Initiative

Popular initiative is a political process by which a referendum can be triggered by a petition of voters.

Initiative or The Initiative may also refer to:

Fiction

 * Avengers: The Initiative, a comic book series from Marvel Comics
 * Civil War: The Initiative, a comics crossover storyline from Marvel Comics
 * Fifty State Initiative, a fictional government program in the Marvel Comics Universe
 * The Dharma Initiative, a fictional organization from the television show Lost
 * "The Initiative", the seventh episode of season 4 of the television show Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Games

 * Initiative (chess), the ability in chess to make attacks that must be responded to
 * initiative (role-playing games), a number which determines the order in which characters take actions, especially during combat

Organizations

 * Initiative (agency), a media buying agency that is part of Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG)
 * The Initiative Collective (aka "The Initiative"), a worldwide group of grassroots neighborhood watch organizations
 * Initiative of Communist and Workers' Parties (INITIATIVE), a European Marxist–Leninist political group

Other

 * Initiative Q, an alternative payment network
 * The Initiative (Tunisia) – a political party
 * The Hawkeye Initiative, a tumblr page that features comic book character Hawkeye in various poses held by female comic book characters
 * The Initiative (company), a video game development company based in Santa Monica