What's New This Week: Knowledge Graphs, PDF Export, and a Redesigned Homepage

Week of April 9 – 12, 2026

A big week on the platform. We launched interactive knowledge graphs for every use case, added PDF export for Pro subscribers, redesigned the homepage around faster discovery, and shipped a new hierarchical way to browse the library. Plus 56 new use cases.

Knowledge Graphs

Every use case with value leak data now has an interactive Knowledge Graph — a visual map of the full causal chain from KPIs down through the use case, its value leaks, root causes, and enablers.

Click any node to highlight its direct connections and pin the detail card at the bottom. Hover over connected nodes to see what they are without losing your place — the tooltip uses a frosted-glass overlay so you can still see the graph underneath. Edge thickness reflects the influence score from the underlying junction data, so you can see which connections are strongest at a glance.

Access the graph from the "Knowledge graph" link on any use case page.

PDF Export

Pro, team, and admin users can now export any use case as a complete PDF document — all 13 sections from definition through case study, formatted for clean offline reading. Click the PDF button next to the Save button on any use case page.

Exports are capped at 3 per 30-day rolling window per user.

Homepage Redesigned for Faster Discovery

The homepage has been reworked to get visitors into the library faster.

AI search in the hero. A search bar now sits at the top of the page — type a manufacturing challenge in plain language and you're taken directly to matched results. No clicks required to start exploring.

"Built on Process Rigor, Not Vendor Hype." A new section below the hero explains what makes this library different: process-first analysis (not product pitches), vendor and solution agnostic content, structured methodology (6M root causes, SIPOC stakeholders, scored taxonomies), and AI-powered discovery.

Featured use cases moved up. Three curated use cases now appear above the department grid, so visitors see real content before deciding where to browse. The featured set has been updated to newer, survey-driven use cases with full value leak and junction data.

Browse by Department & Pillar

A new hierarchical view at Explore → By Department & Pillar organizes the library as a collapsible tree: department → survey pillar → use cases. This gives a structured alternative to the flat browse grid — especially useful as the library grows past 300 use cases.

The browse page also now has a list view toggle (grid/list icons next to the sort controls) for faster scanning. List view shows compact rows with department, title, and summary. Your preference is remembered across sessions.

Value Leaks on Use Case Pages

A new "Where Value is Lost" section now appears on use case pages between "Why Is It Hard Today?" and "Root Causes." Each value leak shows the diagnostic question that surfaced it and a description of the gap. This section only appears on use cases that have value leak data — currently all survey-driven use cases from the Industrial Engineering, Quality, and Operator departments.

Shareable & Team Lists

Shareable lists. Any saved list can now be shared via a public link. Toggle "Share" on your list detail page to generate a link that anyone can view — no login required. Toggle it off to revoke access.

Team lists. Group/team members can now create shared lists that are visible to everyone on the team. When creating a new list, check "Team list" and it automatically appears in every team member's My Lists tab.

56 New Use Cases

The library expanded this week with 36 Quality department use cases and 20 Industrial Engineering use cases (pillars 6–10), all generated through the survey-driven pipeline with full root causes, enablers, value leaks, metrics, and case studies.

Under the Hood

Enabler display threshold raised from < 2 to < 3, matching root causes — cleaner default view with low-signal items behind a toggle
Enabler utility filtering wired into the knowledge graph API — low-utility enablers excluded from graph nodes and edges
AI Finder now accepts a ?q= parameter — the homepage search bar and any direct link can pre-populate and auto-run a search
Updated sample use case link to a newer survey-driven example
Admin navigation tabs now wrap on mobile instead of overflowing
Value Leaks count added to the "At a Glance" sidebar on use case pages