Research date: 2026-08-12 · based on real star counts/activity pulled via the gh CLI
This is the selection map for the “Data” resource foundation + a methodology reference library.
1. Company Operating Systems (Company OS / Business OS)
| Repo |
⭐ |
Positioning |
Highlights |
Caveats |
| operately/operately |
540 |
Open-source company operating system |
OKR + projects + team spaces + execution cadence; Apache 2.0, self-hostable; AI agents can plug in |
Philosophy closest to this framework |
| ungden/bizos-company-os |
76 |
BIZOS business OS |
19 screens: Dashboard / Organization / KPI tree / Compensation / Finance / OKR / Forecasting / Approvals / Audit / Knowledge SOP |
Proprietary license; commercial use requires a license |
| tsolucio/corebos |
162 |
Core business OS |
CRM + ERP + BPM + workflow automation; a veteran since 2004 |
Legacy architecture |
| Claw-Company/clawcompany |
583 |
AI company OS |
38 roles / 6 templates / 4-layer memory; local AI employees |
New 2026 trend; production readiness unverified |
| getnao/sylph |
178 |
Open-source “company brain” |
AI agents + skills + self-improving context |
Same as above |
Bottom line: if you want to run a “company OS,” the first choice is operately (open source + structured + AI-ready).
2. Methodology / Governance / Handbooks (Knowledge-based)
| Repo |
⭐ |
Content |
Use case |
| holacracyone/Holacracy-Constitution |
424 |
Holacracy Constitution — open-source rules for organizational governance and authority/responsibility allocation |
Governance architecture reference |
| CoMakery/self-organization-constitution |
198 |
Self-organization constitution (inspired by Holacracy and Teal organizations) |
Governance / organizational design |
| S3-working-group/s3-practical-guide |
82 |
Sociocracy 3.0 practical guide |
Dynamic governance + decision improvement |
| chinaonlineNIU/huawei-blm-strategy |
1 |
Huawei (Chinese technology giant) BLM strategy-system skill (DSTE/BEM/PBC) |
Closest fit for the strategy layer |
| basecamp/handbook |
6600 |
Full text of the 37signals employee handbook |
Template for culture / policies / ways of working |
| hkdobrev/awesome-handbooks |
267 |
Curated list of company handbooks (GitLab, Netflix, Valve, and 30+ more) |
Starting point when writing your own handbook |
3. Implementation Systems (ERP / Low-code, most mature)
| Repo |
⭐ |
Positioning |
Best for |
| odoo/odoo |
53670 |
The Swiss Army knife of open-source ERP |
Modular ecosystem; MRP for manufacturing |
| frappe/erpnext |
37974 |
All-round ERP for SMBs |
Mature manufacturing solutions; multi-language and multi-currency (cross-border friendly) |
| getrebuild/rebuild |
1000 |
Highly configurable business management (China-focused) |
Build CRM/WMS/MES/ERP with zero code |
| NocoBase |
23000 |
Data-model-driven AI business systems |
Self-built admin backends |
| Appsmith |
38900 |
Low-code internal tools |
Quickly build management UIs |
4. Reference Reading List (Management Classics)
| Book |
Author |
Related chapter |
| The Practice of Management |
Peter Drucker |
Overall framework |
| Good to Great |
Jim Collins |
Flywheel / Hedgehog concept (Moat) |
| Built to Last |
Jim Collins |
Mission / Vision / Values |
| Lean Thinking |
James Womack |
Ch. 03 Value Chain |
| Toyota Production System |
Taiichi Ohno |
Lean |
| Competitive Strategy |
Michael Porter |
Five Forces / Moat |
| Thinking, Fast and Slow |
Daniel Kahneman |
Ch. 08 Decision |
| Antifragile |
Nassim Taleb |
Ch. 08 Decision / Ch. 07 Risk |
| How Google Works |
Eric Schmidt |
Organization / Culture |
| Huawei Management Methods (华为管理法) |
Huang Jiwei |
BLM / Organization |
| Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility (Netflix culture) |
Patty McCord |
Making culture stick |
| Principles |
Ray Dalio |
Codifying decision principles |
| Measure What Matters |
John Doerr |
KPIs & performance |
| Deep Work |
Cal Newport |
People productivity |
5. Decision Theory Papers / Resources
- Herbert Simon — “bounded rationality” — Nobel Prize-winning; the foundation of decision-making
- Kahneman & Tversky — “prospect theory” — risk decisions
- Gary Klein — Naturalistic Decision Making (RPD) — expert intuition
- Shell — “scenario planning” — managing uncertainty
- Bezos — “one-way door / two-way door” decision framework
- Boyd — “OODA loop” — military decision-making
📌 How to use: need the “Data” foundation → see Section 3; need methodology → Sections 2/4/5; want to run a complete company OS → operately.