Contribute to OpenDI
OpenDI thrives because of contributors like you. Whether you're a researcher, developer, decision-maker, or simply curious about DI, there are many ways to get involved and make an impact.
Why Contribute?
- Shape the Standard: Influence specifications used by the global DI community
- Solve Real Problems: Address challenges from your own domain
- Build Your Network: Connect with DI pioneers worldwide
- Advance Your Career: Gain recognition as a contributor to emerging technology
- Create Public Good: Help democratize decision-making technology
What is Decision Intelligence?
Decision Intelligence (DI) applies data science, AI, and behavioral insights to help organizations make better decisions at scale through AI integration and analytics engineering. DI takes a user-first approach by starting with end-user needs and combines multidisciplinary knowledge from diverse fields to navigate complex decisions, modeling the causal relationships between decisions, actions, and results to optimize outcomes across the enterprise.
Decision Intelligence is a young discipline seen as:
AI Integration
The future integration of AI
Analytics Engineering
Software engineering for analytics
User-First Approach
Start with end user needs
Multidisciplinary Knowledge
Combines diverse knowledge to navigate complex decisions
Problem & Solution: Standardization
The biggest challenge for new disciplines like DI is fragmentation — when multiple entities build systems unaware of each other.
Standardization offers:
Reduced Costs & Risks
Faster Time-to-Market
for vendors
Easier Research Use
for resources
Cross-Organizational Synergies
Greater Value
for users
OpenDI fosters a vibrant ecosystem for Decision Intelligence that supports innovative research, a healthy vendor market, and better decisions worldwide.
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The OpenDI Difference
What is OpenDI?
OpenDI is an open-source initiative building standardized frameworks for Decision Intelligence (DI) technology. We're creating the common language and interoperability standards that allow different DI tools, platforms, and services to work together seamlessly—just like how any keyboard can connect to any computer.
Why It Matters
Today's greatest challenges—climate change, business strategy, healthcare, economic inequality—can't be solved by single disciplines working in isolation. Decision Intelligence integrates economics, AI, data science, psychology, and systems thinking to help decision-makers understand how their choices create cascading effects across complex systems.
Open Standards
Vendor-neutral specifications that prevent fragmentation and enable innovation
Community-Driven
Built by entrepreneurs, researchers, government leaders, and educators worldwide
Practical Impact
Lower barriers to entry for all Decision Intelligence stakeholders
Interoperability First
Connect any DI component from any vendor using standardized APIs
We create standards to make DI "explode" for:
Academic Departments
Software Vendors
Consultants
Governments
Worldwide Organizations
Decision Makers Everywhere
Build Better Decisions with Open Standards for Decision Intelligence
Transform how organizations make decisions in an uncertain world. OpenDI creates open standards that connect AI, data science, and decision-making frameworks—empowering everyone from startups to enterprises build integrated Decision Intelligence solutions.
Current Standards
- Roles and User Stories - Standardized language for decision-makers and DI system builders
- API Specification - Interchange format enabling DI system components to communicate
- Causal Decision Models (CDM) - JSON Schema for the core DI representation
Reference Implementations
Working Examples of the Standards
See OpenDI standards in action.
These open-source reference implementations demonstrate compliance with OpenDI specifications through fully functional examples you can run, study, and build upon.
A web-based interface for creating and editing Causal Decision Diagrams (CDDs) that comply with the OpenDI CDM schema.
Features:
- Visual drag-and-drop model building
- Real-time validation against CDM schema
- Export/import OpenDI-compliant JSON
- Example models and templates
Technology Stack: [Specify: React, Node.js, etc.]
Status: [Beta/Production]
Simple Model API (Go)
A lightweight API server implementing the OpenDI API Specification for model management and basic simulation.
Features:
- RESTful endpoints following OpenAPI spec
- Model storage and version control
- Basic simulation engine
- Comprehensive API documentation
Technology Stack: Go, [database]
Status: [Beta/Production]
Docker Compose
Authoring Tool
A containerized development environment for quickly spinning up OpenDI-compliant systems for testing and development.
Features:
- Pre-configured multi-component setup
- All reference implementations included
- Sample data and models
- Ready for local development
Technology Stack: Docker, Docker Compose
Status: [Beta/Production]
Meet Our Contributors
OpenDI is built by a dedicated community of developers, researchers, and visionaries committed to advancing open data integration standards. Our contributors bring diverse expertise and perspectives to the project.
Lorien Pratt, Ph.D.
Co-Founder, OpenDI
CEO, Quantellia
Standards Development & Research
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David Roberts, Ph.D.
Co-Founder, OpenDI
Professor, N.C. State University
Core Contributor & Technical Architect
Teasha Cable
Co-Founder, OpenDI
CEO, CModel Data, Inc.
Core Contributor, DI Advisor
Backed by:
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (AFRI 2022-67021-37137)
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