The next component your design system team chooses to take on, is crucial. It has an outsized effect on how well the design system will be received, adopted, and scale into the future. Whether you're starting, restarting, or reinvigorating your design system, Dan will show you you'll learn how to be both strategic and tactical with your design system approach.

One constant of design systems is that they’re always changing. As they morph and grow, our understanding of them evolves. In this talk, Hayley will share examples of how apparently small shifts in design systems can make a big difference in how we think about them, and how we continue to recast their role. She will also have a good look (& celebrate) the diversity of systems, and highlight the variety of ways they’re fit for purpose.

The culture of your design system is greatly impacted by the culture of your organization. Ben will share how understanding this, will impact the way you approach creating a sustainable systematic design practice. We’ll examine the various types of organizational cultures and consider how they work together (and how they don’t).
Spoiler: the cultural work is the hardest work 😅. This talk will help you face that challenge head-on and shape your approach, making your system more sustainable.