We are strategists & innovators…

...who have worked across the skills ecosystem.

Since helping to seed the skills-based movement…

by conceptualising the Open Badge standard in 2011, with a community intent on improving skills validation and recognising learning that happens everywhere, we have developed skills-based solutions for empowering high performance.

We have developed:

Our team

Grainne Hamilton

Founder & Director

Ardcairn Ltd was founded in 2018 by Grainne Hamilton to formalise her concept and consultancy work. Grainne provides advisory, education and innovation services and puts teams together with Ardcairn’s Associates.

Grainne is an internationally recognised consultant, innovator and author. She has advised leaders from governments, companies, cities and education institutions globally on empowering high performance with skills-based solutions. She has conceptualised and blueprinted skills-based innovations, shaped international standards and policy, and is named on the Mozilla Monument in San Francisco for her contribution to work that is credited with seeding the skills-based movement.

Ardcairn Associates

Team Members

Our network of Associates are thought leaders in their fields and we benefit from their knowledge.

We engage our Associates on a project-by-project basis, ensuring world-leading skills and thought leadership is brought to all work delivered by Ardcairn.

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