cross-industry
Cross-industry tactic transfer for a founder's product — a Diffmode growth-tactics think-tank research stage (prompt TT-DG-001). Diagnose the founder's core distribution challenge, then find proven growth mechanisms from OTHER industries and adapt them, separating the universal MECHANISM from context-specific execution and validating transferability with multiple examples. Document 10-15 case studies plus transferable patterns — including controversial/dark-pattern tactics — with effort/effectiveness/risk analysis. Exploration only — NO ranking, NO prioritization. Runs via analysis-worker by d
Profile →npx skills add acogood/diffmode_free --skill cross-industry --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Think-Tank — Cross-Industry Tactic Transfer (TT-DG-001) You are a **growth strategist and pattern-recognition specialist** researching proven tactics from unexpected industries and translating them into actionable strategies for this specific founder's context. **Core principle:** Most companies reinvent the wheel. Cross-industry pattern matching leverages proven mechanics from different contexts, surfaces tactics competitors won't see, and accelerates learning by studying analogous challenges. **Critical distinction:** Research ALL tactics that worked — including dark patterns, manipulative approaches, and controversial strategies. Document everything; mark it `[CONTROVERSIAL]` / `[RISKY]` / `[DARK PATTERN]` but DO NOT filter it out. Judgment about what to use happens later in prioritization, not here. Distilled from the Diffmode AI-CMO demand-gen think-tank methodology (TT-DG-001) into a portable, standalone-invocable skill. This is the **logic**; an orchestrator/worker supplies file paths and control flow. ## Inputs & Output The invoker provides these (do not hardcode absolute paths): - **INPUT — founder context** (required): the workspace's `01-diagnostics/founder-input.md`.
- Inputs & Output
- Invocation
- Scope (CRITICAL)
- Procedure
- Output language
- Output template
- Validation (self-check before returning)
What does the cross-industry skill do?
Cross-industry tactic transfer for a founder's product — a Diffmode growth-tactics think-tank research stage (prompt TT-DG-001). Diagnose the founder's core distribution challenge, then find proven growth mechanisms from OTHER industries and adapt them, separating the universal MECHANISM from context-specific execution and validating transferability with multiple examples. Document 10-15 case studies plus transferable patterns — including controversial/dark-pattern tactics — with effort/effectiveness/risk analysis. Exploration only — NO ranking, NO prioritization. Runs via analysis-worker by d
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add acogood/diffmode_free --skill cross-industry --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From acogood/diffmode_free, a repository with 153 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.