Design System Adoption: A Product, Not a Project
Treat your design system like a product with users (your teams), not a one-off project. This is crucial when launching a new system to ensure teams actually use it. The biggest footgun is assuming 'if you build it, they will come.'
Treat your design system like an internal product, not just a static component library. Successful adoption isn't automatic; it requires an onboarding strategy that aligns with how your teams actually work. This is vital for bridging the gap between the system's potential and its daily use by designers and developers. The common failure is focusing only on technical quality. If it doesn't solve a real workflow problem, teams will ignore it and create fragmented 'mini-systems'.
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