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What's the biggest problem holding your design team back?

I'm collecting real challenges from design teams to understand what truly needs fixing. Share yours in a quick 3–4 minute form.

3–4 minutes
No spam — just research

Why I'm asking these questions

I'm a product designer working in low-maturity teams where things often ship before design is even involved.

Instead of guessing solutions, I'm collecting stories from real Product/UX teams about their workflow, alignment and DesignOps pains. Your answers help me see patterns and prioritize what's worth building.

— Hugo, Product & UX Designer

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What kind of challenges count?

Collaboration & Alignment

Handoffs with PM/dev, missing context, decisions lost in chat, last-minute scope changes.

Operations & Processes

No clear rituals, chaotic requests, lack of prioritization, design work invisible to the rest of the org.

Quality, Impact & Growth

Design debt piling up, inconsistent UI, no metrics, hard to show impact or justify headcount.

If it affects how your design team works together, I want to hear about it.

Who should answer?

Heads of Design / Design Managers
Product Designers & UX Researchers
Product Managers working closely with design
Founders building their first design team

Whether your team is 2 or 50 people, your pain points are equally valuable.

A few quick notes

Confidential responses

Your responses are confidential and used solely for product research.

No newsletter trap

You only hear from me if you opt-in as an early tester.

Real humans only

Please answer based on your actual team, not hypotheticals.