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Navigating the challenges of keeping design systems up-to-date: seeking perspectives and solutions

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Facing the rapid pace of design evolution, keeping design systems current is a complex task. Your insights can power up our community's approach to this universal challenge. Join the discussion now!

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Robin Dhanwani
After running a Product Design Studio for more than 10 years, here's what I can recommend - A strong vision and minimalist designs are key. This has really helped us in efficiently managing and updating our design systems, ensuring we deliver top-notch work.
jiye
One thing that's worked for us is creating a 'design system ops' role specifically dedicated to maintaining the system.
dust2
Our team schedules regular audits of the design system, which helps us catch and address issues more proactively."
xieyankun
A big challenge is getting everyone to actually use the updated design system instead of sticking to their old habits.
Susie
It's true that getting the team to embrace an updated design system over familiar routines presents a challenge, yet it's a pivotal step towards innovation and consistency.
yf
We've found automating as much of the documentation process as possible can significantly reduce the maintenance burden.
Alvaro Villalba Perez
Have a strong vision about design and try to not change it too often, going minimalist helps with this although it's still complex (everyone feels like they can do a better design than the existing ones)
Gurkaran Singh
Ah, keeping design systems up-to-date is like herding digital cats in a room full of laser pointers – challenging yet oddly satisfying when everything falls into place! How do you tackle this ever-evolving beast of design updates and stay sane, tech wizards?
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Iven Hsu
What's helped us is integrating design system updates into our sprint cycles, treating them as essential tasks rather than afterthoughts.