The science of strategy, perfected.

Open Options harnesses the powerful science of Game Theory to predict and influence the outcomes of complex business situations. For nearly 30 years, we have helped our clients develop strategies to reach their best attainable outcome.
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The Open Options Difference

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Specializing in High-Stakes,
Complex Issues.

Using our proprietary Game Theory algorithms, we simulate millions of outcome scenarios to determine predictions and develop a strategy to reach your Best Attainable Outcome.

Game Theory

Revolutionary Technology, ORIGINALLY DEVELOPED In Partnership with the CIA.

Game Theory is a Nobel Prize winning field of economics / mathematics, known as ‘the science of strategy’. In conjunction with the CIA during the late 1980s and early 1990s, Open Options developed a novel and practical modelling and analysis approach that is best suited for real world situations & issues.

Our Process

The Superior Approach.

We use a highly-refined process, working with a team of executives from a client organization in discrete project engagements. In the right circumstances, our process vastly outperforms other types of scenario planning or wargaming methods, allowing clients to move forward with a step-by-step action plan grounded in truth.

Issue Statement

The future is uncertain, and the landscape is complex. We begin by coaching our clients through the creation of an Issue Statement - a snapshot of the issue to be solved. The goal of this simple document is to capture the uncertainties in our client’s ecosystem - without anchoring to any particular strategy.

Organization Knowledge

Often, client teams are less aligned than they think. Prior to any workshops, a questionnaire is distributed individually to engagement participants. This ensures that no stone is left unturned, and our sessions begin with efficiency and depth in decision making data.

Executive Session

Workshop sessions are held over two full days, where the team will come together to construct a Game Theory model of their problem. These sessions are not only extremely engaging and collaborative, but they are facilitated in a way that eliminates internal biases that can affect any organization.

Game Theory Analysis

After the workshops, Open Options performs a detailed analysis of the model constructed with our client. Millions or even billions of different outcomes are carefully analyzed with the help of our proprietary algorithms – imagine chess playing software, supercharged. This analysis allows us to understand with an unmatched degree of certainty what our client’s future will hold, and ultimately what the best achievable outcome will be for our clients.

Action Plan

A step by step action plan is presented to the client in a playbook style format. The transparency of the analysis, unbiased model inputs, and collaborative nature of the process allow these play books to be deeply grounded in the truth of the issue. Clients can move forward knowing exactly what to do, when to do it, and to whom.

The best way to predict the future is to create it.

If your organization is facing a complex opportunity or challenge with a high degree of uncertainty and involving multiple external stakeholders, we can help to determine your Best Attainable Outcome and the path to reach it.