The regenerative web3 field guide
Find your way into
regenerative web3.
A curated, jargon-free guide for people using web3 to do real-world good. Pick a path, follow it stop by stop, and come out the other side actually knowing what you're doing.
Choose your path
Three journeys, depending on where you're starting.
Newcomer Orientation
From “I don't get any of this” to oriented, in an afternoon.
- Get your bearings 3
- The core ideas 4
- Get set up safely 5
- Step into regen 4
Local Node Builder
Everything you need to stand up a chapter, hub or local node.
- Is this for us? 5
- Stand it up 4
- Fund it 5
- Grow the community 4
- Gather & show impact 4
Knowledge Commons BuilderNew
Turn scattered docs and links into a living knowledge commons.
- Why a commons, not a doc-dump 3
- Structure the knowledge 3
- AI in the commons 3
- The toolbox & workflow 3
- Keep it alive 2
See how it connects
Or wander the whole map.
Every article is a node in one living knowledge graph. Explore by topic, follow the threads, and find your own path through.
Why this exists
Most web3 resources are written for people who already get it.
This one isn't. It's built for the curious, the cautious, and the busy, people doing real regenerative work who don't have months to piece it together from Discord calls and dead links.
- No jargon left undefined. Every term is explained in plain language the first time it appears.
- Honest, not hyped. We say what web3 can't do as clearly as what it can.
- Curated, not recreated. We connect the best of what already exists and fill the real gaps.
- Fact-checked, every claim. Sourced, verified, and reviewed, no confident nonsense.
Who it's for
Three ways people arrive here.
New to all of this
You do real-world good, community work, nonprofits, growing things, and web3 sounds like a wall of jargon. Start at the very beginning, nothing assumed.
Starting something local
You're ready to grow a place-based group, a chapter, a hub, a local node, and want patterns that genuinely work, with the pitfalls marked.
Already in crypto, want to do good
You know your way around wallets and chains, and you want to point that at something that matters, without falling for greenwashing.
Brought together by the regen community
Built and stewarded in the open, with the people already doing this work.
A curated, open-source commons, not another walled garden. Contribute on GitHub →
Ready to find your footing?
Start where you are. You can always switch paths.