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Research HR Tech Trends

Requirements
Company size/stage for relevant recommendations
1
slice icon Read HR Research Guide slice →
Get the HR tech trends output format
2

Gather context from the user:

  • What's your company size/stage?
  • Any specific HR tech areas of interest? (recruiting, performance, learning, analytics)
  • What's driving the research? (planning, vendor selection, leadership briefing)

Check uiHR Context Profile for existing company context.
3

Use skillExa Research to research HR tech trends:

Search queries to run:

  1. "HR technology trends [year]"
  2. "HRIS innovation [year]"
  3. "AI in HR recruiting performance management"
  4. "HR tech predictions [year]"
  5. "people analytics trends"
  6. "employee experience platform trends"

Look for:

  • Industry analyst reports (Josh Bersin, Gartner, Deloitte)
  • HR tech publications and conferences (HR Tech, Unleash)
  • Vendor announcements and product launches
  • Case studies of innovative HR tech implementations
4

Synthesize findings into the HR Technology Trends format:

  1. Executive summary (2-3 sentences)
  2. Top 5 trends with descriptions, vendor examples, adoption stage
  3. Implications for mid-sized companies
  4. Actionable recommendations

Include sources and links.
Be clear about adoption stage—hype vs. reality.
5

Offer to save key trends to uiHR Context Profile.
Ask if they want to dive deeper into any specific trend or vendor category.

 
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## Steps

1. [Read HR Research Guide]: Read the documentation in: `./skills/sauna/[skill_id]/references/hr.research.guide.md` (Get the HR tech trends output format)

2. Gather context from the user:
- What's your company size/stage?
- Any specific HR tech areas of interest? (recruiting, performance, learning, analytics)
- What's driving the research? (planning, vendor selection, leadership briefing)

Check `./documents/hr-context.json` for existing company context.


3. Use `./skills/sauna/[skill_id]/references/skill/research.exa.lookup` to research HR tech trends:

Search queries to run:
1. "HR technology trends [year]"
2. "HRIS innovation [year]"
3. "AI in HR recruiting performance management"
4. "HR tech predictions [year]"
5. "people analytics trends"
6. "employee experience platform trends"

Look for:
- Industry analyst reports (Josh Bersin, Gartner, Deloitte)
- HR tech publications and conferences (HR Tech, Unleash)
- Vendor announcements and product launches
- Case studies of innovative HR tech implementations


4. Synthesize findings into the HR Technology Trends format:

1. Executive summary (2-3 sentences)
2. Top 5 trends with descriptions, vendor examples, adoption stage
3. Implications for mid-sized companies
4. Actionable recommendations

Include sources and links.
Be clear about adoption stage—hype vs. reality.


5. Offer to save key trends to `./documents/hr-context.json`.
Ask if they want to dive deeper into any specific trend or vendor category.