her being, brilliance of mind, generous nature of heart and commitment to using tools andtechnology in service of a world awakening." -

February 09, 2011

Ken Homer , San Francisco, California - Founder & Principal, CollaborativeConversations and World View Literacy Project Manager, Institute of Noetic Sciences

@JohnWLewis #innochat @DavidHolzmer @complexified: #FF @betseymerkel for thebest curation and distribution of knowledge resources. –

On Twitter, July 2011John W LewisInnovation specialist. Information technology, Applied physicist. Devon,England;David Holzmer , PhD in Leadership Psychodynamics, Emergent Dialogue &Organic Design within Complex Adaptive Systems (candidate), New Jersey, USA;Bruce Waltuck , M.A., Complexity, Chaos, and Creativity, Associate Plexus Institute plexusinstitute.org/ and Member, New Jersey Association of Professional Mediatorsnjapm.org/

, New Jersey & Washington, D.C. USA

“What you show in your maps are excellent illustrations in how development processesform. In our project Dynamiskt Tillväxtkapital (Dynamic growth Capital) we worked (ing)integrating various actors, very similar to how you illustrate. However, we never madethis type of mapping!! I understand much better now how we worked!! –

June 18, 2011

Bert-Ola Bergstrand,

Göteborg, Sweden - Founder and Manager at Social Capital Forum

“Betsey Merkel is one of those rare individuals who can not only see the big picture, butwill also cover all the details. We have collaborated on several projects since we met atthe REI forums when she was at Case Western Reserve University, and I have been afriend and a fan of her work ever since. If Betsey asks, "Are you interested?" - I'mthere.” -

May 31, 2009 MaryBeth Matthews, Cleveland, Ohio - Core Team Member, Women's Enterprise Network

"Betsey Merkel's outstanding collection of 22 Maps for civic leaders pertaining to thearchitecture of digital infrastructure and social process for information sharing andknowledge creation in Open Source Economic Development." -

November 2010

Global Village Telegraph

Copyright 2011 Betsey Merkel. Creative Commons 3.0 Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works. Cleveland, OH 44022 Phone: 216-220-0172 Web:http://betseymerkel.posterous.com/ 2"These maps have power, especially if they are part of a story and a strategy."

- April 24, 2011

Daniel F. Bassill ,Chicago, Illinois - President/CEO, Cabrini Connections, Tutor Mentor Connections

“Betsy is creative and energetic and totally committed to building new approaches tobuilding communities through open networks. She devotes herself without hesitation toexploring new connections and applying new tools to the task of creating more vibrantand sustainable communities.” -

May 30, 2009 Ed Morrison,Principal, I-Open worked directly with Betsey at The Institute for OpenEconomic Networks (I-Open)

“Betsey is gifted in many ways. One of them is that she sees trends before anybodyelse and begins very early to figure out and to put into place implementations aroundthem. She is an innovator who sets the open standards and best practices and sharesthem freely. She understands the benefits of collaboration in a networked world.” -

May 30, 2009Tim Ferris,citizen and taxpayer, City of Cleveland worked with Betsey at The Institutefor Open Economic Networks (I-Open)

“Betsey's passion for I-Open's work is evident in everything she does. She is an ardentsupporter of Cleveland's urban areas and is committed to their revitalization. She is agreat asset to our region.” -

January 27, 2006 Bethany Hilt , was with another company when working with Betsey at I-Open Marketing & Communications Case Western Reserve University

“Want to learn more about economic development in our region? Well, Betsey is the goto person. She is very passionate about economic development and the need to buildcollaborative partnerships between the private and public sectors. She is very involvedin NEO and surrounding areas and is creating new and innovative programs to bringpeople and services together.” -

June 30, 2008

Bonnie Dick,Employment Consultant, CGI worked with Betsey at Center for Regional Economic Issues

“Betsey Merkel is a one-woman literacy program in digital networking. I am nottechnology-fluent, but Betsey was willing to take considerable time out of her day toexplain to me how online networks can be created, why they are valuable and how shecould continue to help me become adept at using them. Her skill and generosity arespectacular, but what especially amazed me was the supportiveness she showed for me as an entrepreneur and the passion she demonstrates for creative economicdevelopment and the power of connectedness. Betsey is one of the people who will pull