1. Hive Learning Network NYC Badges
December 3, 2012

2. Badge Design Trajectory
Our Process for Developing Badges
1. Identify broad goals
2. Identify network behaviors
3. Identify youth user stories
4. Identify what youth can do to earn
badges
5. Design Challenge activities &
constellation

3. Our process for developing badges:
Identified goals, behaviors, youth activities, and timeline
What broad goals What network- What can youth What is the “feel” What is our
do badge system wide behaviors do network- for challenges and general timeline?
participants do we want to wide to earn activities?
have? encourage? badges?
For example… For example…
For example… For example…
For example… Active production October-
Track/model Empathetic November: Early
connected learning Attend Hive events Active participation
Imaginative stages
experience Explain & Active development
Humility representation
Motivation for represent the Hive December: Soft
cross-network Pattern finder Speaks to Hive
Outreach for the launch and more
participation Curiosity Hive culture and iteration
Attendance & Problem framer network goals
Sharing skills and January: Official
participation in Experimental experiences launch and more
Hive network iteration
events Iterative
Collaborative

4. Goals for the Hive NYC Badging System
• Motivation for cross-network
participationin Hive NYC activities
• Meaningful participation in Hive
NYC programs and increased
attendance at network events
• Understand Hive NYC as a network
and how to leverage its resources
• Increase digital media skills and
expertise
• Demonstrate key values and
behaviorsas manifested through
quests, activities, events

5. Big Design Questions
• How can youth participation in member programs connect and
inform larger network badges?
• Should badges primarily be motivators or retroactive rewards?
• How can we incentivize but avoid over-badging?
• What is the trajectory for badge award?
• What network behaviors should be encouraged?
• Should network be overall badge provider?

6. Thinking about badge construction…
Badges are one element of a larger series of activities
? !
Entry Experience Evaluation Extension Ecosystem
What contributes What defines the How and by What are What value does a
to the initial entry processof pursuing whom ‘success’ is outcomes/next badge have in + out
into a badge? a badge? determined? steps after attaining of a community?
a badge?
Badge is granted

7. Personas/User Stories
These stories are examples of pathways
that youth might take to earn a Hive
NYC badge. They represent youth with
varying levels of participation and entry
points into the network.

8. Meet Zakiaa.k.a “The Superstar”
• 16 years old
• Active member of MOUSE
• Has worked with physical
computing and is familiar with
HTML and Mozilla’s Hackasaurus
tool
• Interned at Hive NYC
• Participated in skillshares and
Summer Code Parties with Hive
NYC members
• Attended Maker Faire, Emoti-
Con, and a Makerbot workshop

9. Meet Jonny
• 13 years old
• Uncle took him to Maker Faire
• Took an interest in their Maker
Space
• Uncle notices his interests and
encourages him to pursue them

10. Meet Walid a.k.a. “Hive What?”
• 15 years old
• Attended Summer Code Party
through his friend who found out
about it from Facebook
• Interested in video and YouTube
• Loved learning about Mozilla’s
video remix tools
• Interested in attending more
events or workshops
• Does not know what Hive NYC is

11. Meet Shannon
• 17 years old
• Participated in Hive NYC Youth
Council for two years
• Helped plan Emoti-Con!
• Is an avid writer, journalist, blogger
and has started her own blog
• Started an Emoti-Con! blog and
contributed op-ed to HuffPost Teen
• Wrote an Emoti-Con! workshop for
an interactive group activity
• Attended Maker Faire

12. Examples of Challenges
• Attend Hive-sponsored events such
as Summer Code Parties
• Outreach for the Hive such as using
social media to persuade
• Describing Hive experience such as
contributing to HuffPost Teen
• Participate in events with Hive
presence such as Maker Faire
• Attend cross-member programs or
events such as Emoti-Con, Digital
Waves Festival, etc
• Represent Hive NYC at an event
• Participate in Hive NYC Youth
Council

13. Examples of Challenge Activities
• Youth Council-related activity
• Share a skill/expertise
• Make a web page, video, or project;
or hack something
• Recruit others to attend events
• Attend events at another
organizations
• Barter a skill or service
• Write blog posts
• Social media outreach
• Present at an event
• Plan/design an event
• Facilitate a workshop
• Hive-related outreach

15. Questions & Feedback
1. Do you have any thoughts about the overall design process?
2. Is there anything you would like the design team to think about as we
continue developing this out?
3. Are there user stories and/or examples of Hive challenges you would like
to see included?
4. Any other feedback?
You can also email your questions/feedback to daria@globalkids.org