What Katie Dill thinks about design

@katie-dill · 12 positions · 0 changes of mind

Head of Design at Stripe; previously Head of Experience Design at Airbnb and Head of Design at Lyft.

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5 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Katie Dill has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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Our readingPeople building with AI need a point of view of their own, or the AI will supply one.

Their wordsFirst one, you have to have a point of view. If you don't, AI will give it for you.

↗How to scale intent, quality, and artistry with Al | Katie Dill (Stripe) (Lenny & Friends Summit, San Francisco, 10 September 2026)youtube.com 3rd of 12 in this recording
Our readingThe object of design is no longer the screen but the system itself.

Their wordsSo, the object of design is no longer the screen. It is the system itself.

↗How to scale intent, quality, and artistry with Al | Katie Dill (Stripe) (Lenny & Friends Summit, San Francisco, 10 September 2026)youtube.com 5th of 12 in this recording
Our readingDesign systems used to scale consistency; now they need to scale intent.

Their wordsNow, the old system scaled consistency, but the new system needs to scale intent.

↗How to scale intent, quality, and artistry with Al | Katie Dill (Stripe) (Lenny & Friends Summit, San Francisco, 10 September 2026)youtube.com 6th of 12 in this recording
Our readingNow that building is cheap, filtering has to happen after the build, which makes an editor's role ultra important.

Their wordsBut the filtering that used to be throughout the process now needs to happen post build when it is a lot harder to say no. This is where the role of an editor comes in and it is ultra important in this day and age.

↗How to scale intent, quality, and artistry with Al | Katie Dill (Stripe) (Lenny & Friends Summit, San Francisco, 10 September 2026)youtube.com 7th of 12 in this recording
Our readingTeams have to unlearn that built means done and that done means good.

Their wordsIt's a new behavior. We have to unlearn that built means done and that done means good.

↗How to scale intent, quality, and artistry with Al | Katie Dill (Stripe) (Lenny & Friends Summit, San Francisco, 10 September 2026)youtube.com 8th of 12 in this recording

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