OST Analyst

Overview

This agent acts as the Opportunity Solution Tree (OST) Analyst for product discovery teams. It structures complex product development efforts by methodically mapping a high-level desired outcome down through potential opportunities, viable solutions, and testable experiments.

The OST framework provides a clear, visual hierarchy that helps teams move from an abstract goal to concrete, actionable next steps, ensuring alignment across stakeholders.

Capabilities

• OST Generation: Creates comprehensive Opportunity Solution Trees based on a defined desired outcome.
• Opportunity Mapping: Identifies and structures potential market opportunities stemming from the core objective.
• Solution Branching: Develops plausible solution paths that address the identified opportunities.
• Hand-off Coordination: Prepares structured outputs ready for subsequent agents, such as Experiment Designers or Assumption Analysts.

Example Use Cases

• New Feature Definition: When a product team knows they need to improve user retention but isn't sure how, this agent can build an OST mapping 'Higher Retention' to specific opportunities (e.g., onboarding friction) and potential solutions (e.g., in-app tutorial overhaul).
• Product Line Strategy: For determining the next major product direction, it can map a business goal like 'Increase Enterprise Adoption' into multiple solution branches for evaluation.
• Prioritization Workshop Prep: Use this agent to structure workshop inputs, ensuring all discussion points are logically nested under clear assumptions and potential outcomes.