34. Audrey Tan from Xero: Creating a long-lasting design system vision

<p>Audrey and Chris discuss the vision guiding Xero’s design system team, how co-ownership helps design system teams thrive, the processes she uses for managing a global team, and how the Xero design system team approaches modernization.</p><p><em>Guest: </em>Audrey has been designing digital experiences at high-growth technology companies for over 12 years. She’s passionate about growing teams to be their best through shipping product with impact. You can find Audrey at her <a href='https://www.audreyhtan.com/'>personal site</a> and on <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/autan/'>LinkedIn.</a></p><p><em>Host: </em>Chris Strahl is co-founder and CEO of <a href='https://www.knapsack.cloud/'>Knapsack</a>, host of <a href='https://twitter.com/thedspod'>@TheDSPod</a>, DnD DM, and occasional river guide. You can find Chris on Twitter as <a href='https://twitter.com/chrisstrahl'>@chrisstrahl</a> and on <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisstrahl/'>LinkedIn</a>.</p><p><em>Sponsor: </em>Sponsor: Knapsack is a design system platform rooted in code for shipping consistent apps in half the time. Design once, build once, use everywhere. Learn more at <a href='http://knapsack.cloud'>knapsack.cloud</a>.</p><p><a href='http://knapsack.cloud/blog/audrey-tan-from-zero'>View the transcript for this episode.</a></p>