Design is often judged on aesthetics, a subjective cost centre. In a high-stakes enterprise environment, we must shift the conversation; the true value of a UX team and a design system is measured in time, money, and risk reduction. This is how we quantify our creative output and translate it into business-critical language.
My three-year musical experiment with one solo artist wasn't about fandom; it was a self-imposed prison that unexpectedly clarified my strategic thinking. As a UX Lead in a high-stakes, live broadcast environment, I now see that same constraint as the most powerful tool we have for efficient design and ruthless prioritisation.
Enterprise Design Systems are products in their own right; their success hinges on strategic governance and an engineer-first adoption model. I discuss our approach to making the system a dependency, not a suggestion, by focusing on tooling and a clear ownership model that scales.