create-opportunities

name	Create Opportunities
description	Extract and prioritize opportunities from interview snapshots and synthesis using the Opportunity Solution Tree framework.
argument-hint	[initiative-name]

Create Opportunities

Extract opportunities from research and organize them using the Opportunity Solution Tree.

When to use

• After completing interview snapshots or synthesis
• When identifying customer problems worth solving
• Before generating solutions

Input

• Interview snapshots from user-interviews/snapshots/
• Synthesis documents from user-interviews/synthesis/
• Strategic materials from company-level-context/

Output

• Format: Markdown (.md)
• Location: opportunities/[topic]/
• Filename: opportunities-[topic]-v[version].md

Key principles

• Focus on customer needs, pain points, and desires (not feature requests)
• Use problem-focused statement format: "I want to ~ but ~ makes it difficult"
• Organize using Opportunity Solution Tree structure
• Pause for user review at two checkpoints

Process

1. Context Analysis: Scan strategic materials for evaluation criteria
2. Extract Opportunities: From snapshots and synthesis, using problem-focused statements
3. Map Opportunities: Place in Opportunity Solution Tree (Outcome -> Parent -> Child -> Leaf)
4. User Review #1: Present candidates, incorporate feedback
5. Assess Opportunities: Compare siblings through 4 lenses (sizing, market, company, customer)
6. User Review #2: Present priority comparison, incorporate feedback
7. Propose Target: Mark one leaf node as Target Opportunity (reversible)

For the full process, output structure, and guardrails, see references/create-opportunities.md.

Follow the writing standards in _shared/writing-standards.md for all outputs.