Zapier Central is a tool used by Emily Mabie to automate tasks related to her employee resource group's strategic planning, saving her time and reducing manual effort. She sets up an "ERG Strategic Planning bot" that connects with live data from Slack messages and meeting notes, allowing it to summarize relevant information for her. The bot uses Zapier-like functionality to create a behavior that automates the process of adding new messages to a Google Sheet, making it easy to access and update the information. By interacting with the bot, Emily can see how the data is being updated in real-time and receive an updated summary of what she needs to care about for each month. Zapier Central enables users like Emily to give simple instructions to AI, which then takes on a ton of work, connecting with live data and saving time.