Automate UX research planning with Gemini AI, Google Docs, and human feedback
This intelligent workflow transforms raw research goals into comprehensive UX plans by leveraging Gemini AI to generate questions and suggest methodologies. It maintains high quality through an integrated human-in-the-loop feedback system, ensuring every detail is vetted before final documentation. The process concludes by automatically drafting a polished, professional report directly in Google Docs for immediate team collaboration.
Start BuildingWhat This Recipe Does
The Planning Research automation streamlines the critical first step of any product initiative by gathering and synthesizing information into a structured format. Traditionally, product teams spend hours manually scouring external sources, compiling competitive data, and drafting initial briefs. This workflow transforms that manual process into a seamless operation. By starting with a simple form submission, the system triggers a series of automated actions that perform external research, process the data, and generate a comprehensive research document in Google Docs. It ensures that every new project begins with a consistent, data-driven foundation without the administrative overhead. Once the research is compiled, the system automatically notifies stakeholders via email, providing immediate access to the findings. This automation significantly reduces the time between ideation and execution, allowing product managers to focus on strategic decision-making rather than data collection. It eliminates information silos and ensures that all preliminary research is captured, organized, and shared systematically across the organization.
What You'll Get
Forms, dashboards, and UI components ready to use
Background automations that run on your schedule
REST APIs for external integrations
Jotform, BigMailer, Google Docs configured and ready
How It Works
- 1
Click "Start Building" and connect your accounts
Runwork will guide you through connecting Jotform and BigMailer
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Describe any customizations you need
The AI will adapt the recipe to your specific requirements
- 3
Preview, test, and deploy
Your app is ready to use in minutes, not weeks
Who Uses This
- Product Managers use this to instantly generate competitive analysis briefs based on a new feature request or market shift.
- Market Researchers use this to automate the collection of industry trends and data points for quarterly strategic planning.
- Innovation Teams use this to vet new product ideas by gathering initial feasibility data and market context automatically before a kickoff meeting.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to write code to change the research sources?
No, the automation is pre-configured to handle data retrieval. You can adjust the research parameters and focus areas directly through the user-friendly form interface.
Can I customize the layout of the final Google Doc?
Yes, the automation uses a template structure that allows you to define exactly how you want your research findings to be formatted, branded, and organized.
How do I know when the research process is finished?
The system automatically sends a confirmation email to your Gmail account with a direct link to the newly created Google Doc as soon as the research is compiled.
What kind of information can this automation gather?
It is designed to fetch web-based data, market statistics, and technical specifications based on the specific keywords or project parameters you provide in the initial form.
Importing from n8n?
This recipe uses nodes like FormTrigger, Langchain.lmChatGoogleGemini, Langchain.agent, Code and 4 more. With Runwork, you don't need to learn n8n's workflow syntax—just describe what you want in plain English.
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