Jan 20, 2026
Growth loops for design system adoption
Apply growth hacking principles to get teams using your system.
Adoption * Growth * DesignOps
TL;DR
- Adoption is a growth problem, not a documentation problem.
- Build loops: usage triggers visibility triggers more usage.
- Measure activation, not just availability.
Key claims
Teams with visible adoption dashboards have 2x higher component coverage.
Onboarding friction kills adoption more than missing features.
Steal this
- AARRR funnel for design systems (Awareness, Activation, Retention, Referral, Revenue)
- Time-to-first-component benchmark template
- Slack bot that celebrates component usage
Next step
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