2026 Badge Summit

Credentialing programs aim to signal durable skills, yet decision-making is often expected of learners without being explicitly named, taught, or recognized. In this Dream Makers’ Lounge session, participants will explore Decision Education as a practical framework for making judgment, reasoning, and decision-making more visible across badges, credentials, and learning pathways.

Through a real-world example, a workforce-skills exercise, and an interactive experience with the Confident? board game, attendees will identify where decision-making may already be embedded in their own programs. The game offers a hands-on example of how Decision Education can be taught and recognized through engaging learning experiences—not as an added burden, but as a practical layer within work already underway.

The session will also share emerging Alliance approaches for connecting standards, learning experiences, evidence, and recognition, helping participants identify one practical next step for making decision skills more visible in their own credential ecosystems.