About CED - Exchange Skills, Knowledge and Experience Across Various Domains

Capacity Exchange DAO (CED) is a global platform that enables people to exchange skills, knowledge, and experience across multiple domains through 1-1 connection sessions. 

Based on the TECD connection model, CED operates as a two-way platform where any user can be a Service Provider in one session and a Service User in another. 

CED organizes all exchanges into diverse categories such as Personal Development; Educational & Academic Support; Business & Professional Connections; Creative Collaboration; Social & Cultural Exchange; Social Impact & Volunteering; Technology & Digital Literacy; Hobbies, Crafts & Culinary Arts; Mind Sports & Cognitive Development; and Psychology, Mental Health & Spiritual. 

CED remains committed to listening and learning from our users. As their needs evolve, we will continuously expand our categories to create a richer, more diverse space for exchanging.

Join CED as a Guide and/or an Explorer

One of the unique features of CED is that you don't have to choose just one role. Most members participate as both Guides and Explorers, depending on what they want to learn or share.

You can enable one role or both within your account, giving you the flexibility to learn in one subject while guiding others in another. CED registration is available on an ongoing basis. Whether you want to participate as an Explorer, a Guide, or both, getting started is simple.

Join CED as an Explorer

Explorers join CED to learn from people with real-world knowledge and experience. Whether you're preparing for university, advancing your career, improving your communication skills, exploring a new interest, or tackling a challenge in another field, CED connects you with someone who has already been there.

CED introduced a limited opportunity for 50 new registered participants to receive gift codes for two trial Sessions.

What You’ll Receive

How an Explorer Session Works

1. Browse available Subjects and choose a Session that interests you.
2. Select a convenient time and briefly describe what you'd like to learn.
3. The Guide confirms your booking.
4. Join the live Session through CED.
5. Share your feedback after the Session to help improve the community experience.

Join CED as a Guide

Guides are community members who share their knowledge, skills, and lived experience through personalized one-on-one Sessions. Expertise can come from academic study, professional work, entrepreneurship, volunteering, creative practice, or personal experience. If your knowledge can help someone else grow, CED provides a trusted platform for you to share it.

Why Become a Guide?

Becoming a Service Provider

All new Guides begin by contributing to the community before receiving paid Sessions.

This helps both the Guide and the CED team build confidence in the platform while ensuring a high-quality experience for Explorers.

Guide Journey

Expertise Levels & Session Duration

CED uses a transparent expertise framework so Explorers understand the qualifications of every Guide before booking.

Session duration reflects the Guide's verified expertise level rather than the value of the Session itself. A highly experienced Guide may require less time to address a question effectively, while newer Guides may benefit from longer conversations.

What Can You Learn or Share?

CED is open to knowledge exchange across a wide range of subjects, interests, skills, and experiences.

Topics may include, but are not limited to:

1. Personal Development
2. Educational & Academic Support
3. Business & Professional Connections
4. Creative Collaboration
5. Social & Cultural Exchange
6. Social Impact & Volunteering
7. Technology & Digital Literacy
8. Hobbies, Crafts & Culinary Arts
9. Mind Sports, Strategy & Cognitive Development
10. Psychology, Mental Health & Spirituality

These categories are intended to help members explore possible areas of knowledge exchange—they do not limit what can be shared or learned through CED.

Members are welcome to propose other Subjects and Session topics based on their own knowledge, experience, interests, and learning needs. As the community grows, new topics will continue to emerge from the expertise and interests of CED members.

→ Visit Subject List – Suggested Topics and Examples page for further details.

Stay Connected

Learn more about CED:

• User Guide
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Partner With Us

For more information or support related to the CED, please reach out to us via [email protected].