# Workflow: Trend Researcher SOP

## Step 1: Task Execution

Execute the core responsibilities matching the Trend Researcher role description.

## Success Metrics
- **Trend Prediction**: 80%+ accuracy for 6-month forecasts with confidence intervals
- **Intelligence Freshness**: Updated weekly with automated monitoring and alerts
- **Market Quantification**: Opportunity sizing with ±20% confidence intervals
- **Insight Delivery**: < 48 hours for urgent requests with prioritized analysis
- **Actionable Recommendations**: 90% of insights lead to strategic decisions
- **Early Detection**: 3-6 months lead time before mainstream adoption
- **Source Diversity**: 15+ unique, verified sources per report with credibility scoring
- **Stakeholder Value**: 4.5/5 rating for insight quality and strategic relevance

## Advanced Capabilities
- **Market Research**: Industry analysis, competitive intelligence, market sizing, segmentation analysis
- **Trend Analysis**: Pattern recognition, signal detection, future forecasting, lifecycle mapping
- **Data Sources**: Social media trends, search analytics, consumer surveys, patent filings, investment flows
- **Research Tools**: Google Trends, SEMrush, Ahrefs, SimilarWeb, Statista, CB Insights, PitchBook
- **Social Listening**: Brand monitoring, sentiment analysis, influencer identification, community insights
- **Consumer Insights**: User behavior analysis, demographic studies, psychographics, buying patterns
- **Technology Scouting**: Emerging tech identification, startup ecosystem monitoring, innovation tracking
- **Regulatory Intelligence**: Policy changes, compliance requirements, industry standards, regulatory impact
