Are you a business, technology or sustainability expert or enthusiast looking for a way to showcase your knowledge and expertise? Look no further than Thinkers360! We offer a unique opportunity to earn recognizable digital badges and credentials that validate your skills in these rapidly evolving fields.
According to Tom Koulopoulos, author of “Revealing the Invisible” and Thinkers360 member, “The great myth of the Internet is that if you have volumes of great content you don’t need to worry about creating a thought leadership brand. This is no truer for a thought leader brand than it is for a corporate brand. In many ways you must be that much more vigilant about how you present yourself to the market, prospects, and clients. My advice: craft, curate, and care for your brand as though it were your most important asset; because it is!”
What are Thinkers360 Digital Award Badges?
Thinkers360 badges are awarded to individuals who establish themselves as thought leaders in over 100 cutting-edge topics, including trending topics in business, technology, innovation, management, leadership and much more. By building a strong profile, portfolio and media kit on our platform, you can demonstrate your knowledge and climb the leaderboards to secure badges that signify your expertise.
How to Earn Your Digital Award Badge:
Earning a badge on Thinkers360 is completely free and straightforward. Here’s what you need to do:
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Create a Thinkers360 Profile: Sign up for a free account and start crafting your profile. This includes showcasing your relevant experience, publications, and areas of focus within your areas of expertise.
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Showcase Your Expertise: Contribute your personally authored thought leadership content and experience related to your areas of expertise from around the web. This can include blog posts, articles, books, certifications, interviews, podcasts, speaking, advisory board and founder positions, or even participation in online discussions. The more valuable content you share, the higher you’ll climb the respective leaderboards.
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Climb the Leaderboards: Thinkers360 ranks individuals and companies based on their contributions and recognition within over 100 specific topics. You can tag each content item with up to three relevant keywords which count towards the respective leaderboards. As you actively engage with the platform and share your expertise, to build your Thinkers360 profile, portfolio and media kit, you’ll move up the ranks. We also amplify your content for free.
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Claim Your Badges: Once you reach the Top 100 on any of the Thinkers360 thought leadership leaderboards, you’ll be eligible to download your free digital badges. These badges serve as verifiable credentials that you can display on your website, social media profiles, or online resume.
For full details on how the Thinkers360 thought leadership leaderboards work, please see our article, Understanding the Thinkers360 Leaderboards.
Top 100 and Beyond: Enhanced Credentials
For those who achieve a Top 100 position or higher, Thinkers360 offers even more! You’ll receive an enhanced digital badge with a dedicated credential page. This page provides a detailed overview of your accomplishments, further solidifying your position as a thought leader in your area of expertise.
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Add your Thinkers360 Digital Award Badges to your LinkedIn Licenses & Certifications
For full details on how to add Thinkers360 digital award badges and credentials to your LinkedIn Licenses & Certifications, please see our article, Showcase your Expertise with Thinkers360 Digital Award Badges and Credentials.
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Benefits of Thinkers360 Badges:
- Stand Out from the Crowd: Badges act as a trusted verification of your expertise, making you a more attractive candidate to potential employers or collaborators.
- Boost Your Credibility: Earning badges demonstrates your dedication to the field and positions you as a thought leader within your areas of expertise.
- Increase Visibility: Share your badges online to expand your reach and connect with others interested in your areas of expertise.
Join the Thinkers360 Thought Leader, Analyst and Influencer Community Today!
Ready to showcase your expertise and earn valuable digital credentials? Sign up for Thinkers360 today and start building your thought leadership profile. As you climb the leaderboards and claim your badges, you’ll establish yourself as a recognized authority in these exciting fields.
Don’t wait! Take the first step towards becoming a verified thought leader with Thinkers360 and connect with some of the brightest minds in the industry. Our members include premier B2B thought leaders – including analysts, authors, influencers and speakers – with over 100M followers on social media combined.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do you score the thought leadership leaderboards?
Our differentiation from the various influencer leaderboards on social media, and other randomly-compiled lists on the web, is that our patented algorithm takes a holistic view of thought leaders and experts, beyond their social media activity, and looks across all the hats they may wear – such as academic, analyst, author, consultant, entrepreneur, influencer, and speaker – and all the types of thought leadership content they produce.
Expert Tip: The Thinkers360 patented algorithm helps to produce leaderboards that look across all thought leader roles and across the quantity and quality of their thought leadership content. It provides a valuable measure of thought leadership content, encourages genuine content creation, incorporates social media influence as one of the measures, and encourages richer profiles and portfolios.
What makes Thinkers360 an authoritative measure of expertise?
Unlike social media leaderboards which can be gamed via the purchase of fake followers, spamming of hash-tags, and sharing of third-party content, the Thinkers360 leaderboards are based on member’s real content and accomplishments. Something that’s a true measure of expertise and hard to fake.
What specific criteria are used to select the top 50 thought leaders and influencers?
The Thinkers360 thought leadership leaderboards are by participation and everyone is invited to join by signing up at Thinkers360.com. There is no difference in how we calculate the rankings between free and paid members.
The Thinkers360 leaderboards are based on member’s personally authored content and experience curated from around the web and added to their Thinkers360 profile, portfolio, and media kit.
Unlike social media leaderboards which can be gamed via the purchase of fake followers, spamming of hashtags, and sharing of third-party content, the Thinkers360 leaderboards are based on member’s real content and accomplishments. Something that’s a true measure of expertise and hard to fake.
How can I climb the thought leadership leaderboards and earn digital award badges and credentials within specific topic areas such as Generative AI?
For each personally authored content item or experience you add to your Thinkers360 profile, portfolio and media kit, you can earn points in up to three relevant topic areas by marking the checkboxes on the “Add Publications” page. To climb the thought leadership leaderboard in a specific area such as Generative AI, be sure to mark the Generative AI checkbox if your content relates to Generative AI.
What types of thought leaders and influencers are currently displaying their Thinkers360 digital award badges and credentials?
Thinkers360 digital award badges and credentials have been downloaded and displayed by premier B2B thought leaders – including academics, analysts, authors, consultants, entrepreneurs, executives, influencers and speakers – from around the world. Influencers currently displaying our world-renowned digital award badges range from micro- to macro-influencers including many with over 1M followers on social media.
“Thinkers360 is a great platform for getting the word out about my writing and expertise as well as expanding my network of thought leaders. I particularly value the rankings and regular digest emails, as they bring me into contact with professionals, content and ideas I might otherwise have missed” – Kelly Barner, Managing Director, Buyers Meeting Point LLC
What award badges and logos can I display?
You can display any of the downloadable badges from the Awards & Badges area of the web site. This page includes information on physical plaques and trophies for awards, digital badges for awards, logos for your signature line, as well as a profile badge builder. You can find it under the “Rankings” menu and then “Awards & Badges” when logged in.
How do I activate, display and share my award badge and credential page?
To activate, display and share your badges and credential pages follow these steps:
- Go to Awards & Badges within Thinkers360.
- Browse your awards for the badge and credential page you wish to display
- For any badges in the Top 50 or higher, you can either:
- Download the image by clicking “Download” and then use your personalized credential link to link from your badge to your credential page
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- Use “Copy the code” to get the full HTML (including badge and link to your credential page) for placement within your blog, resume or web site.
We’ve added social sharing so you can easily share your recognition.
How can I add my Thinkers360 Award Badges to LinkedIn?
Firstly, simply visit our Awards & Badges page to claim and download digital badges to showcase your credentials, Thinkers360 logos for your email signature line, as well as Profile Badges for your blog, online resume, or web site.
To add any of your Top 50 badges to your LinkedIn licenses & certifications:
- Go “Licenses & certifications” within your LinkedIn account and hit the “+” icon
- Enter the Name of your digital badge such as “Top 10 Thought Leader – Digital Disruption”
- Choose Thinkers360 for the Issuing organization
- Enter the Issue date and Expiration date as shown on your credential page
- Enter your Credential URL which is the link to your credential page
We look forward to seeing you proudly display your badges to share your expertise and passion for the topics you care about!
Do you offer digital award badges and credentials for companies as well as individuals?
Yes, we publish both live and annual company thought leadership leaderboards as well as those for individuals. Companies – including brands, organizations, and startups – can earn our world-renowned digital award badges and credentials based on their position in these company thought leadership leaderboards. To participate as an organization, you can join our enterprise or enterprise lite plans.
How can I order a personalized digital award badge?
For a personalized digital award badge, which can include your name or company name, please contact us at info@thinkers360.com.
