Design System Tactics.
Whether you're starting fresh or maintaining a mature system, this growing collection of tactics is designed to help you make progress at every stage.
Component Discovery & Review
A collaborative process for defining and validating system components with input from designers, engineers, and product managers across teams. It focuses on understanding shared requirements, exploring options, and reviewing solutions together to ensure components meet real product needs.
When to use it
When creating or updating components that need to serve multiple teams or support complex, varied use cases.
Steps
- Identify a component that spans multiple product areas.
- Run a discovery session with relevant designers, engineers, and product managers to surface needs, edge cases, and constraints.
- Explore and prototype potential approaches based on those findings.
- Share early explorations for feedback.
- Return for a focused design review to align on direction and final refinements.
Outcome
- Deeper understanding of cross-team requirements
- Components shaped by real-world needs and constraints
- Shared ownership and smoother implementation
