- Agile, Artificial Intelligence, Design Systems, Future of Work, Innovation, Product Design, Software Development, UX Design
Learn why the design-to-development pipeline is the launchpad your team inherited but never questioned.
Article by Erika Flowers
Zero Stage to Orbit
- The article argues that the entire design-to-development pipeline is a multi-stage rocket — a system built around workarounds, not solutions.
- It makes the case that AI agents don’t just improve the handoff problem; they eliminate the need for handoffs.
- The piece challenges readers to ask not how to optimize their process, but why they’re still using it.
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- March 12, 2026
14 min read