| name | research-industry |
| description | Industry and market research skill for marvinzhang.dev. Gathers market trends, adoption data, expert opinions, competitive landscape, and case studies. Produces industry context briefs. Use standalone for market analysis or as part of analytical articles covering industry trends. |
| metadata | {"author":"marvinzhang","version":"1.0","tier":"research"} |
Industry Research
Market context, trends, and competitive landscape analysis.
When to Use
- Understanding market context for a technology or approach
- Analyzing adoption trends and industry direction
- Comparing competing tools or frameworks in the market
- Building context for trend pieces or industry analysis articles
- Standalone market evaluation (no article required)
Research Process
1. Define Landscape
- Domain: What industry segment or technology category?
- Timeframe: Current snapshot, historical trend, or future projection?
- Stakeholders: Who are the key players, users, and decision-makers?
2. Data Collection
| Data Type | Sources | What to Capture |
|---|
| Market data | Analyst reports, surveys, usage stats | Adoption numbers, growth rates, market share |
| Expert opinions | Conference talks, interviews, podcasts | Key predictions, consensus vs. contrarian views |
| Case studies | Company blogs, post-mortems, success stories | Real-world outcomes, scale, challenges |
| Competitive landscape | Product comparisons, feature matrices | Differentiation, positioning, trade-offs |
| Community signals | GitHub stars/activity, StackOverflow trends, Reddit | Developer sentiment, adoption velocity |
3. Trend Analysis
For each identified trend:
- Evidence: What data supports this trend?
- Drivers: Why is this happening now?
- Implications: What does this mean for practitioners?
- Counter-signals: What might reverse or slow this trend?
- Timeline: Early stage, mainstream, or mature?
4. Synthesis
Organize into:
- Current state: Where things stand today (with data)
- Direction: Where things are heading (with evidence)
- Key players: Who's driving change and how
- Opportunities & risks: What practitioners should watch
Deliverables
# Industry Research: [Domain]
## Current Landscape
[State of the market with data points]
## Key Trends
1. [Trend + evidence + implication]
2. [Trend + evidence + implication]
## Competitive Landscape
| Player | Positioning | Strengths | Weaknesses |
|--------|------------|-----------|------------|
## Outlook
[Where this is heading, with evidence]
## Sources
[Linked, dated sources]
Quality Gates
