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activation
CanvaGrowth path
01Google Search
02Template landing page
03Browse template
04Start designing
05Signup
Mechanism map · Tactern analysis
Canva

Template-Led Acquisition

Canva connects specific design searches to public templates that lead directly into creation.

Acquisition
Activation
Product-led
NotionGrowth path
01Find workflow
02Preview template
03Add to workspace
04Customize
05Use again
Mechanism map · Tactern analysis
Notion

A template for every starting point

Notion’s template marketplace connects specific workflows with pages people can add to their workspace.

AcquisitionActivationProduct-led
FigmaCollaboration loop
01Create file
02Share access
03Teammate joins
04Review together
05Invite another collaborator
Mechanism map · Tactern analysis
Figma

The multiplayer invite loop

Figma’s shared files give designers a practical reason to invite teammates into a working document.

ActivationViralityProduct-led
CanvaGrowth path
01Choose format
02Apply template
03Replace content
04Export design
Mechanism map · Tactern analysis
Canva

Start with something, not a blank canvas

Canva templates supply a composition that users can customize for their own task.

ActivationProduct-led
CanvaCollaboration loop
01Create design
02Invite team
03Add feedback
04Revise
05Return to project
Mechanism map · Tactern analysis
Canva

Design becomes shared work

Canva connects creating a design to sharing it with people who can contribute and review.

ActivationRetentionProduct-led
NotionGrowth path
01Select old tool
02Import content
03Review pages
04Continue working
Mechanism map · Tactern analysis
Notion

Import an existing workspace

Notion provides import paths so an evaluation can start with existing information.

ActivationProduct-led
FigmaGrowth path
01Browse templates
02Choose use case
03Duplicate
04Adapt with team
Mechanism map · Tactern analysis
Figma

Duplicate a starting point

Figma and FigJam templates let a user begin with an existing structure.

ActivationProduct-led
SlackCollaboration loop
01Create workspace
02Invite colleagues
03Join channel
04Start conversation
Mechanism map · Tactern analysis
Slack

Invite teammates into the workspace

Slack workspaces become useful when colleagues join the conversation.

ActivationViralityProduct-led
LinearGrowth path
01Choose source
02Import issues
03Review mapping
04Plan work
Mechanism map · Tactern analysis
Linear

Import issues into the evaluation

Linear’s import tools help teams evaluate workflows with their existing issues.

ActivationProduct-led
WahdaDecision path
01Ask Sheikh Wahda
02Receive a response
03Reach response limit
04See waitlist continuation
05Join waitlist
Mechanism map · Tactern analysis
Wahda

A limited Sheikh Wahda conversation reveals the core value

Wahda lets visitors ask Sheikh Wahda a question, then points them to the waitlist when more responses require continued access.

ActivationCommunity
CanvaGrowth path
01Find design lesson
02Learn a technique
03Try it in Canva
04Build a reusable skill
Mechanism map · Tactern analysis
Canva

Design School teaches tasks that lead back to the editor

Canva’s Design School pairs design education with the tool people use to practice.

ActivationRetentionProduct-led
NotionCollaboration loop
01Share project page
02Mention a collaborator
03Receive notification
04Reply in context
Mechanism map · Tactern analysis
Notion

Comments bring collaborators back to a shared page

Notion supports comments and mentions around the documents a team is already using.

ActivationRetentionProduct-led
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