Thinking About Organizations and Their Users as a Complex System

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In large organizations with design systems, there are different levels of participation. At one end, there is the central team responsible for making the system. At the other end, there are users who benefit from the system. In between, there are the extended team members who are closely connected to the system and have a high degree of influence. On the other side, there are adopters who become contributors and actively contribute to the system's development. Managing this spectrum and people's sense of self and belonging is a challenge.

Managing an effective design system program is a challenge. In his new workshop “Operating Design Systems” at this year’s DesignOps Summit (October 25), design systems guru Nathan Curtis will explore the operational topics that matter most: defining a system’s vision, forming a core team, scoping and making features, and communicating and contributing across a community. He’ll also zoom out, taking on higher-order challenges of multiple systems that overlap and conflict with one another, and the competition for capacity and attention that every system craves. On this episode of Rosenfeld Review, you’ll get a taste of Nathan’s workshop on operating design systems. Learn more and register here: https://rosenfeldmedia.com/designopssummit2019/sessions/operating-design-systems-curating-a-product-serving-products/