Goal 1: Work together to Identify top competitor websites

Goal 2: Decide collectively on set of key questions/ features/ topics for the analysis

• Link to Phase 3 competitive analysis

Action Items:

1. Add sites from this list that seem relevant to our working vision for TST to the table below
2. Add relevant topics for your team’s area of the comp analysis to the list below
3. Research team will build comp analysis table in FigJam with sites and topics
4. All teams will complete comp analysis async

Comp Analysis Tips

Research Team Topics

• How do target users share the process of their work and the purpose behind it (Behind-the-Scenes)?
  • How frequently are the projects updated? (ie - is there a relatively static list of projects vs something more like social media?) Kickstarter as a framework for understanding for what these updates might look like
• How do target users connect with collaborators?
  • Does the platform have a build in way specifically for connection or are users doing it on their own (eg in the comments, perhaps like IG)?
• What is the contributor age range? [may not be able to assess this on all sites]
  • More specifically- do the projects involve younger people (18-24? younger?) in a substantive way?
  • Are there projects geared towards young people that are living on the same site as projects geared towards older adults?
• How do target users engage with the broader community (e.g., other collaborators, visitors)?
  • Are there chat rooms? Discussion boards?
• How is content moderated?
• How are projects organized? is this perhaps a question for the Design Team instead?

Content Team Topics