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Episode 38, Design Systems: Stability Through Change
Held on November 14, 2024 with co host Marianne Ashton-Booth.
We discussed the speed at which organizations are changing and ways to create sustainable impact through that change with a design system program. You can review the episode 38 raw data and the episode 38 FigJam.
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Episode 37, Design Systems: Designer/Developer Hybrids
Held on November 7, 2024 with co host Caroline Horn.
We discussed the role designer/developer hybrids play in the world of design systems and the pros and cons of having these talented folks on your team. You can review the episode 37 raw data and the episode 37 FigJam.
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Episode 36, Design Systems: Offering Composition
Held on October 31, 2024 with co host Dan Mall.
We discussed the pros and cons of offering more composed experiences with a design system. You can review the episode 36 raw data and the episode 36 FigJam.
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Episode 35, Design Systems: What to Work On
Held on October 25, 2024 with co host Elyse Holladay.
We discussed the challenges of staying focused on the right priorities as your design system matures. You can review the episode 35 raw data, the episode 35 FigJam, and the wrap-up article.
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Episode 34, Design System Consumer Panel
Held on October 17, 2024 with co host Rebecca Garza-Bortman.
We invited a small panel of design system consumers to answer a few hard questions about the work we're doing as design system practitioners. You can review the episode 34 raw data and the episode 34 FigJam.
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Episode 33, Design Systems: More with Less
Held on September 19, 2024 with co host Maya Hampton.
We explored the challenges and opportunities that come with shrinking design system teams and the expectation that we take on more responsibility and complexity. You can review the episode 33 raw data and the episode 33 FigJam.
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Episode 32, Design System Token Architecture Planning
Held on September 12, 2024 with co host Donnie D'Amato.
We explored the approaches and resulting challenges of implementing design tokens in a design sytem. You can review the episode 32 raw data and the episode 32 FigJam.
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Episode 31, Design System Micro-Adoption
Held on September 6, 2024 with co host Davy Fung.
We dove into the very deep rabbit hole of design system micro-adoption. You can review the episode 31 FigJam (which contains the raw data, gathered in real time) and read the episode 31 wrap up.
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Episode 30, Design System a11y Impact
Held on August 29, 2024 with co host Geri Reid.
We dove into the ways folks are measuring the accessibility of their products, their design system assets, and the adoption of their system. You can review the episode 30 raw data and the episode 30 FigJam.
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Episode 29, Design System Lessons Learned
Held on August 22, 2024 with co host Adekunle Oduye.
We shared some common failures we've experienced and discussed the lessons we've learned from those failures. Lots of good practical shifts in mindset here! You can review the episode 29 raw data and the episode 29 FigJam.
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Episode 28, Design System Rapid Fire AMA
Held on August 14, 2024 with co host Jina Anne.
This time you got to ask the questions of Jina! We talked Clarity, tokens, burnout, and a lot more. You can review the episode 28 raw data and the episode 28 FigJam.
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Episode 27, Design System User Research
Held on August 2, 2024 with co host Ron Graham.
We dove into the various methods teams are using to explore the needs of their users and the perceived success of their systems. You can review the episode 27 raw data and the episode 27 FigJam.
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Episode 26, Pitching Design Systems
Held on July 15, 2024.
We explored the need to sell design systems differently depending on who you're pitching to and discovered some interesting data around what design system benefits are important to various parts of an organization. You can review the episode 26 raw data and the episode 26 FigJam.
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Episode 25, Design System Shearing Layers
Held on July 18, 2024 with co host Jeremy Elder.
We explored the challenges that surface when you focus system efforts on enabling product teams to move at a faster pace than the system itself. You can review the episode 25 raw data, the episode 25 FigJam, and read the episode 25 wrap up.
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Episode 24, Design System Trends
Held on July 11, 2024 with co host Edward Liu.
We looked for trends in the product mindset, design maturity, and design system maturity of an organization. You can review the episode 24 raw data and the episode 24 FigJam.
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Episode 23, Design System Parity
Held on May 30, 2024 with co host Nathan Curtis.
We discussed how much parity is needed between the assets of a design system and the tools and processes we've found useful in maintaining that parity. You can review the episode 23 raw data and the episode 23 FigJam.
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Episode 22, Design System Failures
Held on May 23, 2024 with co host Dan Donald.
We discussed the many reasons design system can fail and how to protect our systems from this. You can review the episode 22 raw data and the episode 22 FigJam.
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Episode 21, Design System Emotional Labor
Held on May 17, 2024 with co host Guy Segal.
We discussed the emotional and mental challenges inherent in design system work. You can review the episode 21 raw data and the episode 21 FigJam.
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Episode 20, Design System OKRs
Held on May 9, 2024 with co host Tarunya Varma.
We discussed how and why to establish solid design system OKRs. You can review the episode 20 raw data and the episode 20 FigJam.
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Episode 19, Design System Prioritization
Held on April 26, 2024 with co host Elyse Holladay.
We discussed the methods design system teams are finding useful to priotize the right work at the right time. You can review the episode 19 raw data.
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Episode 18, Design System Deviation
Held on April 19, 2024 with co host Robin Di Capua.
We discussed how to prevent and deal with deviation in design systems. You can review the episode 18 raw data and the episode 18 FigJam.
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Episode 17, Design System Product Management
Held on April 11, 2024 with co host Niamh Hoey.
We discussed the critical role of a design system product manager and how this differs from a traditional product manager role. You can review the episode 17 raw data and the episode 17 FigJam.
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Episode 16, Design System Advocacy
Held on April 5, 2024 with co host Amy Lee.
We discussed the challenge of building internal advocacy for a design system. You can review the episode 16 raw data and the episode 16 FigJam.
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Episode 15, Design System Decision Making
Held on March 21, 2024 with co host Erin Potter.
We discussed getting consensus vs getting commitment in design system work. You can review the episode 15 raw data and the episode 15 FigJam.
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Episode 14, Design System Accessibility
Held on March 14, 2024 with co host Daniel Henderson-Ede.
We discussed how working toward more accessible components can allow a design system to enable more accessible products. You can review the episode 14 raw data and the episode 14 FigJam.
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Episode 13, Design System Component Process
Held on March 8, 2024 with co host Ness Grixti.
We discussed the design system component design and development process. You can review the episode 13 raw data and the episode 13 FigJam.
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Episode 12, Design System Content Design
Held on February 12, 2024 with co host Erin White.
We discussed the level of influence content design does or doesn't have in our design systems. You can review the episode 12 raw data and the episode 12 FigJam.
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Episode 11, A Global Design System
Held on February 15, 2024 with co host Brad Frost.
We discussed the concept of a global design system. You can review the episode 11 raw data and the episode 11 FigJam.
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Episode 10, Design System Standards
Held on February 9, 2024 with co host Kristi Bryden.
We discussed how design systems do our don't clarify and distribute standards across our organizations. You can review the episode 10 raw data and the episode 10 FigJam.
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Episode 9, Design System Adoption
Held on January 25, 2024 with co host Noelle Lansford.
We discussed strategies for driving and tracking design system adoption. You can review the episode 9 raw data and the episode 9 FigJam.
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Episode 8, Design System Tooling
Held on January 18, 2024 with co host Jina Anne.
We discussed the landscape of tools design system teams are using to further their work and shared success and failure stories related to those tools. You can review the episode 8 raw data and the episode 8 FigJam.
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Episode 7, Multi-Platform Design Systems
Held on December 21, 2023 with co host Jesse Gardener.
We discussed approaches for creating design systems that can robustly support products designed and built across multiple platforms. You can review the episode 7 raw data, the episode 7 FigJam, and read the episode 7 wrap up.
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Episode 6, Design System Contribution
Held on December 14, 2023 with co host Ness Grixti.
We discussed the difficulty of creating a healthy culture of contribution back into a design system and considered ways to shift our thinking about what contribution should look like. You can review the episode 6 raw data, the episode 6 FigJam, and read the episode 6 wrap up.
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Episode 5, Design System Rule Breakers
Held on December 7, 2023 with co host Dan Mall.
We discussed how to create change in an organization by breaking the rules. You can review the episode 5 raw data, the episode 5 FigJam, and read the episode 5 wrap up.
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Episode 4, Design System Communication Strategies
Held on November 30, 2023 with co host Molly Covert.
We discussed a variety of approaches to a healthy design system communication strategy. You can review the episode 4 raw data, the episode 4 FigJam, and read the episode 4 wrap up.
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Episode 3, Design System Team Size and Makeup
Held on November 16, 2023 with co host Jarvis Moore.
We discussed the variety of team sizes and structures present in the design system space. You can review the episode 3 raw data, the episode 3 FigJam, and read the episode 3 wrap up.
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Episode 2, Design Systems: Inside Out vs Outside In
Held on November 9, 2023.
We discussed how to start a design system, from the outside in (beginning with larger experiences) or from the inside out (starting with foundations). You can review the episode 2 raw data, the episode 2 FigJam, and read the episode 2 wrap up.
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Episode 1, System Designers vs Product Designers
Held on November 2, 2023 with co host Michelle Walton.
We discussed the difference between System Designers and Product designers and talked about the characteristics that serve each best. You can review the episode 1 raw data, the episode 1 FigJam, and read the episode 1 wrap up.