All about Community Center Badges

This is such a fun way to encourage collaboration!

I love these badges and think this is a great way to motivate interaction among this community. I know I am motivated to explore more and engage more. Thank you, I can’t wait for our customers to join this!

I love these badges (and the emerging, distinguished, expert classifications)!! One question and one suggestion:

• I noticed for most of the badges, “emerging” is the first level. But for author, it’s “young” author. Is that an intentional distinction? I think it would be nice if they’re all consistently “emerging.”
• I think people who have passed LETRS are really proud of that achievement. (And I hope it will be the same for successful completion of Aspire.) If there’s a way to indicate that someone is a LETRS or Aspire “graduate,” I think that kind of recognition would go a long way -- and it would also highlight our amazing PL products, similar to how student products are promoted with the “Core 5/PUP/Lexia English Learner” badges.

The current badge system is a masterstroke in fostering engagement, recognition, and community spirit. It thoughtfully blends milestones, expertise, and participation into a vibrant tapestry of appreciation. From celebrating first posts to honoring expert contributions, each badge is a small, shiny token of encouragement that motivates members to connect, share, and thrive. It's like gamifying goodwill—rewarding growth while building a stronger, more interactive community. Bravo!

Thinking about the possibilities ahead, what are your thoughts around event-specific badges, such as Challenging Winner ( for winning a Lexia-hosted competition or challenge or Anniversary Event Attendee (for participating in Lexia’s anniversary or major celebration events? 

This is a very cool idea for engagement and building a community. I would love to see a LETRS Champion or Aspire Champion badge for when someone completes their journey. 

I love friendly competition! This is so engaging and well thought out.

​@christine.f Yes!! Definitely in planning!!

​@Stacie W I totally agree with you. There could be a badge for Vol 1, Vol 2, EC, Admin, and Aspire!

Oh I love all the badges!1 What a great way to encourage engagement and some friendly competition!  

I love these badges and such a wide variety! I think it will boost engagement for all Community Center visitors! Great job, y’all!

For the Engagement Badges, my suggestion is to consider replacing “critic” with another word that has a more positive connotation (ex. influencer, thought leader, ambassador...there are probably other options I’m not thinking of!)

Big fan of the Critic suite of badges. 😀 According to my wife and kids, I’m already expert level. 

The only other thing I can think of is badges for customer advocates.  If you provide a slap 5 you earn X badge.  If you participate in a panel discussion you earn Y badge.  If you serve as a customer reference, you earn Z badge, etc.

I cannot wait for my first badge as a Founding Member!  - I will get that one, right? 🤣

I can imagine many asking about the turnaround time on when the badges will be released once they reach different achievements. 

Great work on these badges. This will most certainly get everyone excited about participating in our Lexia Community Center!😍

That is a great idea, it would be cool if that was also somehow attached to an image that someone could easily recognize which courses we have all completed.

The new badging system is a great way to make the community more fun and rewarding by recognizing different types of participation, from posting your first comment to becoming a top contributor. The variety of badges is exciting and offers something for everyone, whether you’re just starting out or really active in helping others. It’s also a nice touch to include special event badges for things like webinars or being part of the community’s early days. One idea to make it even better would be to add badges that reward people for learning about or using multiple Lexia products, which could encourage members to explore more and get even more value from the community.

Great idea to get customers excited about engaging more with the platform! I would love to learn more about Admin badges.  Are these given to colleagues that present on the different products or can customers earn them as well by attending webinars etc.? Thanks for any insight! 

​@Amy S. this is something we are still thinking through.  The initial intention was to award it to actual product administrators (customers).  However, there is definitely space for people to earn it (which I really like the idea of), especially as Lexia Academy content and webinar offerings continue to grow!

Love the badges! Great way to recognize and motivate. 

I’m wondering about the possibility of having a badge that indicates how many years they have used the product? That would be valuable insight and provide recognition for long standing customers too! 

Love the badges! Great Idea, can’t wait to earn some in the future!

Myriad badge types will resonate with the greater good as they engage with the Community Center!  

Love the idea of badges. I think it is a great way to be involved and keep everyone motivated. My favorite is the exclusive monthly badges as they look fun and engaging. I personally believe it would make people work towards earning. 

Love this idea!  The monthly badges look like a fun way to keep us all engaged.  Looking forwarded to earning those badges. 

​@CathyL we can’t wait to award them to you!  Check out this post for info on our March badge challenge - this one is pretty do-able if you find yourself with 10 or 15 spare minutes 😉!

Great program; excited to earn some badges. :)