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Five core mindsets of a strategic designer

June Kang
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Will AI-driven tools replace our roles?

With the rapid evolution of AI-driven design and no-code tools, an entire app (while it’s debatable whether these tools can produce a fully functional product) can be generated with just a few prompts. Meanwhile, some major industry players are exploring radical changes. For instance, Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, recently told the 20VC with Harry Stebbings podcast that the company plans to stop hiring new software engineers in 2025, mentioning significant productivity gains from AI by more than 30%.

These developments understandably raise a pressing question for product designers too: Will AI soon make human designers obsolete?

(Probably yes, but) I believe this shift points to a deeper evolution of the designer’s role rather than the end of product design.

As production and preliminary research tasks become more automated, and as business and regulatory landscapes grow ever more complex, product designers are expected to spend more time tackling higher-level challenges. These include building alignment among cross-functional partners, providing data transparency, respecting user autonomy, and reconciling design decisions with both global regulations and business goals while elevating accessibility standards and combating…

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Written by June Kang

A Dreamer with a Problem-Solving Mindset: Product Designer, Faculty, Mentor, & Children’s Book Author based in New York. juneish.com

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