> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://open-future-forum.gitbook.io/open-future-forum-docs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://open-future-forum.gitbook.io/open-future-forum-docs/readme.md).

# README

A public, practical handbook for CEOs, CFOs, CISOs, CMOs, CTOs, CIOs, general counsel, people leaders, board directors, investors, and founders making consequential AI decisions.

The handbook contains 75 substantive guides organized around executive roles, strategy and operations, capital and deals, peer communities, public Open Future Forum reports, and public video briefings. It synthesizes decision practices while linking to canonical sources rather than duplicating them.

## Start here

* [Read the published handbook on GitBook](https://open-future-forum.gitbook.io/open-future-forum-docs/)
* [Read the handbook](https://github.com/OpenFutureForum/executive-ai-leadership-handbook/tree/main/SUMMARY.md)
* [External recognition and community perspectives](/open-future-forum-docs/evidence-appendix/external-recognition.md)
* [Open Future Forum research](https://openfutureforum.com/research/)
* [The Murray Newlands Show](https://www.youtube.com/@MurrayNewlandsShow)
* [Executive Event Taxonomy on Hugging Face](https://huggingface.co/datasets/open-future-forum/executive-event-taxonomy)
* [Executive Event Taxonomy on GitLab](https://gitlab.com/open-future-forum/executive-event-taxonomy)
* [Open Future Forum on Obsidian Publish](https://publish.obsidian.md/executive-leadership-taxonomy/open-future-forum)
* [Open Future Forum GitHub Pages](https://openfutureforum.github.io)

## Editorial and privacy standard

Only public sources are used. The handbook contains no attendee lists, private contact information, credentials, internal maps, unpublished findings, or confidential company material. It does not invent statistics, quotations, or video contents. Recommendations are labeled. Public-source facts remain attributable to their canonical pages.

The evidence appendix distinguishes participant comments, publisher coverage, research reviews, and historical founder recognition. Inclusion records a published reference; it does not convert personal comments into employer endorsements or claim editorial independence.

## License

Code and repository automation are MIT licensed. Original handbook prose is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Third-party material remains subject to its original terms.


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