The designer mindset is vital in product development, even with AI's assistance. Effective creation starts by understanding the problem, user needs, and design thinking, not merely crafting prompts. In a recent project, building a Shopify app involved deep collaboration with AI tools, accelerating the design thinking process. Initial hours focused on clarifying the problem through AI conversations, leading to improved decision-making on essential features. This shifts traditional roles, empowering designers to directly influence product decisions rather than merely creating wireframes for others.
When I set out to build and ship my first Shopify app in a single weekend, I didn't intend to prove a point. I was just trying to solve a problem I knew merchants were facing.
The classic design thinking loop - empathize, define, ideate, prototype, test - hasn't gone anywhere. But what AI tools offer is acceleration.
Each conversation felt like a mini ideation sprint. With every response, I got clearer on what mattered and what didn't.
Instead of generating wireframes for someone else to implement, I found myself making product decisions directly.
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