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April 2, 2025

Gobekli Presents the Future of Human-Centered Credentials at 1EdTech Digital Credentials Summit

Phoenix, AZ — March 2025 — Gobekli Inc. presented its latest advancements in personal credentialing and human-centered data at the 1EdTech Digital Credentials Summit in Phoenix, Arizona (March 3–5, 2025).

Building on findings from their 2023 focus group presented through the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Experience U project, Gobekli conducted in partnership with University of Phoenix, the session explored how the Universal Talent Passport (TalentPass) gives individuals a new way to own, organize, and express their professional value. The live demonstration featured TalentPass alongside wallet solutions from Merit and ASU Pocket, showing how interoperable, user-owned credentials can empower learners and workers across systems.

Empathy as the Human Superpower

In his presentation, Danny Done, Co-Founder of Gobekli, spoke about empathy as the defining human advantage — the ability to perceive the invisible value, experience, and intention of others.

“As our work becomes more digital, hybrid, and decentralized, we lose what nature designed us to do best — understand and trust each other through proximity, familiarity, and shared purpose,” said Done. “For most of human history, we worked in small, stable teams where we knew how everyone operated. Now we shift between virtual teams, short contracts, and algorithmic environments. The human superpower of empathy — of truly seeing each other — is being diminished.”

Done described Gobekli’s approach as an evolutionary redesign for the digital era:

“TalentPass helps people start with self-understanding — creating a trustworthy, holistic representation of who they are and how they work. When others can see that clearly, collaboration becomes faster, trust builds sooner, and reciprocal value emerges naturally. That’s what the future of human work depends on.”

Positive Response and Next Steps

The presentation received strong engagement from education and workforce leaders. Universities and professional organizations expressed enthusiasm for TalentPass’s potential to make individuals’ skills, motivations, and experiences visible in context — not just for hiring, but for team formation, collaboration, and lifelong growth.

The feedback validated Gobekli’s vision: to make verified, human-centered profiles a common language of trust in modern work. Attendees praised the clarity of the interface and the balance between design and data privacy, while offering stylistic insights that have since informed the product’s refinement.

Gobekli is now preparing the first public release of TalentPass on the App Store in mid-November 2025, incorporating the lessons and feedback gathered through its institutional pilots and live demos.

About Gobekli and the TalentPass Initiative

Gobekli Inc. is an independent company devoted to making talent visible, portable, and meaningful across learning, work, and life.
Over the past five years, Gobekli has collaborated with universities, credentialing bodies, and workforce innovators to create systems that restore human agency and trust in how we see and value people.

The upcoming TalentPass release represents the first publicly available version of Gobekli’s long-term vision — empowering individuals to know, grow, and show their talent through verified, interoperable records.

TalentPass currently supports English-language users in the U.S. and is built on Open Badges 3.0 and Learning & Employment Record (LER) standards. Earlier badge formats may be imported through supported workarounds.

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