Credibility

A 3x3 credibility matrix can provide a pathway from credentials to credibility.

There is more to competence than just having a credential.

The horizontal axis recognises the path of ability, from the categories of ‘develop’, ‘demonstrate’, and ‘be’. The vertical axis recognises the aspects of competency: knowledge, skills, and experience.

This 3x3 matrix results in nine intersections, starting in the bottom left and going vertically: credentials or potential; practise; exposure.  The last column is what we are “being” – student, proficient, and finally achieving wisdom or expert. The middle column is where the action is at:  documents and outputs; interactions; stories.