Analytics part 2
Company context
Ambient.ai
Enterprise SaaS, Physical Security, Computer Vision
Security monitoring is overwhelming.
Ambient.ai alerts customers of notable activity by watching 1,000s of camera footage so security professionals don't have to.
Project overview
Role
Design lead
Stakeholders
10
Timeline
4 months
Problem context
Analytics platforms often have high barriers to entry making it difficult for non-technical users to generate & share insights.
Users need
A simplified way to query, create, share, and understand insights.
Team Lead
Create & share charts to communicate progress; need to easily generate insights with stakeholders.
Executive
Understand high-level metrics by understanding visualizations at a glance; need dashboard summaries.
Starting point
business context
Drive adoption of the Analytics platform by addressing the needs of both technical and non-technical users.
Design objective
How might we
Design an AI-powered analytics solution that empowers users—regardless of technical expertise—to easily query, create, and share actionable visualizations, while providing transparency and control.
Simplify visualization workflows.
Foster trust using AI experiences.
Design & development
ITERATION 1
user feedback & Iterations
Input Output Improvements
AI Trust & Transparency
Feature Placement
Insights need to live where users work—at both the dashboard and data levels.
TYING THE PRODUCT TOGETHER
Allow customers to create AI insights wherever to ultimately add it to and share from a dashboard.
ITERATION 2
Impact & outcome
improved chart creation time
increase in created charts
30%
reduced support tickets
20%
Key Learnings & Takeaways
Guidance matters
Providing dynamic input suggestions reduces friction and helps users get started.
Transparency builds confidence
Explaining how AI works fosters trust, which is essential for adoption.