Product Talk Daily: Product in Practice: Bringing the Discovery Habits to WebMD
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Product in Practice: Bringing the Discovery Habits to WebMD
"Teresa's approach felt like a toolkit to put a little bit of order into that messy process of discovery."
🎯 Discover how Sandrine Veillet led WebMD's journey to implement continuous discovery across a large organization!
This article explores:
📊 The multi-phase approach to introducing continuous discovery
🏋️♀️ Strategies for training and coaching product teams
🤝 Ways to involve stakeholders in the discovery process
🧗♀️ Challenges faced during implementation and adoption
Key insights:
📢 Start with raising awareness and getting buy-in from top management
🛠️ Use templates and tools to make discovery concepts more tangible
🔄 Create a regular cadence for sharing and coaching discovery practices
🤲 Involve stakeholders to foster trust and alignment
🕰️ Accept that behavioral change takes time and continuous effort
Want to transform your organization's approach to product discovery? Check out the full article: Building Discovery Habits at WebMD
❓What challenges have you faced in introducing or scaling continuous discovery practices in your organization? Share your experiences in the comments below.
A Worthy Read from Around the Web
How GiveDirectly increased donations by over $3 million/year through experimentation
"Sometimes people who don't have money just need money!" 💡
Learn how GiveDirectly is transforming charitable giving through direct cash transfers to families in extreme poverty. This article shares their data-driven approach and successful product experiments that increased donations by $3 million annually 📈
Key takeaways:
🎯 Direct cash transfers are backed by 500+ academic studies
💪 Recipients like Rose use funds for business, education, and basic needs
🔄 Monthly donors have 12x the lifetime value of one-time donors
💳 Adding Apple Pay and Google Pay boosted trust and convenience
✨ Website redesign with embedded donation forms increased conversion by 35%
Check out How GiveDirectly increased donations by over $3 million/year through experimentation to see the full breakdown of what worked (and what didn't) in optimizing their donation funnel.
❓ If you received an unexpected $850, what would you invest it in? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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