The Polymath Badge (“the credential”) is a generic polymath capability badge issued on CheckD.io by Innovorsa Ltd, an investment group that invests in data assets.

Polymath in Markets and Service Ecosystems

The Polymath Badge in Markets & Service Ecosystems recognises individuals who can think, design, and act across disciplinary boundaries to create real, functioning market ecosystems in the digital age. Badge holders demonstrate the integrated capability across:

• Data and digital systems
• Market design and marketing
• Institutional and political economy
• Ecosystem design and governance
• Live implementation with real participants and data

This is not a theoretical credential.

It certifies the ability to design markets that work in practice, align incentives across actors, and deploy digital infrastructure that enables trust, agency, and value exchange.

At its core, the badge signals systems-level competence: the capacity to move from

insight → design → deployment → impact.

Eligibility

This badge can only be claimed by individuals who have undergone the programs of study, design and practice of ecosystems, verified by Professor Irene Ng (the “verifier”) at the University of Warwick. All learning, design work, and implementation evidence associated with the badge must be:

• Completed through authorised modules of study led by or approved by Irene Ng, and
• Personally verified by Irene Ng prior to badge authentication.

Verification is based on human judgement, not automated assessment.

Badge stages

The Polymath in Markets & Service Ecosystems (MSE) badge is awarded progressively, reflecting increasing depth of capability:

• Polymath MSE Learner – demonstrated integrative understanding across domains