Badges

Gaming focuses on clear goals, rules of engagement and narrative. Play interactive games of any form, or incorporate game mechanics into other processes.

Often a technology-based extension of DIY culture, Making emphasizes learning-through-doing in a social environment. Encourage re-use of designs by creating, prototyping and testing.

Science is the analysis of observable physical evidence acquired through experimentation by simulating natural processes under controlled conditions. Make an intentional effort to better understand the natural world.

Culture is learned socially through shared behavior that contributes to group identity. Understand the context of current events and the memes we use as our social language.

Coding involves goal-oriented activities that require or create algorithmic processes. Design and develop software systems to manage information and create interactive experiences.

Media encompasses any channels through which news, entertainment, education, data, or promotional messages are communicated. Create and iterate your narrative through different forms.

While many digital-age skills involve interacting with other people and materials, to succeed we must invest time in bettering ourselves and our way of being in the world.

Strengthen relationships, cooperation, and healthy competition by developing skills that contribute to a sharing community, where different perspectives are valued, sought and adapted.

When we understand the capabilities and limitations of the building blocks we choose, we can combine and use them in ways that improve the world. This is how we effect change.

Constraints challenge us to make do with what we have, and to find ways to acquire what we don’t. Being fluent with our available resources allows us to find hidden connections and better communicate needs to others.

We can use social media and other communication channels to market products and align our tactics with strategic goals. Becoming fluent in technology can transform a project and make it easier to shape the future.

Humans are hardwired to connect with others. Digital tools allow us to do this in authentic ways, across the distance of time and space.