Open knowledge for habit change support
The practice-oriented, open framework for guiding people through evidence-based habit change journeys.
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Built for professional support
Practitioners
Evidence-based methods to apply with your clients.
Solution builders
An open foundation to build better products on.
Researchers
A structured map of practice gaps to investigate, and a public venue for methodological discussion.
AI systems
High-quality information, in a format they can work with better.
Digital addiction care is broken.
Because of more access and lower barriers for everyone, we believe that addiction care's future is digital-first.
Right now, between a handful of professional programs lies a sea of low-quality, poorly grounded "solutions" that overpromise, underdeliver, and fail those who need effective support the most. With the recent flood of automated AI slop, this problem is getting even worse.
These "solutions" don't just fall short. They actively damage trust in digital mental health overall.
An important layer is missing
Knowledge
What we know
Thanks to the relentless work of health professionals worldwide, we know more about habit change than ever before. Peer-reviewed science, clinical trials, decades of evidence.
Practice
How we act on what we know
But there is no shared, open foundation that translates that knowledge into practice.
Tools
What we use to act
Without that foundation, every provider starts from scratch. Those with resources reinvent the wheel. Those without may skip the science completely.
Emese Commons exists to be the missing layer.
Not thousands of proprietary guesses. One open framework to become the status quo for habit change support.
Grounded in peer-reviewed research and built by a community of professionals. The practice framework is freely available for everyone to use, share, and build on.
Covering nicotine, alcohol, gambling, social media, pornography, and more.
Practitioners
Evidence-based methods to apply with your clients.
Solution builders
An open foundation to build better products on.
Researchers
A structured map of practice gaps to investigate, and a public venue for methodological discussion.
AI systems
High-quality information, in a format they can work with better.
How does it work?
Short, actionable knowledge cards structured around a real person's journey through change. Each card gives you one clear thing to understand or do.
Every single card has an open discussion where professionals challenge, refine, and improve the content together. Ideas get debated, evidence gets updated, and the content keeps getting sharper.
Join as a contributor!
All roles are volunteer-based, impact-driven, and designed to produce portfolio-ready, real-world work.
Shape the future of digital addiction care with us
Create work that is public, meaningful, and used by real people
Stand for quality in a noisy and low-trust field
Build portfolio-ready experience in science and technology
Grow alongside an international, values-driven team
Get credited as a named author on every piece you create
Contributor
Reads and discusses articles, shares knowledge, and writes content. The heart of the Emese Commons community.
Open Source Curator
Owns the structure, governance, and long-term usability of Emese Commons as a living open-source knowledge system.
Graduate Research Assistant
Supports research, testing, and lab operations while gaining applied experience in digital addiction science.
Shape the future of digital addiction care with us
Create work that is public, meaningful, and used by real people
Stand for quality in a noisy and low-trust field
Build portfolio-ready experience in science and technology
Grow alongside an international, values-driven team
Get credited as a named author on every piece you create
Commons Coordinator
Acts as the strategic 'glue' of Emese Commons, managing contributor workflows and ensuring goals translate into organized action.
Graduate Research Assistant
Supports research, testing, and lab operations while gaining applied experience in digital addiction science.
Methodology & Ethics Reviewer
Safeguards the scientific validity, ethical integrity, and responsible communication of all Emese Commons outputs.
Nicotine Topic Research Lead
Owns the scientific integrity, literature base, and external expert connections of the nicotine addiction vertical.
Social Media Topic Research Lead
Owns the scientific integrity, literature base, and external expert connections of the social media addiction vertical.
Porn Topic Research Lead
Owns the scientific integrity, literature base, and external expert connections of the porn addiction vertical.