Since 2016
A community for navigating technology — together.
We run small learning cohorts, recognize people doing work that matters, and connect anyone who wants to understand how digital life actually works. You don't need to be a tech person. You just need to be curious.
What we do
Signpost
Sessions
Small, cohort-based learning groups. Read, discuss, and figure things out with people from different places and backgrounds. Six months. Real conversations. No expertise required.
How it works →Divergent
Awards
Every year we recognize educators, researchers, organizers, and community members doing work that challenges the status quo and opens up new possibilities. Nominations open in spring.
See the honorees →Open
Resources
Blog, lecture archive, reading lists. Everything we make is free to read, share, and build on. No account required. No email wall.
Read the blog → Who it's for
You don't have to be an expert.
InitiatED started in education, but it's not just for educators. It's for anyone who wants to understand the technology shaping their community — and meet others asking the same questions in different places.
We have members in classrooms, community centers, organizing spaces, and living rooms, on six continents. What they share isn't expertise. It's curiosity.
Our storyEducators & teachers
Community organizers
Researchers & writers
Parents & caregivers
Advocates & practitioners
Curious people
Our model
We make decisions
together.
InitiatED is structured as a cooperative network — shared leadership, rotating roles, and decisions made by the people doing the work. No single person owns it.
How we work01Decisions made by the people doing the work
02Rotating leadership, no permanent directors
03Resources distributed equitably
04Privacy and accessibility built in, not bolted on
05Global reach, local practice
06Open to anyone who wants to participate