Walk with me into the future.

I’m Darby Bailey, voice of the world’s first conversational AI platform (Tellme Networks) - and now, a media researcher mapping how decentralized communities learn, build, and evolve in public.

The Digital Sidewalk is my research lens on how people learn indirectly through community, creativity, artistry, micro-moments, and entertainment-education in hybrid, transmediated spaces.

It’s not school. It’s not content. It’s the systems and stuff in between.

Who this is for:

• Business owners, educators, and local leaders who want to add meaning, media, and momentum to their work.
• Artists and creators who don’t want to sell out, but do want systems to keep up with AI without losing their art.
• Moms and families at the kitchen table, wanting to explore AI without handing over their values - or their kids' minds.

What I share here:

• Practical breakdowns of how indirect learning works in public

• Field-tested EE methods from my dissertation research

• Tools for layering symbolism, seasons, and systems into storytelling, teaching, building, and parentingWays to design your own cultural infrastructure - in your kitchen, your classroom, your studio, your store, your business

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Why it matters:

The Digital Sidewalk is where culture is co-built in the open - where we pass ideas, remix identity, and create meaning in ways institutions can’t track … because they were never designed to.

This is where the future walks. Let’s walk it together.

If you live between business and art, or you’re trying to build both,
this space is for you.
If you’re raising kids or ideas,
this space is for you.
If you’re learning out loud,
this space is for you.