You have a Design System. Now What?
summary
Claims that a design system alone makes products consistent are false; culture does the work. Uses Schein's three layers and the Competing Values Framework to show most systems live in collaborative or controlling subcultures, and opposite diagonals (creative vs control, competitive vs collaborative) are incompatible. Gives a failed year‑long engagement with a bank and a startup case where a restrictive system is bypassed, plus survey evidence that adoption is hard to measure and teams need authority to change. Recommends aligning system practices with the organization, not forcing one model. collaborative vs controlling
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chapters (25)
- 0:00Intro
- 2:45The Rabbit Hole of Research
- 3:14Connect with Ben
- 4:07Organizational Culture
- 7:20Competing Values Framework
- 8:16Xaxis
- 10:41Control
- 17:18Top Left Culture
- 18:29Healthy Characteristics
- 20:57Unhealthy Characteristics
- 22:37Diagonal Cultures
- 27:22Design System Subcultures
- 28:02Culture
- 28:49Consistency
- 29:17Change
- 29:37Conclusion
- 30:15Questions
- 30:44Is it possible
- 31:42How do you start
- 32:49Why do companies need a design system
- 33:38How to get subscribers to contribute
- 34:58Understanding the quadrants
- 35:51Using your values to assess
- 37:33Design Systems Survey
- 37:50State of Design Systems
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