Elle the advisor and coach

What is the challenge?

Elle mostly waits for prompts today. It reacts to requests like “draft this,” “summarize that,” or “give me ideas.”

But the hardest parts of product management are ongoing. They demand judgment, context, and steady follow-through over time. Product managers need to:

• Prepare for important meetings

• Track decisions made across many conversations

• Communicate clearly with stakeholders

• Continuously refine how they work

Most tools store notes and track tasks. Few actively help product managers get better at their jobs. This means we miss many chances to guide people, surface insights at the right moment, and support better performance.

What is the impact?

Timely insights would lower cognitive load, improve decisions, and raise performance. Over time, Elle could shift from a reactive helper to a trusted advisor that supports both daily execution and long term growth.

Describe your idea

Explore how Elle could evolve into a proactive product advisor and coach that helps product managers perform their roles more effectively.

This exploration will consider both the user-facing workflows that make advisor behavior valuable and the enabling technologies needed to support it.

Potential advisor experiences could include:

• Preparing users for upcoming meetings by summarizing relevant work and surfacing key updates

• Highlighting weekly progress and reflecting on accomplishments or risks

• Helping document decisions that occur across meetings and conversations

• Providing coaching on communication or product management practices

• Recommending next steps based on recent activity and stated goals