Product Adoption
How to Help Users Discover Features They Don't Know Exist
Tactics for making relevant features discoverable without burying users in announcements and tours.
Published Aug 17, 2026 · Aven Team
The practical problem
Discovery works when a message is tied to a task rather than a generic feature launch. Teams should begin with a narrow and observable task, describe the user goal and product state, then test the supported next step with real permissions, loading states, and interruptions. This keeps guidance useful without making unsupported assumptions about the interface.
How to approach it
Use product surfaces, documentation, and contextual assistance as complementary paths. Teams should begin with a narrow and observable task, describe the user goal and product state, then test the supported next step with real permissions, loading states, and interruptions. This keeps guidance useful without making unsupported assumptions about the interface.
Implementation considerations
Give users a way to return to a feature later instead of forcing immediate adoption. Teams should begin with a narrow and observable task, describe the user goal and product state, then test the supported next step with real permissions, loading states, and interruptions. This keeps guidance useful without making unsupported assumptions about the interface.
Tradeoffs to keep in view
Discovery works when a message is tied to a task rather than a generic feature launch. Teams should begin with a narrow and observable task, describe the user goal and product state, then test the supported next step with real permissions, loading states, and interruptions. This keeps guidance useful without making unsupported assumptions about the interface.
Where Aven fits
Use product surfaces, documentation, and contextual assistance as complementary paths. Teams should begin with a narrow and observable task, describe the user goal and product state, then test the supported next step with real permissions, loading states, and interruptions. This keeps guidance useful without making unsupported assumptions about the interface.
Build this with Aven
Aven uses developer-registered pages, elements, and workflows. The host application owns navigation, target readiness, and completion.