Instagram — 2022

IG Business Agent

From passive scrolling to active shopping.

Instagram

Client

Product Design

Discipline

AI / Intelligent Experience

Category

Context

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The Problem

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The Approach

A Simple System

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Context

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Understanding the user's current moment — location, time, activity, history.

02

Intent

Predicting what would be useful, not waiting to be asked.

03

Intelligence

Applying models to surface the right signal from the noise.

Experience

Translating intelligence into interfaces that are clear, calm, and actionable.

The System

Individual interactions connected into a broader framework.

The work went beyond individual screens — mapping how surface moments connected to each other, and how the system could scale across device types and use cases.

An ad can do more than create interest. It can help turn interest into confidence.

The Business Agent points toward a different model for social commerce—one where shopping isn't simply scroll, tap, leave, but a more continuous journey between discovery, curiosity, and decision-making.

For businesses, AI can help scale personalized support. For shoppers, it can remove the friction of finding answers at the moment they need them.