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Here's a pernicious loop:
A Hot New Thing™️ comes along
Experts™️ tout it as the silver bullet
Teams ask too much of it
Hot New Thing™️ crumples under the weight of unwarranted expectations
Think pieces abound, announcing the death of Hot New Thing™️
Hot New Thing™️ becomes a Cold Dead Failure™️
Design systems. Agile. Design thinking. Design Sprints. MVPs. And so on.
We tend to blame a methodology, externality, or technology rather than examine our own contribution to dysfunction.
[The topic deserves a much larger post, but this will have to suffice for now.]
Header photo by Jorge Salvador on Unsplash
The latest blog post by @trh explores the cycle of excitement and disappointment surrounding new methodologies like design systems and agile practices. It highlights how unwarranted expectations can lead to failure, urging a closer look at our roles in these patterns. Don't miss this insightful analysis!