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Work in progress.

Pieces that are drafted but not yet folded into the main site. Sometimes because the voice isn't right yet, sometimes because I'm still testing the argument in the wild. You landed here because you knew where to look — thanks for reading the messy shelf.

Kind
Essays
Count
3 in draft
Status
Iterating
Essay · 01 · Design systems Draft

How I actually measure design system impact.

Component imports are a bad proxy. Code coverage is a better one — and behind both are five dimensions of business impact that any horizontal team should be able to name.

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Essay · 02 · Leadership Draft

Every systems IC is a craft leader.

Whether they signed up for it or not. If you manage a horizontal team and you're not helping your ICs find their leadership voice, you're managing a stopover — not a place people build careers.

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Essay · 03 · AI-native workflow Draft

How AI shows up in my design systems workflow.

Where AI helps, where it needs to stay out, the plain prompts that actually work, and a running receipts section from building this site — prompts, tools, diffs, hours saved.

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