Recommendations      

“Verna is exceptionally skilled at bringing the right people and their skills together to create an open and innovative work environment in organizations that want to accelerate their growth and performance.”

“Verna has provided thought leadership in combining the role of intangibles and systems thinking. Her work around value networks is key to understanding the strategic shift that is taking place in many industries.”

“Verna has been a valuable contributor to the Future of Talent Institute as a presenter, researcher, and colleague. She has done pioneering work in researching and understanding how social networks come together and how they create value. She is one of the world's experts on social networks as applied to a business need. I highly recommend Verna to any organization that wants to deepen their understanding about how their network of customers, suppliers, and vendors interact to create value.”

“Verna is a brilliant and highly competent thought leader who is helping many organizations finally understand how they actually function and what they need to do differently to succeed. The Value Network approach helps business leaders visualize and analyze the unseen forces that control much of their business. She has become a major influencer of my work and the work of many others in several ways.”

“Verna is one of the most respected authorities on applied Network Science in our industry. She consistently helps to set standards and catalyzes new lines of thought. Verna's experience is a clear differentiator as all types of organizations wrestle with how to strategically implement network technologies and processes to achieve outcomes.”

“I have known Verna a long time. She is one of the true pioneers in the field of creating value from knowledge. Her Value Network approach is a theoretically robust and practical tool for assessing value flows. My doctoral students cite her articles about it and I have included it in my courses at my business school.”

“Verna is one of the most exceptional people with whom I have had the privilege to work. She is a generous and skilled collaborator; an honest, fair-minded, and inspiring team player. A world thought leader in multiple disciplines – value networks, intangibles, and knowledge management - she brings exceptional breadth and depth, context and content, to any business discussion. Her pioneering and landmark work with value networks has opened the way to entirely new perspectives in understanding the scope and nature of business organizations.”

“I have followed Verna's work for a number of years and am continually impressed with the information she gives to us all. The idea of Value Networks is weekly on my mind and Verna's leadership in this area is essential for our continued understanding of this practical way to think about the intangible and tangible items we think about in business.”

“Verna helped us discover the tacit dimensions of our organization, and helped awaken the researcher in me. I cherish our collaboration and I can recommend Verna's work and tools to anyone in search of a tangible mindshift.”

Sergej van Middendorp, Business Strategy and Enterprise Governance Architect at PerfectArch, (Netherlands)

“Verna is my sister, but that is not reason enough to have worked with her for fifteen years. I respect her, her work, her colleagues, and her friends.”

Fran Kelly, freelance, Great Pages Alive, (Martinez)

“Verna is the world leader of Value Network Analysis and one of the Intellectual Capital Pioneers - a group where I first met her in 1995. Since then we have collaborated often in very demanding consulting and R&D projects. I am always impressed with her unique ability to fuse first class expertise with enthusiasm and creativity and courage to explore new ideas and challenges.”

Edna Pasher, Founder and CEO, Edna Pasher PhD & Associates, (Tel Aviv)

“Verna has taken the mystery out of value-networks. She had a full understanding of the promise of knowledge interaction before most were initiating the conversation. Known as an authority in the field, she is a trusted advisor for enterprises and practitioners worldwide.”

Debra Amidon, Founder and CEO, ENTOVATION International Ltd., (Boston)

“Verna's Value Network Analysis is the most astute approach to re-thinking business I've encountered. Do your organization a favor: pay attention to Verna.”

“Verna understands how to work with 'complexity' and the necessary networks of people and organizations to achieve shared objectives. I highly recommend Verna if you want to understand how your organization or your network can best deliver value toward your stated purpose. Personable, Expert, High Integrity.”

"She is very thoughtful and always provides lots of insight in relatively straight-forward situations, but her real added value is in complex, messy situations where clarity is needed."

Steve Waddell, Principal at Networking Action, (Boston)

“Verna literally "wrote the book" on value networks. Her deep passion and commitment to understanding and working within an ecosystem that creates value for all participants is real, practical, and inspiring. As her business partner, I've reaped the rewards of learning while working alongside her, learning not just the methodology, but also her human, results-oriented approach to working with clients.”

Patti Anklam, Principal Consultant, Networks and Leadership, (Boston)

“Verna Allee is a brilliant professional who clearly communicates her expertise and experience in the field of Knowledge Management. From provocative ideas, she promotes innovative thoughts that contribute greatly to the knowledge management and organizational performance improvement. Mature, intelligent, insightful, sensitive and with a deep knowledge of the state of the art of subjects with whom she works, Verna succeeds with merit the position of one of the most influential and recognized women in today's world of knowledge networks.”

Jerônimo Lima, Vice-Presidente, SBGC, Sociedade Brasileira de Gestão do Conhecimento, (Gramado, Brazil)