Lauren Haas

This hit close to home. This quarter we've been actively rethinking our design process. Removing rituals, pulling back on some discovery activities, and prioritizing speed and learning over craft and critique. It can be uncomfortable but it's the right direction. This episode puts a lot of it into words.

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Episode 2 is out now! Delighted to be part of our panel on Design Systems as Strategic Investment, where I was joined by Ash Amrite, Billy Hanna, Christopher S., and Luis Ouriach from Figma. Together, we explored key questions: - How do you quantify value? - How do you align stakeholders across design, engineering, and product? - And what does success look like at scale? We dug into how organisations can: ✅ Define the ROI of design systems ✅ Align cross-functional teams ✅ Navigate enterprise adoption ✅ Turn design consistency into real business impact Whether you’re scaling a new system or refining a mature one, this session is packed with actionable insights to take back to your org. 👉 Watch the full conversation here: https://lnkd.in/gDsUEeUY #DesignSystems #EnterpriseUX #ProductDesign #DesignOps #UXLeadership #DesignStrategy #Merkle

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I’ve been reflecting on a recent conversation about design as control versus design as collaboration. Dr. Liz Gerber puts it this way, "AI...has been promised to do whatever we want. The one thing it can’t do is tell us what we want." Jai Shekhawat asked, "What might a future interface look like?" I’d challenge us to even expand that question to include what future societies might look like when we prioritize collaboration over control, inclusion over speed, sustainability over scale. Whether design, technology, media, or civic spaces, the common thread is the same: we cannot outsource human values to systems. I believe our work is to invite possibility, to imagine what humans want before tech imposes what’s possible. “To create anything new and novel, you have to be prepared to do something different to get after it," Kevin Bethune notes. As design finds its role alongside AI, we can feel confident that our choices shape systems, not the other way around. What choices then are we making today, in design, in media, in our communities, to ensure human dignity leads the way? Thank you to Lee Moreau for convening the conversation.

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This is a fascinating look at how AI is reshaping the way we design and build. Our workflows, and the relationship between design and code are evolving quickly. Jenny Wen explores what this shift means and how we can adapt to what’s ahead.

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