Strategy & Management · Competitive Strategy

Innovation Management: Artisanal Chocolate Crisis

Simulation where learners manage a Colombian artisanal chocolate company (Chocolates Sierra Nevada) facing a copycat competitor.

4 rounds Executive English, Español

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About this simulation

Simulation where learners manage a Colombian artisanal chocolate company (Chocolates Sierra Nevada) facing a copycat competitor.

Across 4 rounds, teams must analyze competitive position, choose among five strategic responses (continuous innovation, premium niche, legal action, partnership, or B2B pivot), execute their plan, and respond to a price war — learning about innovation management, IP protection, differentiation, and competitive strategy in SMEs.

Who it is for

An advanced simulation for participants used to working with the main frameworks and trade-offs of the subject, designed for executive education and experienced professionals.

How a session runs

  1. The instructor creates a session from the Eureka dashboard and invites the participants.
  2. Participants play 4 rounds. In each one they submit their decisions and the simulation calculates the results.
  3. The simulation can be run in English, Español.
  4. The instructor follows each participant's progress and results from the dashboard, and uses the class results for the debrief.

Decisions participants make

The decisions participants make during the simulation:

  • Price per Bar (COP)
  • Primary Strategy
  • Marketing Budget (COP Millions)
  • Innovation / R&D Budget (COP Millions)

Subjects covered

Designed for courses in Competitive Strategy.

  • Pricing Strategy & Revenue Management
  • Brand Strategy & Management
  • Innovation Management

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