What makes the game work is a built-in twist: while teams can play competitively against each other, all groups are in fact contributing to one overarching shared goal. Under time pressure, that easily slips from view - and players find themselves locked in competition with the very people they're meant to be working with. It's a dynamic that travels well beyond the game: the same thing happens between departments on any regular workday.

What emerged was a day in which strategic thinking, team coordination, and the ability to adapt under pressure all came into play.