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id: "entity-open-framework"
type: "entity"
entityType: "other"
canonicalName: "OPEN Framework"
aliases: ["OPEN", "\\\"Outline", "Partner", "Experiment", "Navigate\\\""]
source_timestamps: ["§ The Four Portfolio Stages"]
source_url: "https://hbr.org/2026/01/manage-your-ai-investments-like-a-portfolio"
source_title: "Manage Your AI Investments Like a Portfolio"
tags: ["methodology", "innovation-framework"]
related: ["framework-four-portfolio-stages"]
sources: ["spine"]
sourceVaultSlug: "hbr-seg-spine"
originDay: 1
articleStem: "hbr-foci-61-ai-investments-portfolio"
sourceUrl: "https://hbr.org/2026/01/manage-your-ai-investments-like-a-portfolio"
sourceTitle: "Manage Your AI Investments Like a Portfolio"
---
# OPEN Framework

> **Type:** Methodology / framework · **Role in source:** The named innovation framework the four stages map to.

The **OPEN framework** — **O**utline, **P**artner, **E**xperiment, **N**avigate — is an AI innovation framework previously outlined in HBR. The authors map their four recommended portfolio stages directly to it (see [[framework-four-portfolio-stages]]), though they stress their portfolio approach is framework-agnostic and can be adapted to other methodologies (e.g., Scaled Agile, ITIL-aligned service management, or custom data/ML lifecycles).

The framework is closely associated with lead author [[entity-faisal-hoque]]'s prior HBR work on AI innovation.