We read the system first
Before anything is drawn we go through what already exists — the components, the tokens, the places two teams solved the same problem twice.
The difference
The system behind a product is not a detail. It is the difference between a thing that ships once and a thing a team can keep changing.
Before anything is drawn we go through what already exists — the components, the tokens, the places two teams solved the same problem twice.
No handoff between the people who decided and the people who built. You talk to whoever is doing the work.
Sometimes the answer is one component. Sometimes it is a system. We say which, even when the smaller answer is the cheaper invoice.
Everything ships with its own README, its own demo and no dependency on us. You own it, you can read it, and it survives the handover.