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Develop Competitor-proof & Battle-winning Strategies
Most strategies fail not because they are poorly thought through, but because they are never tested against how competitors, regulators, markets, and stakeholders will actually respond.
Corporate Combat™ is Seven Questions’ flagship competitive strategy wargame, designed for Boards and Executive Teams facing high-stakes decisions under uncertainty.
... the last 2 days structure really worked effectively to drive our thinking into actual accountable actions.
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I’ve been on a good number of these over 19 years at *** & this was the first one where we have all aligned on really strong (& major) strategic direction changes.
Client Testimonial
Why do you need Corporate Combat?
Senior teams are increasingly asked to make decisions where:
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Competitors adapt faster than planning cycles
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Markets shift mid-execution
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Regulatory, political, or societal pressure changes the rules
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Internal assumptions go unchallenged until it is too late
Traditional strategy processes assume a largely passive environment, but reality, 'the enemy always has a vote'!
We support you to deliver actionable adjustments to make make your strategy and plans competitor-proof.
What is Corporate Combat?
Corporate Combat is a structured, facilitated strategy wargame that places your leadership team inside a live competitive contest. Over a standard two day session, we help you:
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Build a shared understanding of the competitive and strategic landscape;
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Identify critical vulnerabilities - both yours and your competitors’;
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Test strategic options through action→reaction→counteraction;
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Expose blind spots, red lines, and failure modes; and,
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Prioritise actions that survive competitive response, not just internal debate.
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The result is clarity, alignment, and confidence; a derisked plan, shared situational awareness and improved probability of success.
How it works ...
Situational Awareness & Vulnerabilities
We establish a common understanding of the strategic environment and identify where advantage and vulnerability truly sit beyond surface-level SWOTs.
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This includes our bespoke Centre of Gravity analysis tool.
Attack & Defend
Teams test strategic options against realistic competitor and stakeholder responses, surfacing second- and third-order effects.
Prioritisation & Action Planning
The strongest options are refined, challenged, and translated into clear, decision-ready actions.
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These outcomes are 'battle-tested', auditable by tracing the golden thread back through the process and your team have all bought in.
FAQ
What makes Corporate Combat different?
Corporate Combat has delivered value to clients like you for the last 10+ years. Clients buy our wargame services because they are:
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✓ Adversarial-by-design: strategies are collaboratively and credibly tested;
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✓ Decision-focussed: there is always an actionable set of outputs;
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✓ Grounded in doctrine: we drawn upon on proven competitive and military planning concepts, adapted for commercial use which many clients continue to use;
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​✓ Ethically robust: all activity from planning, OSINT collection and delivery is conducted within clear commercial, legal and ethical boundaries; and,
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✓ Proven: it delivers.
What do you leave with?
You will leave a Corporate Combat session with:
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✓ A prioritised set of 3–5 strategic actions that have been stress-tested against competitive response;
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✓ Explicit understanding of what could derail the strategy;
✓ Clear articulation of vulnerabilities, red lines, and decision risks;
✓ A shared leadership narrative around what matters most and why; and,
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✓ A shared leadership experience that creates alignment around hard strategic choices.
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Who is it for?
Corporate Combat is designed to support:
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✓ Boards & Executive Committees;
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✓ Senior Leadership Teams (typically 10-12 and multi-functional); or,
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✓ Organisations facing:
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Major competitive threats
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Market entry or disruption
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Regulatory or geopolitical pressure
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High-consequence strategic decisions
What is the format and typical fee?
Corporate Combat engagements are designed around the strategic challenge you are facing and the decisions your leadership team must make. While every session is tailored, delivery follows a small number of proven formats depending on depth, time available, and level of ambition.:
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★★★ Corporate Combat: Competitive Strategy Wargame (Two Days)
Our flagship engagement, designed for senior leadership teams facing high-consequence strategic decisions.
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A two-day, in-person wargame in which multiple teams test strategic options against realistic competitor behaviour, market dynamics, and second-order effects. The programme culminates in prioritised, decision-ready action plans that have been stress-tested, challenged, and refined.
• Typically 12–15 participants across two or three teams
• All preparation, design, and facilitation handled by Seven Questions
• Engagement design typically begins two to three months prior to delivery
• Delivered on site (UK, Europe, or Middle East)
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Fee: £25,000 / €29,000 (inclusive of expenses, exclusive of applicable taxes)
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★★ Corporate Combat: Focused Strategy Wargame (One Day)
A condensed, high-intensity version of Corporate Combat for leadership teams with limited time but a clear strategic question to resolve.
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This format retains the core competitive logic of Corporate Combat and concludes with clear, participant-owned action planning, delivered in a single intensive day.
• Single in-person session (8–9 hours)
• Three competitive “battles” culminating in action planning
• Delivered on site and in person
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Fee: £14,000 / €16,500 (inclusive of expenses, exclusive of applicable taxes)
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★ Centre of Gravity Analysis (Remote or In-Person)
A focused analytical session using our Centre of Gravity (CoG) methodology to identify your organisation’s critical vulnerabilities and those of a primary competitor.
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This format is often used as a precursor to a full Corporate Combat engagement or as a targeted piece of strategic analysis.
• Single facilitated session (remote or in person)
• Focused on vulnerability identification rather than full strategy testing
Fee: £5,000 / €6,000
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All fees are indicative, inclusive of expenses, and exclusive of applicable taxes.
Additional components — such as bespoke competitive intelligence or extended analytical work — are scoped separately.