who is consider to be the initiator in every task of the journey?

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Hello everyone,

We are currently trying to understand how journey works and so, i would like to ask a question considering the initiator.

Who is the initiator in every task of the journey? Because as owner we use the initiator. What defines who is the initiator every time? 

thank you very much for you time

Maria

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