The Executive Companion

Interactive Exercise: The InfraConnect Córtex Challenge

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Instructions for the Exercise

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🎯 Welcome, Strategic Leaders!

You'll step into the role of the steering committee at "InfraConnect," a major multinational consortium managing critical infrastructure. This exercise will give you a taste of how an AI-powered "Corporate Córtex" can help organizations understand past decisions and navigate future challenges.

The challenge has two parts below. Click to expand each section when ready.

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Part 1
The Omega Network Puzzle – Uncovering Lost Rationale
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Your Task: About 18 months ago, InfraConnect made a critical technology choice for its flagship "Omega Network" project. The original decision-makers have moved on, and the full reasoning is hazy.

How to Play:
  1. Click each of the six document icons below to reveal key information
  2. Review all documents and determine: What was the most decisive factor that led InfraConnect to choose the expensive, proprietary "Titan Shield Tech" over "OpenCore Innovate"?
  3. Notice how tedious this manual process is
  4. The Córtex Revelation: Use the AI assistant (bottom right) to ask about the Omega decision and get instant insights

Suggested Questions (click any to copy):

  1. "Córtex, what was the primary justification for selecting 'Titan Shield Tech' for the Omega Network?"
  2. "Were there significant financial trade-offs between 'Titan Shield Tech' and 'OpenCore Innovate'?"
  3. "Did the technical report raise concerns about 'OpenCore Innovate' that influenced the decision?"
  4. "What were the key arguments from Operations versus Innovation team in the transcript?"
  5. "How did the market intelligence report influence risk perception around open-standard solutions?"
  6. "What was the CTO's final recommendation and core reasoning?"
  7. "Did regulatory intelligence play a role in the Omega decision?"
  8. "Were there supplier-specific issues that affected the choice?"
  9. "Can you synthesize the top 2-3 reasons why Titan Shield was chosen despite higher cost?"
  10. "What was the planned long-term strategy regarding open standards for Omega?"
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Part 2
The Aurora Network Challenge – Augmented Decision-Making
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Your Task: Fast forward to today. InfraConnect is planning the "Aurora Network" with new constraints: 15% tighter budget than Omega, and a new EU mandate requiring open-standard, multi-vendor solutions.

How to Play:
  1. Use Córtex as your strategic advisor for Aurora Network technology choices
  2. Ask questions using the AI assistant (Córtex now knows about Aurora constraints)
  3. Explore new technology options: "TitanShield Plus," "NovaNet Solutions," "Axon Grid," "Synergy Systems"
  4. Make an informed preliminary recommendation for Aurora

Understanding the New Landscape:

  1. "How does the EU open-standards mandate change our strategy compared to Omega?"
  2. "What was the biggest strategic misstep in Omega that we must avoid for Aurora?"
  3. "What are the pros and cons of 'TitanShield Plus' given the new open-standards mandate?"
  4. "How should we assess if new vendors have overcome Omega's security and integration risks?"
  5. "What financial lessons from Omega should we apply to Aurora's tighter budget?"

Evaluating New Technology Options:

  1. "Give me a risk/reward profile for 'NovaNet Solutions' versus 'TitanShield Plus' for Aurora"
  2. "What key security questions should we ask 'Axon Grid' based on Omega's concerns?"
  3. "How does 'Synergy Systems' hybrid model align with EU multi-vendor requirements?"
  4. "Which technology type offers better 10-year TCO for Aurora's tighter budget?"
  5. "What non-obvious advantages might each new vendor present?"

Strategic Trade-offs:

  1. "For Aurora, what's more critical: lowest deployment cost or maximum adaptability?"
  2. "How should we balance Omega's 'Day 1 reliability' lessons with Aurora's openness mandate?"
  3. "What KPIs should we use to evaluate Aurora's technology choice success?"
  4. "If we must trade-off innovation speed vs stability, what did Omega teach us?"
  5. "What's the ONE critical question we must resolve before recommending Aurora technology?"
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