Episode 24 · · 1:02:54

Docs First, AI-Ready Design Systems with Afyia Smith

Afyia Smith talks about her separation from Epic Games and choosing optimism by exploring the city and visiting new coffee shops, even amid anxiety and uncertainty. Afyia explains her work as a design systems documentation specialist, arguing that documentation is becoming foundational, especially with AI and agentic workflows, because it captures rationale, behaviors, edge cases, and shared truth across teams.

Topics

  1. 0:00 Meet Afyia Smith
  2. 0:55 Coffee Shop Reset
  3. 1:56 Epic Departure Fallout
  4. 3:39 Choosing Optimism Daily
  5. 7:27 Docs Finally Matter
  6. 22:21 Docs as Team Alignment
  7. 28:41 Facilitating with Neutrality
  8. 33:24 From Solo to Collaborative
  9. 36:02 Docs First Humanity
  10. 46:58 Career Reinvention Mindset
  11. 54:18 Music Picks and Memories
  12. 1:00:55 Where to Connect with Afyia Smith

About Afyia Smith

Afyia Smith

Transcript

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