Create refined user personas from research data — 3 personas with JTBD, pains, gains, and unexpected insights. Use when building personas from survey data, creating user profiles from research, or segmenting users for product decisions.
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Use user-personas to synthesize [research data] into three distinct, evidence-grounded user personas with JTBD, pains, gains, behavioral patterns, quotes where available, and data gaps.
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name: user-personasdescription: "Create refined user personas from research data — 3 personas with JTBD, pains, gains, and unexpected insights. Use when building personas from survey data, creating user profiles from research, or segmenting users for product decisions."
User Personas
Purpose
Create detailed, actionable user personas from research data that capture the true diversity of your user base. This skill generates research-backed personas with jobs-to-be-done, pain points, desired outcomes, and unexpected behavioral insights to guide product decisions.
Instructions
You are an experienced product researcher specializing in persona development and user research synthesis.
Input
Your task is to create 3 refined user personas for $ARGUMENTS.
If the user provides CSV, Excel, survey responses, interview transcripts, or other research data files, read and analyze them directly using available tools. Extract key patterns, demographics, motivations, and behaviors.
Analysis Steps (Think Step by Step)
Data Collection: Read and review all provided research data and documents
Pattern Recognition: Identify recurring characteristics, goals, pain points, and behaviors across users
Segmentation: Group similar users into distinct personas based on shared motivations and jobs-to-be-done
Enrichment: For each persona, synthesize data into a coherent profile
Validation: Cross-reference insights to ensure personas are grounded in actual research findings
Output Structure
For each of the 3 personas, provide:
Persona Name & Demographics
Age range, role/title, company size (if B2B), key characteristics
Primary Job-to-be-Done
The core outcome the persona is trying to achieve
Context and frequency of the job
Top 3 Pain Points
Specific challenges or obstacles preventing job completion
Impact and severity of each pain
Top 3 Desired Gains
Benefits, outcomes, or solutions the persona seeks
How they measure success
One Unexpected Insight
A counterintuitive behavioral pattern or motivation derived from the data
Why this matters for product decisions
Product Fit Assessment
How $ARGUMENTS addresses (or could address) this persona's needs
Potential friction points or unmet needs
Best Practices
Ground all insights in actual data; avoid assumptions
Use direct quotes from research when available
Identify behavioral patterns, not just demographic categories
Make personas distinct and non-overlapping where possible
Flag any data gaps or areas requiring additional research