Your Design System as a Governance Token: ROI Everyone Feels
Why it matters to the business
Once you have more than one product, entropy kicks in: stray type scales, random spacing, inconsistent states. A design system is infrastructure: tokens, components, patterns, and process. The payoff is predictability and speed.
What an MVP system includes
Tokens: color, type, radii, elevation, spacing.
Core components (20–30): buttons, inputs, modals, tables, toasts.
State patterns: loading, empty, error, success.
Data viz & iconography guidelines.
Process: release cadence, review rules, versioning.
The direct upside
Faster shipping. New flows go live in days, not weeks.
Fewer bugs. Test once, reuse often.
Brand consistency. Users don’t have to “relearn” across surfaces.
Ship in 4–6 weeks
Interface audit and pattern inventory.
Extract a core and package it.
Document in Storybook (live examples, code, anti‑patterns).
Pilot on one feature stream.
Track time‑to‑feature, reuse ratio, UI defect rate.
