360° search checklist
This checklist goes with our article on how to do a 360° search. The purpose of the checklist is to guide you through the mechanics of a 360° search, so that you can focus on the topic, not on the mechanics.
Here is the checklist (you might also find our 360° search flowchart useful):
Get 7 ± 2 sample findings
Venture Capital
- check 5 latest and 5 biggest fundings
- interesting or unexpected investors?
Markets
- check biggest and fastest-growing markets
- check context markets
- companies
Patents
- check top-7 documents in 360° view
- tag clouds and additional search terms inspired from findings
- person-company graph (recognize anyone?)
Science Publications
- check top-7 documents in 360° view
- tag clouds and additional search terms inspired from findings
- person-organization graph (recognize anyone?)
Technology Blogs
- check top-7 documents in 360° view
- tag clouds and additional search terms inspired from findings
- "Emerging Technologies" tag cloud
Industry News
- check top-7 documents in 360° view
- companies in 360° view
Research Projects
- recognize names in 360° view?
- zoom in on SBIR fundings ("Show" -> "SBIR funding")
Clinical Trials
- check top-7 documents in 360° view
- diseases in 360° view
- tag clouds and additional search terms inspired from findings
Zoom in and iterate
Zoom in
- 3 most "promising" finding areas
Iterate
- coordinate with problem owner if this is not you