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Document your decision tree
Tokens, Foundations & Automation
Systems aren’t sacred. Question them.
Culture, Intent & Design Philosophy
Roadmap or die
DesignOps & Leadership
Rituals build systems
Contribution & Collaboration
Stop measuring what’s easy
Metrics, Value & Debt
A system with no name doesn’t exist
System Strategy & Foundations
Document what you won’t do
Governance & Ownership
Document disagreement
Documentation & Clarity
Foundations before features
Tokens, Foundations & Automation
Systems should evolve with teams
Culture, Intent & Design Philosophy
Leadership is not pixel review
DesignOps & Leadership
Every contribution is political
Contribution & Collaboration
20 components ≠ maturity
Metrics, Value & Debt
Start small, but name big
System Strategy & Foundations
Contribution needs constraints
Governance & Ownership
Clarity beats cleverness
Documentation & Clarity
Automate, then check twice
Tokens, Foundations & Automation
The system is not the product
Culture, Intent & Design Philosophy
Systems fail at the seams
DesignOps & Leadership
If it takes longer than a coffee, fix it.
Contribution & Collaboration
Invisible debt costs real time
Metrics, Value & Debt
Design Systems are not neutral
System Strategy & Foundations
Consensus kills velocity
Governance & Ownership
Describe intent, not just code
Documentation & Clarity
Name like someone will read it
Tokens, Foundations & Automation
Consistency is not the goal. Coherence is.
Culture, Intent & Design Philosophy
Invisible work is still work
DesignOps & Leadership
“Ask forgiveness” doesn’t scale
Contribution & Collaboration
If your metric doesn’t trigger action, it’s decoration
Metrics, Value & Debt
If everything is a component, nothing is
System Strategy & Foundations
Governance ≠ meetings
Governance & Ownership
Write for humans, not compliance
Documentation & Clarity
Tokens aren’t neutral
Tokens, Foundations & Automation
Simplicity isn’t always ethical
Culture, Intent & Design Philosophy
DesignOps is not project management
DesignOps & Leadership
Contribution without friction creates chaos
Contribution & Collaboration
Adoption ≠ Value
Metrics, Value & Debt
Your system is not your Figma file
System Strategy & Foundations
Ownership ≠ Execution
Governance & Ownership
If it’s not documented, it doesn’t exist
Documentation & Clarity
