Design systems - what else we can do?
Workshop on managerial and strategic aspects of design system production and promotion
The one-day workshop focused on managerial and strategic aspects of design system production and promotion. The workshop is shaped for product owners, project managers, and the whole design system team. If there is wish and possibility, you can also include relevant people from other company departments.
Research and preparation phase
Interviewing the stakeholders, about 1-2 hour in total
I interview your designers, developers, managers, and all people related to creating, using, and supporting your design system. Ideally, I would get different viewpoints: the design system team (developers, designers), the project team(s), the management. You can select who would be a good source of the interview up to your organization possibilities.
Getting insights
I gather all the information and analyze it to form the full picture of your design system structure and status, outline the issues, and potential focus areas.
Preparation of presentation and exercises
By the defined focus, I clarify the workshop day structure and align it with you. I prepare relevant exercises on the outlined topics and with relation to the obtained insights. The exercises should fit one day and include collaborative ideation on the outlined problems with commonly-used tools (Figma, Miro, Google Sheets) and custom-tailored playgrounds. We can specify the tools if you have preferences.
Workshop day
The approximate schedule of the workshop day should be as the following. The final version emerges as a result of the identified needs and focus and is aligned with you.
Outcomes
The workshop helps your design system team and the other stakeholders to get mutual understanding of the current project status and figure out the right direction towards its boosting. The exercises and show-cases give you ideas of the following actions and specific recepies on how to achieve yout future design-system goals.