Compulsory sequel • Orientation begins eventually
The Future,
As Approved in 1997
Eight market leaders enter the Museum of Strategic Stillness. The future has arrived without an appointment.
The assignment
Keep the company alive. Try not to preserve it to death.
You are the newly appointed Vice-President of Tomorrow. At four moments of technological upheaval, choose which troubled giant to advise. Every familiar system has defenders, revenue and excellent stationery. Every unfamiliar system looks crude, expensive and rude.
Act 1 of 4
The accession ledger
Eight exhibits. No single-cause fairy tales.
Satirical method: Dialogue and characters are fictional composites. The factual notes concern documented strategy, structure, debt and market shifts—not invented misconduct. Several names and brands survived through restructuring, licensing or a pivot; “fall” here means the loss of the once-dominant business, organisation or market position.
Final board minute
What your route taught