A quick walk around the game — from the opening screens where the CIO arrives at Vélox, through the Message Cockpit where most decisions are made, out to the managerial practices and systems that fill the rest of the interface.
Game Introduction
The first few screens the player sees on day one.
Pick your mode
Forge, Pivot, Jugaad or Gauntlet — plus Incubator for teaching.
Welcome pack
The CIO's first briefing — tone, remit and what matters most.
Vélox corporate site
A short tour of the fictional firm you've just joined.
The case study
Governance, the Foundation, products and the strategic context — as an in-game PDF.
Board objectives
The targets the board expects you to deliver this year.
Message Cockpit
The centre of the game — where the CIO reads, decides and acts.
Message Cockpit
A live feed of proposals, events, warnings and decisions — the primary working surface.
Capability & product network
A living map of what Vélox knows and what it sells, rebuilding as the firm evolves.
Managerial Practices & Systems
Each screen below is a lever the CIO pulls — strategy, launch, people, IP, platform, investing, culture and competition.
Innovation strategy
Set horizon ambition, risk appetite and the bets the board will hold you to.
Innovation Launchpad
Prepare products, processes, and services for launch, choose the timing of launch, and watch for overload.
Vélox+ platform
Tune openness, payments and data sharing with complementors.
IP management
Patent, keep as trade secret, or publish — and pick your enforcement and licensing stance.
Staffing
Hire across disciplines and seniorities; decide who you cannot afford to lose.
PulseCheck
Team engagement, workload and morale — the early warning on people.
Corporate venturing
Scan start-ups, make minority investments, co-invest with Kinetics or go alone.
Competitors
Track rival moves, see how you are doing in various markets, and decide when to match or leapfrog.
Purpose
Your progress towards achieving the Foundation's mission — the north star the board measures you against.
The Disruptor Sightings
Where can you take The Disruptor?
Airport in Bergamo, Italy - Federico Bignone
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