Quick Start | StartConsole

This chapter walks you through the minimum setup required to have a functioning workspace in StartConsole. By the end, you will have a strategic pillar, a theme, one initiative, and one OKR — enough to start inviting your team and running real work.

Your dashboard shows a setup checklist in the top banner until you complete these steps. You can also use that checklist as an interactive guide — each item links directly to the relevant screen.

1
Create your organization
When you first sign in, you are prompted to create your organization. Enter your organization name and select your primary timezone. This cannot be changed later without contacting support, so use your official organization name. Once created, you land on the main dashboard.
2
Add your first strategic pillar
Go to Initiatives in the left sidebar, then click the Pillars tab at the top of the page. Click Add Pillar, enter a name (e.g. 'Customer Growth') and an optional short description, then save. Pillars are the top-level groupings for all your strategic work — you need at least one before you can connect initiatives.
3
Set up one theme
Still in the Initiatives section, click the Themes tab. Click Add Theme, give it a name (e.g. 'Digital Transformation'), and choose a colour label from the palette. Themes are optional groupings within a pillar — they help you filter the roadmap and portfolio views by topic area.