This badge is awarded for successfully moving from designing individual badges to building a functional badge ecosystem. The earner has demonstrated the ability to map out a clear learner progression path.
To earn this badge, the participant must have:
- Apply core system design principles (such as Linear, Competence-based, or Skill Tree models) to devise a logical learning flow.
- Use insights from gamification (e.g., Yu-Kai Chou’s 8 motivators) to inform the system's design.
- Understand the role of endorsements and necessary policies (e.g., issuance, revocation, appeal) in maintaining the system's credibility.
- Identify and integrate relevant competence frameworks (such as DigComp, LifeComp, or GreenComp) into the system structure.
- Successfully completed the individual reflection of day 4.
- Attended the full Day 4 programme.