Connor Joyce

Connor Joyce

Senior User Researcher

Microsoft

Microsoft

Connor Joyce is the author of "Bridging Intentions to Impact" and a Senior User Researcher on the Microsoft Copilot Team, where he is advancing the design of AI-enhanced features. Passionate about driving meaningful change, Connor advocates that companies adopt an Impact Mindset, ensuring that products not only change behavior to satisfy user needs but also drive positive business outcomes. He is a contributor to numerous publications, advises emerging startups, and lectures at the University of Pennsylvania. Based in Seattle, Connor enjoys exploring the outdoors with his dog, Chai, and is a local community builder.

Upcoming Talks

Product Direction
Main Stage

Diving into the heart of innovative product development, this presentation advocates for a departure from traditional vanity metrics toward a focus on genuine behavioural change, introducing a pioneering framework that redefines product success by the impact of features on user behaviour. It starts with defining every feature based on the behaviour they change, which are connected to the satisfaction of user outcomes and, ultimately, the driving of business impact, what I call the User Outcome Connection. The talk then explores the art and science of determining when to use AI in your solution and properly designing it into a transformative feature. Attendees will leave ready to define their features in a novel way that aids in choosing whether AI should be used for the benefit of their user.

Connor Joyce
Connor Joyce

Senior User Researcher

Microsoft

Microsoft