Initiative (disambiguation)

Initiative can mean:
*In chess, initiative is the ability to make attacks that must be responded to.
*In political science, a popular or citizen's initiative is a process by which a referendum can be triggered by a petition of voters.
*In personal behavior, initiative is the ability and tendency to initiate: to start an action, including coming up with a proposal and giving or helping without first being requested to do so.
*In business, an initiative is a readiness to embark on a new venture.
*In games such as chess and in military operations, "taking the initiative" means generating a series of threats to which the opponent must respond.
*In a team building setting, initiative games are activities used to challenge a group with a structured task.
*In role-playing games, initiative is a number which determines the order in which characters take actions, especially during combat
*The Dharma Initiative, a fictional organization from the television show "Lost"
*"The Initiative", an episode of the TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
*Initiative (Buffyverse), a fictional organization in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"
* refers to the "Avengers: The Initiative" comic book series from Marvel Comics