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description: Build a product roadmap where every item is grounded in user insight, opportunity, and evidence
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# Empathy-Driven Roadmap

Ensure every roadmap item traces back to a real user problem with supporting evidence, not just stakeholder requests.

## Steps

1. Gather **user insights** -- interview quotes, support tickets, behavioral data
2. Identify the **opportunity** each insight reveals (unmet need or underserved outcome)
3. Collect **evidence** -- quantify the opportunity with data (frequency, severity, market size)
4. Frame each roadmap item as: Insight + Opportunity + Evidence
5. Prioritize items by strength of evidence and opportunity size
6. Present the roadmap with the user story behind each item visible

## Output Format

| Roadmap Item | User Insight | Opportunity | Evidence | Priority |
|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------|----------|
| [Feature/initiative] | [Quote or observation] | [Unmet need] | [Data point] | [P0/P1/P2] |

**Theme 1:** [Group of related items]
**Theme 2:** [Group of related items]
**Confidence level:** [High / Medium / Low] per item