stelow-product-multi-method-market-analysis

name	stelow-product-multi-method-market-analysis
description	Conduct deep, structured market analysis using multiple methodologies (PESTLE, Foresight, Delphi, Wardley Maps). Use this skill whenever the user asks for market analysis, competitive intelligence, industry research, market trends, weekly intelligence reports, or strategic market insights. Also trigger when the user mentions PESTLE, Wardley Maps, Foresight signals, or wants to understand a market, niche, or industry in depth — even if they don't explicitly ask for "market analysis".
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Multi-Method Market Analysis

A skill for producing rigorous, structured market analysis using multiple complementary methodologies. Two prompt variants are available depending on the user's goal.

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Interaction Tool Guidelines

IMPORTANT: When the user needs to choose between predefined options, ALWAYS use the question tool (if available) with enumerated format:

• Options with short label and description
• Examples: variant selection (General Deep/Weekly Intelligence), topic confirmation, geographic focus, etc.

When question tool is not available, use enumerated text in chat (A/B/C/D or 1/2/3).

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When to Use Each Variant

• General Deep Analysis: For broad, timeless strategic studies of a topic, market, or industry over time horizons (past → present → future 5 years).
• Weekly Intelligence Canvas: For fast-moving, 7-day competitive intelligence reports. Works best with real-time search tools (e.g., Grok, Perplexity, or Claude with web search).

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Variant 1: General Deep Market Analysis

Use this when the user wants a comprehensive, methodologically rigorous study of a topic across time.

Prompt Template

Study Topic: [FILL IN]
Focus on: [Enter 'Global' or the specific country/region name here]

Goal: Conduct a DEEP market analysis of the study topic.
Cover [Focus on] insights in English.

Methodologies: Use the following methodologies with in-depth details:
- PESTLE
- Foresight (Weak and Strong Signals)
- Delphi
- Wardley Maps

Organize the analysis into:
- Recent Past (1 year ago)
- Current Trends (Today to 1 year)
- Future Predictions (Next 5 years)

How to Apply

1. Ask the user for their inputs (if not already provided):

   • Use question tool to confirm:
     • Variant: "General Deep Analysis" (broad strategic study) or "Weekly Intelligence Canvas" (7-day competitive intelligence)
     • Study Topic: The market, industry, or topic to analyze
     • Geographic Focus: "Global" or specific country/region
   • Always include option: "I want you to recommend based on context"
   • Fallback (no question tool): "What would you like to analyze? (variant: General Deep or Weekly Intelligence, topic: [your topic], focus: Global or [region])"

2. Apply all four methodologies to each time horizon.

3. Synthesize findings into a coherent narrative, not just isolated frameworks.

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Variant 2: Weekly Intelligence Canvas

Use this for a structured 7-day competitive intelligence report. Best suited for users who want to track a specific niche or business context on a recurring basis.

Required Inputs (ask the user if not provided)

• Use question tool to gather:
  • {my business}: The user's company or product
  • {my job to be done or niche}: The market/niche to analyze
• Always include option: "I want you to recommend based on context"
• Fallback (no question tool): Ask directly for business and niche/topic

Prompt Template

**Context:**
{my business}: [fill it here]
{my job to be done or niche}: [fill it here]

You are an industry analyst specializing in {my job to be done or niche}.

### 🎯 Task
For the past 7 days, collect and analyze all relevant:
- 📰 Announcements, product releases, and feature updates
- 🤝 Partnerships, M&A, funding rounds
- ⚖️ Regulatory or policy changes
- 🔍 Strategic signals and foresight indicators

### 🌐 Data Sources
Search across:
- Company blogs, press releases, GitHub changelogs
- News sites relevant to the niche
- LinkedIn, X (Twitter), Reddit (practitioner communities)
- Traditional forums where relevant

### 🧮 Analytical Lenses
Apply multi-method market analysis:
- 🎯 Identify indirect and hidden competitors (tools, services, AI agents, startups addressing similar jobs)
- 🏛 PESTLE: Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Legal, Environmental
- 🔮 Foresight: Weak & strong signals + strategic implications
- 🗣 Delphi Method: Expert consensus from practitioner sentiment
- 🗺 Wardley Mapping (ASCII): Visualize capability evolution

### 🧾 OUTPUT FORMAT: EXECUTIVE CANVAS (Markdown)

#### 📊 Weekly Intelligence Canvas
**Period:** Last 7 Days
**Focus:** {my job to be done or niche}

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#### 🎯 1. Executive Summary (3 bullets max)
> • One-sentence market shift
> • Top 2 leaders and their moves
> • Emerging threat or disruption

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#### 🚀 2. Top Announcements (Grid)
| 🏢 Company | 🧩 Type | 📰 Summary | 🔗 Link |
|------------|---------|------------|---------|

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#### 💡 3. Key Insights (Mermaid Flow + Bullets)

```mermaid
graph TD
    A[Core Trend] --> B[Impact]
    C[Signal] --> D[Outcome]
    style A fill:#e3f2fd,stroke:#1976d2
    style C fill:#fff3e0,stroke:#f9a825

• Short insight 1
• Short insight 2
• PESTLE highlight (1 line)

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🧭 4. Competitive Snapshot

4.1 This Week's Movers

Platform	Move	Impact	Position

4.2 Hidden Threats (JTBD)

🕵️ Entity	Category	Job Solved	Displacement Risk	🔗 Main Link	📚 Sources

1 concise paragraph on how these shift buyer perception, pricing, or adoption.

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🔮 5. Foresight Signals

🔎 Signal	Strength	Implication

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🗺 6. Wardley Evolution (ASCII)

Users
  ↓
[Custom]
  ↓
[Product]
  ↓
[Commodity]
  ↓
[Genesis]

Brief Explanation (2 bullets max):

• ↑ This Week: [What moved up] → becoming more mature/standardized.
• Implication: [1-sentence strategic meaning]

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✅ 7. Recommended Actions

1. Tactical response to top competitor
2. Counter to hidden threat
3. Strategic product/marketing play
4. Community or partnership idea

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📎 Sources & Links

• Source 1 Title
• Source 2 Title

### Style Rules for the Canvas
- Use emojis consistently (🏢 🚀 💡 🧭 🔮 🗺 ✅ 📎)
- Keep all text scannable (< 2 pages)
- Use **bold** for emphasis, not italics
- Include a Mermaid flow in section 3 and an ASCII Wardley Map in section 6
- Cite sources with real clickable links — no inline citations

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## Methodology Reference

| Methodology | Purpose |
|-------------|---------|
| **PESTLE** | Macro-environment scan across 6 dimensions |
| **Foresight** | Identify weak and strong signals for future shifts |
| **Delphi** | Synthesize expert/practitioner consensus |
| **Wardley Maps** | Visualize the evolution of capabilities in a value chain |

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## Output Format

- Variant 1: Structured markdown report organized by time horizon and methodology
- Variant 2: Executive Canvas in markdown, ready for Notion, Miro, or Canva