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Continuous Discovery That Drove Org-Wide Change

Embedding discovery into culture to shift priorities, shape roadmaps, and push customer trust forward.

Raw Interviews

Raw Interviews

Initial user conversations and raw insights

Insights

Insights

Synthesized patterns and themes

Product Decisioning

Product Decisioning

Roadmap updates driven by insights

"This was the moment I realized we had to change our roadmap."

- Director of Product

We were always behind our customers.

Despite daily fires, product and strategy teams were reacting-never proactively solving root issues.

10+

complaints per day

1 week+

average time to notice new trends

0

systematic approach to insights

Every insight told a bigger story.

1-2

Interview planning and alignment

Coordinated with stakeholders to identify key research questions and participant criteria

3-4

15 user interviews, 7 internal sessionsOngoing

Conducted comprehensive interviews with users and internal team members (3+ interviews weekly, one per designer)

5

Synthesis board creation

Organized findings in Figma synthesis board to identify patterns and themes

6

Key themes identified

Surfaced critical insights: 'Frustration with reporting', 'Lack of insight handoff'

👨‍💼

"I check three tools to get one number."

- Strategist
👩‍💼

"I knew something was wrong, but no one had a system for fixing it."

- Brand Manager
🧑‍💻

"I know what to do - I just spend half my day getting to the insight."

- Senior Ad Manager
👩‍🎨

"Honestly, if Predict could surface the key actions daily, I'd save hours and stop second-guessing myself."

- Brand Manager
👨‍🚀

"It's like the data is there, but it's hidden under 10 clicks. I don't have time for that."

- Campaign Lead

Discovery didn't just change a feature-it changed how we prioritize.

Created a feedback signal loop

Weekly synthesis → stakeholder review → roadmap input

🔁

Co-owned discovery with PMs

Created shared rituals with PM & Design

🚨

Built early alerting into Predict

Insights drove roadmap + internal accountability

From interviews to roadmap pivots.

Continuous Discovery Roundup FigJam board showing ideation process with Big Ideas and Quick Wins sections

Discovery synthesis board showing how insights flow from interviews to actionable roadmap items

Discovery is now part of the org's DNA.

Adoption across 3 product suites
Used in Destiny, GYST, and Predict
Faster reaction time
5x faster escalation of issues
Greater visibility
Insights reported to VP & CEO weekly
Culture shift
PMs started initiating interviews

"This initiative fundamentally changed how our product teams make decisions. We're no longer guessing-we're building with confidence."

- VP of Product

Design isn't just what we ship-it's what we uncover.

Prioritization matrix showing impact vs. effort for product features and improvements

Impact/effort prioritization matrix that transformed how teams make decisions

"This changed how I lead my team."

- Skip-level Manager