10 people have endorsed Michael at
Knowledge Ventures:
Michael
Lissack
 Professor, Author, Realtor,
Consultant,
Speaker,
Entrepreneur
|
||||||||||
Summary:Michael Lissack is an entrepreneur,
academic, and realtor. He is the director of the Institute for the
Study of Coherence and Emergence (ISCE) as well as the founding editor
emeritus of ISCE's journal, Emergence now entitled E:CO. Dr.
Lissack is also the founder
and chairman of Knowledge Ventures Inc. Experience:Candidate I am a candidate for Collier County Commission District 2 running as a NPA (no party affiliation). Please see http://pelicancounty.com for more infromation on my campaign Realtor Naples/Bonita/Estero --
GUARANTEED
SAVINGS! CEO see
http://www.learnerslibrary.com
and http://browse4research.com
“Not only is Michael a beacon for new ideas
- he
has a great ability to marry vision and technology in a practical way,
and the ventures he has invested a lot of his own personal time and
money in reflect this. Having worked with Michael on more than a few
ideas over the years, it has always been a pleasure to work with
someone with such a sharp mind - who invariably "gets it" right away.” (December
2, 2004)
Crispin
Olson,
reported to Michael at Knowledge Ventures “Michael is
an
intellectual pulsar: A magnetic, compact mass of immense knowledge,
spinning at an amazing rate, shooting flashes of profound insight in
all directions, and pulling all sorts of fascinating flotsam in his
powerful gravitational wake. Always honest, never boring, he is fun and
rewarding to work with.” (September 13, 2004)
Lewis
Perelman,
was with another company when working with Michael at Knowledge Ventures “Michael is
one of
the sharpest minds in the KM industry and has introduced some highly
innovative technology and cultural ideas” (August 22, 2004)
Ray
Jackson,
was with another company when working with Michael at Knowledge Ventures “In my
career, I've
worked with many who I've recognized as truly enlightned. I was there
at the birth of many popular cultures. I watched Pittman birth MTV. Ken
Lowe and HGTV. I'm in the magazine biz...and while not a direct
colleague, he see's what we're doing in an almost mystical sort of way.
Michael is, as we are, an alchemist. And he loves a good
joke...infrequently.” (June 4, 2004)
Jimmy
Dean, President & Group Publisher, Gulfshore Media
was with another company when working with Michael at Knowledge Ventures “Knowing
Michael on
both a personal and professional level, his strongest trait is his
integrity. His word is his bond and you will find this the first time
you work with him. He is extremely well educated, well spoken, and
dedicated to success. Michael is a wealth of knowledge ranging from
building a business to knowing the best new coffee maker. Above all
else, I enjoy working with Michael.” (March 17, 2004)
Ryan
Garman,
was with another company when working with Michael at Knowledge Ventures “Michael
brought an
element of thought and ideas to the business relationship we had that
was invaluable. He has a brilliant mind, keen business sense matched
with enthusiasm and wit.” (February 9, 2004)
Allyson
Miller,
was a consultant or contractor to Michael at Knowledge Ventures “I work with
Michael Lissack. Normally one would've said“work for.” Herein is his
most important attribute: working with him is a collegial experience.
He does that easily because he’s intelligentwhich means that he’s not
threatened by different and new ideas. Combined with his intelligence,
he is also a fair and equitable executive with the necessary business
skills and patience.” (February 8, 2004)
Moe
Shepard, Owner, Knowledge Ventures
reported to Michael at Knowledge Ventures “I first met
Michael in his capacity as visiting professor at the Rotterdam School
of Management for the MBA programme. He quickly won the universal
respect from the students and is a very engaging presenter.
Subsequently I have started a small investment company and Michael has
proven to be a valuable and supportive sounding board.” (February
7, 2004)
Chistopher
LUCAS,
was Michael's client “Michael is a
visionary with a terrific sense of the distance learning market needs
...especially concerning on line reference and anti plagiarism
services” (February 6, 2004)
John
G. Flores,
was with another company when working with Michael at Knowledge Ventures “Michael is,
put
simply, a giant. He is an outstanding human being, with a prodigious
intellect, unbelievable creativity, and a joy in taking complex things
and making them simple. Michael has a unique gift, and is a person of
complete and total integrity; a rarity in today's world.” (January
21, 2004)
Ray
Beckerman,
was a consultant or contractor to Michael at Knowledge Ventures Director The Institute for the Study of Coherence and Emergence is a non-profit research institution located in Boston, Naples, Florida and Utrecht, Netherlands. Our mission is to promote pragmatic dialogue concerning the areas of networking, emergence, and complexity studies with the aim of assisting practicing managers in the complex task of managing. We are assisted by a consortium of professionals drawn from industry, academia, management consulting, and the non-profit sector. We publish a journal, Emergence. See http://isce.edu and http://emergence.org
“Michael is an innovative leader of an
intellectual community centred around the insights of complexity and
chaos science. He has made considerable contributions to the field of
knowledge management. Michael is courageous enough to be an iconoclast
and challenge shibboleths when required. I endorse Michael
wholeheartedly.” (July 1, 2004)
Robin
Wood,
was with another company when working with Michael at ISCE “Michael is
indeed
who he says he is: Director (and founder) of the Institute for
Coherence and Emergence. He has edited several volumes of the journal,
EMERGENCE, and has written several books on the subject.” (February
9, 2004)
Jay
Ogilvy,
worked with Michael at ISCE “I couldn't
think
of anyone more qualified to found and lead an Institute in the ways of
complexity, networking and pragmatic dialogue. It has been a pleasure
working with Michael and I continue to enjoy his insight, wit and down
right common sense.” (February 8, 2004)
Andrew
Rixon, Research Fellow, ISCE
reported to Michael at ISCE “Michael is
one of
the most intelligent, insightful, intense, and principled people I have
ever known. He loves to argue. He does not hesitate to tell you exactly
what he thinks and expects you to do the same. We shared a common
mentor in the late Howard Sherman, the much beloved “official
unofficial” philosopher of science of the Santa Fe Institute. I have
known Michael since the mid-nineties.” (February 6, 2004)
Scott
Harris, President, The Recursionist Fund
worked directly with Michael at ISCE Visiting Professor I lectured on business and public policy and gave a public lecture series entitled "provocative talks." Editor Emergence publishes articles of
a
qualitative nature that relate complex systems, sensemaking,
psychology, philosophy, semiotics, and cognitive science to the
management of organizations both public and private. Emergence readers
are managers, academics, consultants, and others interested in applying
the insights of the science of complex systems to day-to-day management
and leadership problems.
“Michael has written many highly insightful
and
significant papers in the area of complexity and emergence, and is a
well known authority in the domain.” (February 11, 2004)
Peter
Allen, Professor, Cranfield School of Management
worked directly with Michael at Emergence “Everything
one
could want in an editor - knowledgeable, responsive, fast acting and
efficient.” (February 9, 2004)
Sally
Lansdell,
was Michael's client “Mike Lissak
is one
of the few people that I know with the capacity to integrate a social
and a natural science perspective on complexity. To make that capacity
available to the journal Emergence was a significant contribution.” (February
7, 2004)
Max
Boisot, Owner, C-Space
worked directly with Michael at Emergence “Michael
Lissack is
a pioneer in applying the New Sciences to management and organisations.
We have worked together since 1997 developing seminars, conferences and
research-I have always been impressed by Michael's ability to go to the
heart of a matter, to transcend the detail and see the big picture. His
sense of humour is also much appreciated in these "interesting times"!”
(February 7, 2004)
Robin
Wood, Owner, OSP & Oasis
worked directly with Michael at Emergence “Emergence
was an
impressive initiative of Michael's, and has made its mark in the field.
It was good to be associated with it.” (February 6, 2004)
Hugh
Gunz,
was with another company when working with Michael at Emergence Whistleblower -- Qui Tam Relator "Relator" and lead witness in
fraud
case against more than 4 dozen Wall Street firms. Led team which
recovered more than $200 million for the United States.
“Michael made an incredibly important
contribution
to our country. At great personal expense, he pulled the rug out from
under one of the big boys' most impenetrable and obscure financial
industry scams. He became persona non grata in their circles, but a
hero to the little guy. If there were more people like Mike around,
there would be fewer Enrons.” (April 12, 2004)
Ray
Beckerman,
was with another company when working with Michael at Qui-Tam Whistleblower Managing Director Smith Barney's senior banker with overall responsibility for new product development, municipal derivatives, and the technical work produced by the firm's Public Finance Division. He trained more than 300 bankers who can be found at firms throughout the industry. He served as a senior banker or financial advisor in more than thirty of the fifty American states, and has financed more than $35 billion of infrastructure projects for these clients. As the senior banker for these governmental entities, Dr. Lissack directed more than $25 billion of investments, supervised their financial reporting, assisted in the design of their risk management and investment operations, and coordinated public education programs. He spent more than 13 years with Smith Barney, including eight as a managing director. Worth magazine recognized Dr. Lissack in 1999 as one of "Wall Street's 25 Smartest Players" and again in 2001 as on of the 100 Americans who have most influenced “how we think about money.” Education:Henley Yale Williams
College |