UnConference: Introduction to the Design System Maturity Model

In this session, Sparkbox President, Ben Callahan, introduces you to the Design System Maturity Model and its potential impact. He outlines the stages of maturity from the earliest days of development to a mature product. This is a great opportunity for design system owners, stakeholders, or contributors to understand how to set priorities and meet challenges for their systems.

0:00 Intro 4:40 Sparkbox Design System Research 09:50 Defining a Design System 12:28 The Value of a Design System 20:30 The Four Stages 24:20 Origin Stories 29:58 How to Mature 34:17 Stage One Maturity 37:21 Stage Two Maturity 41:41 Stage Three Maturity 46:10 Stage Four Maturity 49:08 System Stability 56:39 Future Research 59:50 Resources

Resources from the session: 2021 Design Systems Survey: https://bit.ly/ds-survey-results-2021 Design System Calendar: https://bit.ly/ds-sb-calendar Selling Design Systems: https://bit.ly/selling-design-systems Maturity Assessment: https://bit.ly/ds-maturity-assessment