Transforming Research, Together: Shaping the Future of Openness and Rigor

"As the global research system evolves—technologically, politically, and culturally—so must the organizations that support it. At the Center for Open Science (COS), we’re developing a bold and focused strategy for 2026–2028 to meet the moment and our shared future with clarity, collaboration, and impact.

This planning process comes at a pivotal time. Over the past few years, COS has sharpened its vision and purpose, strengthened internal systems, and matured programmatic areas across research infrastructure, policy, capacity-building, and metascience. Now, we’re building on that foundation to co-create a strategy that guides our next chapter—one that is actionable, community-centered, and grounded in evidence. A Community-Centered, Data-Informed Approach Our strategic planning process, running from mid-2025 to early 2026, is designed to be:

• Inclusive: Engaging diverse voices—staff, board, collaborators, funders, and users—to reflect the community’s realities and aspirations
• Evidence-informed: Drawing on internal data and ecosystem analysis through comprehensive scans
• Actionable: Producing clear priorities, success metrics, and a phased roadmap for the first 12–18 months  

What We’re Aiming For Through this process, we aim to:  

• Reaffirm our mission, vision, and values in the context of today’s open science landscape
• Define meaningful impact metrics for COS and the broader field
• Refine strategic goals to reflect both organizational strengths and new opportunities
• Embed equity and inclusion across all aspects of our work
• Align goals with measurable outcomes and the resources needed to achieve them..."