About Intention Academy
Intention Academy advances the understanding and use of intention as a life skill.
We’re interested in a simple but important question:
How do people learn to use intention effectively — not simply once, but as a practical skill they can use throughout their lives?
David Chorpenning
Co-Founder + Research Lead
Dr. David Chorpenning has spent decades working with people around meaningful change. With a PhD and professional background in counseling, he has worked extensively with intention throughout his career and explored the subject through practice, teaching, research, and writing.
His work has led to an ongoing question: How do people actually learn to use intention as a practical skill in their lives? David leads Intention Academy’s current research inquiry and the development of its approach to studying how people learn, practice, and use intention.
Colton Chorpenning
Co-Founder + Advisor
Colton Chorpenning co-founded Intention Academy with David and helped shape its early approach, tools, and exploration of intention in everyday life. He currently serves in an advisory role as Intention Academy develops its research work.
Our Research Principals
We aim to conduct research that produces credible, transparent, and meaningful evidence.
Scientific rigor
We aim to conduct research that produces credible, transparent, and meaningful evidence.
Practical relevance
We study intention in ways that connect to how people actually live and make meaningful changes.
Participant value
We want participation in our research to be a useful and worthwhile experience.
Collaboration & Thoughtful execution
We respect the time, commitment, and contributions of the people involved in the research.