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Field notes on DesignOps: building practices, running teams, and the tradecraft behind the work.
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The transformation will be staffed eventually
This year's DesignOps theme is "Adaptive DesignOps." Meanwhile three in five design system teams are understaffed. The story and the room don't match.
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When juniors leave, the library remains
The 2026 hiring market is hiring senior. The maintenance work juniors used to do isn't going anywhere. It's just changed owners — usually quietly, usually badly.