The Open Decision Framework is a tool for making collective decisions in a transparent and inclusive way. It is useful for open leaders who seek to build open organizations.
Many organizations grapple with the challenges of fostering and maintaining an open organizational culture. To assist with this work in a practical, pragmatic way, the Open Organization community helped create and continues to maintain this flexible, iterative framework for applying open principles to organizational decision-making processes. It's designed to help decision makers and leaders seek out diverse perspectives and collaborate across teams and geographic areas to facilitate better decisions. The Open Decision Framework began as a Red Hat project and has grown to reflect the collective intelligence and ongoing research of the Open Organization project and community.
The Open Decision Framework is available under a Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 license.
All copyrightable contributions to the Open Decision Framework are accepted under the Creative Commons CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Learn more in CONTRIBUTING.md.
The Open Decision Framework is available in three different formats:
- Portable Document Format (.pdf)—best for viewing, sharing, presenting as-is, and printing
- LibreOffice Impress (.odp)—best for editing and remixing into your own presentation
- Markdown (.md)—best for tracking and submitting proposed changes, translations, etc.
The Open Decision Framework is also available in:
Review these examples to understand some of the ways people have applied the Open Decision Framework successfully:
- Red Hat why statement project - articl
- Fedora logo redesign - up/down vote | sample blog post
- Planet4 - Greenpeace.org international website redesign project
- Lessons learned on the DevOps front - YouTube video
- An open source start-up applies the Open Decision Framework - FOSSDEM 2018 YouTube | slides
Take a look, and let us know what you think. Feel free to remix the framework and share it with project managers, team leaders, and decision-makers in your organization! If you'd like to submit an idea, addition, or correction, please open a pull request tracking changes in the Markdown-formatted version (.md) of the file; this ensures easier change tracking.
Maturity model assessment
How can you improve your use of the Open Decision Framework?
Download the maturity model and find out.
Common fact base template
Use this template for creating a "common fact base"--a comprehensive, shared understanding of facts and information about a given problem, project, or decision useful to all stakeholders (past, present, and future).
Download the common fact base template in .MD, .ODT, or .DOCX.
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