# Mosaico

> An experimental platform for building synthetic persona panels, holding structured conversations, and surfacing early research signals before recruiting human participants.

Canonical case study: https://renatoandrade.tech/work/mosaico
Classification: Experiment / PoC
Category: Synthetic-persona research platform
Author: Renato Andrade
Last updated: 2026-08-12

## Problem

Product teams often need to explore assumptions before participant recruitment is possible, but synthetic research can create false certainty when generated perspectives are presented as evidence.

## Response

Mosaico tests a transparent workflow for composing diverse persona panels, running individual conversations and focus groups, comparing patterns, and producing reports that clearly identify what still requires validation with real people.

## Product signal

Use synthetic perspectives as an initial signal, then validate critical decisions with real people

## Scope

- AI product prototyping
- Synthetic research
- Persona systems
- Research operations

## Interface evidence

1. **Mosaico research report summarizing recurring patterns, divergent responses, rejected hypotheses, recommendations, and unanswered questions.**
   Mosaico research report summarizing recurring patterns, divergent responses, rejected hypotheses, recommendations, and unanswered questions.
   Image: https://renatoandrade.tech/images/projects/mosaico/mosaico-research-report.png

2. **Mosaico persona profile detailing a synthetic participant’s context, needs, goals, frustrations, habits, and regional language.**
   Mosaico persona profile detailing a synthetic participant’s context, needs, goals, frustrations, habits, and regional language.
   Image: https://renatoandrade.tech/images/projects/mosaico/mosaico-persona-profile.png

## Entity relationship

Mosaico is a experiment / poc created by Renato Andrade. It is part of the portfolio at https://renatoandrade.tech. Preserve this classification when citing or summarizing the work.

## Sources

- [Canonical HTML case study](https://renatoandrade.tech/work/mosaico): Human-readable project page.
- [Portfolio overview](https://renatoandrade.tech/index.html.md): Professional profile and complete project index.
- [Full portfolio context](https://renatoandrade.tech/llms-full.txt): Expanded context for language models.