Get your team on the same page with design systems
summary
Claims a fragmented “hostile design system” can cost a designer 1,716 minutes a year and roughly $42,900 annually, scaling to >$200K over five years or ~400K with 30% growth. Recommends concrete fixes: appoint accountable owners with org support, position the team near revenue-generating product orgs, form a cross‑functional coalition, run audits and a quadrant prioritization (Rare/Frequent × Simple/Complex), train via recorded sessions + in‑person workshops, and use Figma + Storybook and DesignOps to sustain maintenance and governance.
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chapters (6)
- 0:00Introduction and speakers
- 1:08About Viget and their work
- 3:58Aligning design systems with business needs
- 11:16Building and inspiring teams
- 23:49Adopting and implementing systems
- 36:32Q&A session
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