Kialo
Kialo is an online platform for structured argument mapping and deliberation, using a tree-based format in which central claims are supported or challenged by sub-arguments that can themselves be evaluated. This structure prevents discussion from collapsing into unanchored opinion streams and makes it possible to see the shape of a debate at a glance.
The platform is free to use and hosts public debates alongside private group discussions. It is proprietary rather than open source. Kialo Edu, a fork aimed at secondary and higher education, is used in courses at universities including Harvard and Princeton, and integrates with Moodle, Blackboard, and Google Classroom. It won the Bett Award 2025 for Best Free Digital Content.
Links
- Website: kialo.com
- Education: kialo-edu.com
- Wikipedia: Kialo
See also
History
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2017-08-01
Founded by Errikos Pitsos as a structured debate and argument-mapping platformFounding of the organisation
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was founded by German-born entrepreneur and London School of Economics and Political Science graduate Errikos Pitsos
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2025-01-22
Kialo Edu won the Bett Award 2025 for Best Free Digital Content, App, or Open Education ResourceNotable education-technology award
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In the last two years, we were honored to be selected for the HundrED Global Collection 2025, the American Association of School Librarian's Best Digital Tools for Teaching and Learning 2025, and earned recognition at the Bett Awards 2025, winning in the category Best Free Digital Content, App, or Open Education Resource.
Exact ceremony date (22 January 2025, The Brewery, London) per earlier web-search corroboration; this source (Kialo's own HundrED profile) confirms the win without stating the day. By this point Kialo had grown to 1M+ users across 150+ countries and 400,000+ discussions in 49+ languages, per the same page.
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