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517: How to conduct an AI Design Sprint – with Mike Hyzy

Product Innovation Educators

A custom ChatGPT model that helps accelerate product innovation Watch on YouTube TLDR In this episode, I interview Mike Hyzy, Senior Principal Consultant at Daugherty Business Solutions. Instead of focusing solely on today’s customer problems, product teams need to look 2-5 years into the future.

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2022 customer support trends: How support leaders are adapting

Intercom, Inc.

Customer support has never been a walk in the park. To keep up with these changes, last year we released our first Intercom Customer Support Trends Report. To keep up with these changes, last year we released our first Intercom Customer Support Trends Report. Shawn Carter , Customer Care Team lead at Aircall.

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The Best Way To Understand User Needs and Pain Points Without a Big Research Budget

The Product Coalition

Understanding user needs and pain points is essential for building successful products and services, but that doesn’t mean we need to get stuck going down a multi-month research hole in order to be “ready” to collaborate, innovate, or prototype. Can you observe any trends? Now what do you do with them?

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How to Succeed with AI in 2025

Piyanka Jain

Think AI-powered chatbots that frustrate customers more than theyhelp. If AI isnt solving an immediate pain point, employees will ignore it. Forexample: Start with AI-powered recommendations for sales teams, then expand to predictive analytics for customer behavior.

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528: From startup founder to product success and why interacting with people is the big change – with Anya Cheng

Product Innovation Educators

Through market research, she discovered her ideal customers weren’t whom she initially expected. The service attracted a surprisingly diverse customer base, ranging from 16 to 85 years old, including professionals across various industries – from sales executives to pastors.

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What is your next new product feature?

The Product Guy

Hypotheses are only useful if we test them (with customers), to validate or discard them. As an example, our problem statement could be: Customers encounter a series of friction points when embarking on a shopping journey in a large supermarket. The problems to solve: customer impact and business impact.

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Moving from reactive to proactive customer support

Intercom, Inc.

Today, customer expectations are at an all-time high. A proactive customer support approach is the key to regaining control. But this approach not only overwhelms your team, it also means customers frequently have to wait hours or even days to get the help they need. What is proactive customer support?