Governance Stress Test Game

A strategic card game to test organizational governance systems against real-world crisis and opportunity scenarios.

About

This game presents teams with 10 different scenarios (4 opportunities, 6 crises) and asks them to evaluate how well their governance system would handle each situation. For each scenario, teams answer four key questions:

1. Governance Rating (1-10): How good is our governance system at responding to this scenario?
2. Risk Assessment (Yes/No): Does this scenario put our company survival and culture at risk?
3. Success Factor: What is the top governance success factor to master this scenario?
4. Improvement Potential: What is the top improvement potential for our governance system?

Scenario Types

Opportunity Scenarios (Blue Cards):

• Major Acquisition
• Africa Developing Rapidly
• Share-Shift
• Generative AI

Crisis Scenarios (Red Cards):

• Cyberattack
• Natural Disaster
• Regulation
• Trade War
• Recession
• Fraud Case

Quick Start

1. Install dependencies:

   npm install

2. Start development:

   npm run dev

3. Open in browser:

   http://localhost:5173/governance-game/
   

Deployment

1. Build:

   npm run build

2. Copy to server:

   scp -r dist/* root@adaptiveedge.uk:/var/www/governance-game/
   scp ecosystem.config.cjs root@adaptiveedge.uk:/var/www/governance-game/

3. Start with PM2:

   pm2 start ecosystem.config.cjs
   pm2 save

4. Add Apache config:

   # Static files
   Alias /governance-game /var/www/governance-game/public
   <Directory /var/www/governance-game/public>
       AllowOverride All
       Require all granted
       RewriteEngine On
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
       RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
       RewriteRule . /governance-game/index.html [L]
   </Directory>
   
   # API proxy (if needed)
   ProxyPass /governance-game/api http://127.0.0.1:5020/api retry=0
   ProxyPassReverse /governance-game/api http://127.0.0.1:5020/api

Stack

• Frontend: React, TypeScript, Vite, Tailwind CSS, shadcn/ui, Wouter
• Backend: Node.js, Express (minimal - mainly for serving static files)
• Storage: LocalStorage (client-side)
• Deployment: PM2, Apache reverse proxy

Activity Structure

1. Group Discussion (10 mins): Introduce team members and discuss initial thoughts
2. Card Game (50 mins): Work through all 10 scenarios
3. Debrief (20 mins): Review results and identify improvement areas

Best played in teams of 4-6 people.