In the last decade, a lot of design managers were hired to manage design systems.

Yes, agree. Just the logistics of securing space and setting up also….

I’m feeling you this morning, Ha. Not long ago I had to fly home to Asia as my dad almost didn’t make it. I hope you’ll be able to take the time you need to process and ultimately celebrate his life and the pieces of him he left with you. Take good care.

I am sorry for your loss, Ha. Keeping you in my thoughts.

Agree. I’ve noticed MVP and scaling are expected to happen concurrently in some places, especially when execs are pressured to show some progress towards some AI product/proof. They exercise then become, sure let’s run faster but which part can you skim on/automate, which still remains critical.

It may seem to run contrary to the talent stack collapse narrative, but this simply surafces the perennial importance of org design if you want to run ever faster.

who typically use uxr to validate solutions to be incorporated in critical stages. IOW, probably same old cycle 🤦🏻‍♀️

Org will no longer have the ‘luxury’ to not incorporate uxr early& often w/ AI product dev/value creation. It’ll take the same practitioners getting burnt thru a few dev cycles and them convincing jira factories

Airline tiers and add-on’s

In my experience, boiling the ocean is usually precipitated by some inexperienced PM or leader wanting some kind of wins they can tell a big story about, quickly.

And the ‘fewer people’ that remains, the bar is ‘high’ in that you have to have expertise but also a generalist. The output, esp GenAI output will be mediocre or good enough, it’s the beginning (questions, direction etc), the end (finesse, expert eyes, etc) and the system context that REALLY matter.

What defines a next level PM, in addition to questions asked?

They’re incentivized differently in the workplace.

What if your work doesn’t involve Figma?

#1 happens with or without AI supported prototyping 😭, in enterprise. The consumer space, absolutely.

It’s as if I were building a visual, tactile bank, a reserve before too late.

Remembering someone as they were after seeing them in illness/at death is not easy. So I savor every moment past & present with my parents now - the way my Dad smiled at me after a difficult fight, or my mom reaching for my arm to steady herself.