Design decisions fail in isolation.
Design rarely happens alone. And when decisions are made privately and revealed fully formed, resistance is inevitable.
Involving others early doesn’t dilute design — it strengthens it. Sketches, wireframes, and partial thinking invite critique and surface assumptions before they harden into problems.
Clear roles still matter. Someone must decide. But people support what they’ve had a hand in shaping.
Design is not just what you make. It’s how decisions are made — and understood — along the way.