Challenge: Formulating an Interface Inventory Action Plan

Imagine you are hired as the Head of Design Systems for an enterprise travel booking company with 12 legacy web applications. Your initial inventory reveals:

• 52 distinct shades of gray
• 18 button variations with mismatched focus states
• 4 different dialog components
• Zero linters enforcing tokens

The 4-Step Action Plan:

1. Host a Consensus Workshop: Convene engineering and design leads to vote on the canonical Button, Input, and Modal patterns.
2. Tokenize Foundations: Replace 52 grays with an 8-step semantic neutral palette (color-bg-surface, color-text-muted).
3. Implement CI Linters: Block raw hex colors and enforce @system/button imports.
4. Strangler Rollout: Mandate all new Q4 features use the system while migrating the checkout flow.