Shared Spaces for Focused Collaboration
Knowledge hubs for themes, sectors, and communities — where discussions, resources, and collective intelligence live
The challenge & our answer
The Problem
Important conversations get buried in email threads and scattered across platforms. Topic-specific knowledge lives in individual heads or siloed documents. Communities lack a persistent place where expertise accumulates and members can find each other around shared interests — whether that's climate adaptation methods, grant writing techniques, or regional cooperation frameworks.
The Solution
Spaces are persistent knowledge hubs that bring together people, discussions, and resources around specific themes. Each space combines structured knowledge (curated articles, guides, case studies), live discussion threads, member directories filtered by expertise, and resource libraries. Spaces can be public (open knowledge for everyone) or network-scoped (members-only for sensitive topics). AI assists with content organization, duplicate detection, and cross-space discovery — so knowledge compounds instead of fragmenting.
Key Capabilities
Structured Knowledge Organization
Every space combines a resource library (documents, links, templates), discussion threads (chronological, searchable), and a knowledge base (FAQs, guides, case studies). Content is tagged and categorized so future members can find what past members already figured out.
Member Directory per Space
See who else is active in the space, filtered by specialty, country, or expertise. Spaces surface the right people to ask — "Who here has experience with EU Horizon applications?" becomes a directory query, not a broadcast question.
Public and Private Modes
Public spaces (climate action methods, open educational resources) are visible to everyone — including non-members. Network-scoped spaces (grant strategies, partnership negotiations) require platform membership. Organizations control visibility per space.
AI Content Assistance
AI helps categorize uploaded documents (guide vs case study vs resource), detects duplicate discussions, suggests related content from other spaces, and generates summaries for long threads. Knowledge organization happens automatically — coordinators focus on curation, not taxonomy.
Cross-Space Discovery
Search across all spaces you have access to. AI-powered semantic search finds relevant content even when terminology differs — "water sanitation" matches "clean water access" discussions. Knowledge is federated but discoverable.
External Sharing Tokens
Generate time-limited, read-only access links for specific resources or entire spaces. Share a curated knowledge space with non-members (partners, funders, trainees) without requiring them to create accounts. Revocable at any time.
How It Works
Create a Space
An organization or community coordinator creates a space around a theme (Sustainable Agriculture Methods, EU Funding Strategies, Youth Empowerment Resources). Set visibility (public or network-scoped), add a description, choose an icon, and optionally seed with initial resources.
Invite Members and Populate Content
Invite domain experts or community members. Upload documents, post discussion threads, link external resources. AI categorizes uploaded files and suggests tags. Members contribute knowledge as they work — training materials become guides, successful proposals become case studies.
Organize and Curate
Coordinators review AI-suggested categorizations, pin key resources, mark high-value discussions, and structure FAQs from recurring questions. The space evolves from a collection into an organized knowledge base. Duplicate content is flagged automatically.
Discover and Connect
New members search the space ("How do I write a Theory of Change?") and find existing guides, past discussions, and member profiles of people who have done this before. Cross-space search surfaces related knowledge from other themes. The space becomes a first-stop resource before asking new questions.
Share Externally When Needed
Generate a read-only access link for a specific resource or the entire space. Share with training participants, partner organizations, or funders. External viewers see the knowledge without needing platform accounts. Links can be time-limited or revoked at any time.