WHEN “WHAT IF” BECAME “WOW” WHAT IF 64.7 MILLION 15-29 YRS OLD WORKFORCE ENTRANTS KNEW EXACTLY HOW SKILLED THEY ARE WHAT IF 8.5 MILLION COMPANIES COULD EASILY ACCESS REAL PERFORMANCE DATA ON EVERY HIRE WHAT IF WE JUST DO IT WOW EVERYONE WITH COMMON ADOPTION The BUILDING BLOCKS Cradle to Career Lifelong Readiness 35 Skill Standards PERSONAL MINDSET PLANNING FOR SUCCESS EMPLOYER TRANSLATON THE HIRABILITY CORE Internships, Summer Jobs, Entry-Level 12 Skill Items (R=0.89 R2 =0.79) SOCIAL AWARENESS PROFESSIONAL ATTITUDE VERBAL COMMUNICATION TEAM WORK ETHIC COLLABORATION PROBLEM SOLVING PROBLEM SOLVING TIME MANAGEMENT WOW LEARNERS WITH AUTHENTIC Capture and display skills SKILL BUILDING EXPERIENCES 1 DEFINE THE DESIRED OUTCOME OF EXPERIENCE 2 DEFINE THE SKILL PROFILE NEEDED TO PRODUCE THE OUTCOMES 3 DESIGN AND SEQUENCE ACTIVITIES FOR SKILLS MASTERY CLEARLY COMMUNICATE OUTCOMES, SKILLS, ACTIVITY UPFRONT DELIVER EXPERIENCE & PROVIDE FEEDBACK & BADGE AS MOTIVATION DEBRIEF THE EXPERIENCE TO ENSURE SKILLS MANIFEST AND BADGE AS UTILITY MHA LABS IS READY TO AWARD 22,051 WORK READINESS BADGES IN CHICAGO ALONE