Trace Technology Evolution

Purpose

Turn a defined product or technical system into a decision-ready evolution assessment. Decompose the system into searchable functional units, abstract each unit with Subject–Verb–Object–Parameter (SVOP), collect patent and non-patent evidence, map observed solutions onto a disclosed route taxonomy, identify evidence gaps and transferable analogies, and produce scenario ranges rather than deterministic forecasts.

The source workflow has seven stages. Preserve that sequence, but do not preserve source-case counts, fixed cutoffs, hard-coded jurisdictions, or unsupported claims that a taxonomy node is a universal law.

Use this skill when

• a user asks how a product or technology may evolve;
• a team needs a technology route map or evolution forest;
• the request seeks next-generation forms over stated horizons;
• a user wants cross-domain functional analogies;
• a team wants candidate evidence gaps or research targets;
• the request distinguishes high-probability pathways from low-probability disruption triggers;
• an R&D, product, strategy, or IP team needs an evidence-linked briefing.

Do not use this skill as