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What it does

The Product On Purpose skill helps AI agents define and refine a product's core purpose beyond just features or revenue. It guides the agent through clarifying the problem being solved for users, identifying desired outcomes, and articulating a guiding principle to inform all aspects of product development. This ensures alignment between business goals and user value.

When to use it

• New Product Ideation: Use this skill when initially brainstorming a new product or feature to ensure it addresses a genuine need.
• Strategic Alignment: Employ the skill during strategic planning sessions to realign existing products with evolving market conditions or company values.
• Feature Prioritization: Leverage the defined purpose to objectively prioritize features based on their contribution to the core user outcomes.
• Team Communication: Facilitate shared understanding among product teams by establishing a clear and concise articulation of the product's reason for being.

Key capabilities

• Problem Definition: Identifies the specific problem users are experiencing.
• Desired Outcomes: Defines measurable, positive results for users.
• Guiding Principle Articulation: Creates a succinct statement encapsulating the product’s purpose.
• Alignment Validation: Checks proposed features and strategies against the defined purpose.

Example prompts

• "Let's define the Product On Purpose for a mobile app that helps people learn a new language."
• "Using the Product On Purpose skill, clarify the problem we are solving with our project management software."
• “I want to articulate a guiding principle for our AI-powered writing assistant.”

Tips & gotchas

The effectiveness of this skill relies on honest and critical assessment of user needs. Be prepared to challenge assumptions and iterate on the defined purpose as new information emerges.