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The Past, Present, and Future of DesignOps: a 2-part DesignOps Community Call (Part 2) (Videoconference)
Thursday, April 28, 2022 • DesignOps Community
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The Past, Present, and Future of DesignOps: a 2-part DesignOps Community Call (Part 2) (Videoconference)
Speakers: Dave Malouf , Patrizia Bertini and Jon Fukuda
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Summary

In this follow-up to our February call, “DesignOps Trends and Forecasts, Part 1,” design leaders Dave Malouf, Patrizia Bertini, and Jon Fukuda join the DesignOps curation team in a collaborative discussion with community members. Reflecting on responses to earlier surveys and conversations regarding the history and current state of DesignOps, the panel and community look ahead to the future, with opportunities for all in attendance to share their own insights and predictions, as well.

Key Insights

  • There is abundant material covering tactical aspects of design operations but a lack of strategic, maturity-focused perspectives.

  • Design ops roles can be usefully divided into delivery ops, people ops, business ops, and strategy ops for clearer focus.

  • Horizontal collaboration breaking down silos between product design, marketing, devops, and research ops is an emerging priority.

  • Knowledge management is underrepresented in design ops discourse despite being critical for organizational learning and scalability.

  • Inclusive design and accessibility require more emphasis within design operations to drive intentional practices.

  • Design systems remain partially underleveraged; there is an opportunity to unify designers, engineers, and business stakeholders through shared ontologies.

  • Soft skills like communication, presentation, and workshop facilitation are increasingly essential in design ops roles.

  • Burnout and negativity in the design community pose risks; design ops should champion optimism and wellbeing.

  • Effective prioritization and intake models are critical to balancing limited resources and maximizing impact across teams.

  • Success metrics for design ops initiatives such as change management and governance need clearer articulation and adoption.

Notable Quotes

"The future is now, it’s just not evenly distributed."

"It’s a lot easier to say what design ops isn’t than what it is."

"You can’t make design more valuable unless you actually know what design is and have some experience doing it."

"We need to bring positivity back into design practice; design should be optimistic about the future."

"Horizontal collaboration is key to breaking down silos and operationalizing journey-based work."

"Knowledge management is not just about tools but about creating sharing capabilities and identifying subject matter experts."

"Burnout has been the enemy of many brilliant designers, especially emerging from the pandemic."

"Intake models should move beyond briefs to collaborative project alignment with agreed needs and priorities."

"Design systems need to truly integrate design, engineering, and business languages into a shared framework."

"Our role as design ops leaders is to focus on the ‘how’—time, resources, priorities—not the ‘what’ of the deliverables."

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