Zapier

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Zap Sharing

Formed a new team to build a growth flywheel by adding the ability for users to share processes they automate.

Goals

Our objective was to establish a dedicated team to introduce new sharing capabilities that were absent from the product. To validate our hypothesis, we conducted focused discovery research aimed at gaining deeper insights into customer behavior at that time.

Role

Sr. Product Designer

Results

The new sharing feature received enthusiastic user feedback, simplifying Zap sharing and improving understanding, setup, and enablement. We were thrilled with the positive outcomes and eager to use user feedback for further enhancements.

How we built it

Zapier

/

Zap Sharing

Formed a new team to build a growth flywheel by adding the ability for users to share processes they automate.

Goals

Our objective was to establish a dedicated team to introduce new sharing capabilities that were absent from the product. To validate our hypothesis, we conducted focused discovery research aimed at gaining deeper insights into customer behavior at that time.

Role

Sr. Product Designer

Results

The new sharing feature received enthusiastic user feedback, simplifying Zap sharing and improving understanding, setup, and enablement. We were thrilled with the positive outcomes and eager to use user feedback for further enhancements.

How we built it

Zapier

/

Zap Sharing

Formed a new team to build a growth flywheel by adding the ability for users to share processes they automate.

Goals

Our objective was to establish a dedicated team to introduce new sharing capabilities that were absent from the product. To validate our hypothesis, we conducted focused discovery research aimed at gaining deeper insights into customer behavior at that time.

Role

Sr. Product Designer

Results

The new sharing feature received enthusiastic user feedback, simplifying Zap sharing and improving understanding, setup, and enablement. We were thrilled with the positive outcomes and eager to use user feedback for further enhancements.

How we built it

Discovery

Through foundational discovery research, I engaged in conversations with users to gain insights into their needs and challenges. To ensure unbiased responses, I framed questions strategically and employed journey maps to visualize their experiences. This process helped us identify areas of friction and uncover valuable opportunities.

Conducting discovery research interviews to uncover insights on how customers share Zaps - informing our understanding.

Creating visual journey maps to visualize patterns and gain quick insights from the discovery research findings.

Developing an opportunity solution tree based on the discovery interviews - serving as a key artifact for our team.

Delivery

Using the insights gathered from discovery research, we constructed an opportunity solution tree. This visual representation showcased the connections between user pain points and our desired outcome of "Zap Sharing leads to improved understanding, quicker setup & enablement."

After conducting 10 interviews, we refined our assumptions and developed a prototype. Testing it with a select group of users, we incorporated their feedback and subsequently launched it to a wider user base.

Facilitating numerous team workshops to foster subject matter expertise and foster collaborative problem-solving.

Designing prototypes and conducting validation research to iterate and refine our solutions based on user feedback.

Exploring the nuances of sharing within our platform, including collaborative editing capabilities.

Envisioning an ecosystem of sharing and exploring features like community profiles to enhance automation relevance for specific roles.

Impact

The introduction of the new sharing feature garnered enthusiastic feedback from users. It significantly simplified the process of sharing Zaps, resulting in enhanced understanding, quicker setup, and improved enablement.

We were delighted with the positive outcomes of this project and looked forward to leveraging user feedback to further enhance the sharing feature.

Designing a creator-focused experience for easy sharing of templates, empowering users to share their creations with others.

Crafting a consumer-centric experience with a dedicated landing page to provide context and improve activation for shared links.

Experimenting with shared Zaps within team accounts, ensuring intellectual property security while promoting collaboration.

Introducing engaging experiments along the user journey to incentivize and encourage usage - tackling behavioral design challenges.

Discovery

Through foundational discovery research, I engaged in conversations with users to gain insights into their needs and challenges. To ensure unbiased responses, I framed questions strategically and employed journey maps to visualize their experiences. This process helped us identify areas of friction and uncover valuable opportunities.

Conducting discovery research interviews to uncover insights on how customers share Zaps - informing our understanding.

Creating visual journey maps to visualize patterns and gain quick insights from the discovery research findings.

Developing an opportunity solution tree based on the discovery interviews - serving as a key artifact for our team.

Delivery

Using the insights gathered from discovery research, we constructed an opportunity solution tree. This visual representation showcased the connections between user pain points and our desired outcome of "Zap Sharing leads to improved understanding, quicker setup & enablement."

After conducting 10 interviews, we refined our assumptions and developed a prototype. Testing it with a select group of users, we incorporated their feedback and subsequently launched it to a wider user base.

Facilitating numerous team workshops to foster subject matter expertise and foster collaborative problem-solving.

Designing prototypes and conducting validation research to iterate and refine our solutions based on user feedback.

Exploring the nuances of sharing within our platform, including collaborative editing capabilities.

Envisioning an ecosystem of sharing and exploring features like community profiles to enhance automation relevance for specific roles.

Impact

The introduction of the new sharing feature garnered enthusiastic feedback from users. It significantly simplified the process of sharing Zaps, resulting in enhanced understanding, quicker setup, and improved enablement.

We were delighted with the positive outcomes of this project and looked forward to leveraging user feedback to further enhance the sharing feature.

Designing a creator-focused experience for easy sharing of templates, empowering users to share their creations with others.

Crafting a consumer-centric experience with a dedicated landing page to provide context and improve activation for shared links.

Experimenting with shared Zaps within team accounts, ensuring intellectual property security while promoting collaboration.

Introducing engaging experiments along the user journey to incentivize and encourage usage - tackling behavioral design challenges.

Discovery

Through foundational discovery research, I engaged in conversations with users to gain insights into their needs and challenges. To ensure unbiased responses, I framed questions strategically and employed journey maps to visualize their experiences. This process helped us identify areas of friction and uncover valuable opportunities.

Conducting discovery research interviews to uncover insights on how customers share Zaps - informing our understanding.

Creating visual journey maps to visualize patterns and gain quick insights from the discovery research findings.

Developing an opportunity solution tree based on the discovery interviews - serving as a key artifact for our team.

Delivery

Using the insights gathered from discovery research, we constructed an opportunity solution tree. This visual representation showcased the connections between user pain points and our desired outcome of "Zap Sharing leads to improved understanding, quicker setup & enablement."

After conducting 10 interviews, we refined our assumptions and developed a prototype. Testing it with a select group of users, we incorporated their feedback and subsequently launched it to a wider user base.

Facilitating numerous team workshops to foster subject matter expertise and foster collaborative problem-solving.

Designing prototypes and conducting validation research to iterate and refine our solutions based on user feedback.

Exploring the nuances of sharing within our platform, including collaborative editing capabilities.

Envisioning an ecosystem of sharing and exploring features like community profiles to enhance automation relevance for specific roles.

Impact

The introduction of the new sharing feature garnered enthusiastic feedback from users. It significantly simplified the process of sharing Zaps, resulting in enhanced understanding, quicker setup, and improved enablement.

We were delighted with the positive outcomes of this project and looked forward to leveraging user feedback to further enhance the sharing feature.

Designing a creator-focused experience for easy sharing of templates, empowering users to share their creations with others.

Crafting a consumer-centric experience with a dedicated landing page to provide context and improve activation for shared links.

Experimenting with shared Zaps within team accounts, ensuring intellectual property security while promoting collaboration.

Introducing engaging experiments along the user journey to incentivize and encourage usage - tackling behavioral design challenges.

© 2023 Evan Bowers
© 2023 Evan Bowers
© 2023 Evan Bowers