# \#design-impact

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## [Why Is Tying Business Impact to Design Work So Hard?](https://forum.zurb.com/t/why-is-tying-business-impact-to-design-work-so-hard/437)

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**Author:** [@ben](https://forum.zurb.com/u/ben)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [May 26, 2026, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/why-is-tying-business-impact-to-design-work-so-hard/437 "2026-05-26T13:57:37Z")

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I ran a survey that captured people with similar product careers (e.g., product leaders, UX designers) and filtered it down to design leads. Most of them highlighted that their worst pain point was being unable to creat…

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## [Two sides of Design Impact...What teams can control vs. What orgs must enable](https://forum.zurb.com/t/two-sides-of-design-impact-what-teams-can-control-vs-what-orgs-must-enable/76)

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**Author:** [@Bryan](https://forum.zurb.com/u/Bryan)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2026, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.zurb.com/t/two-sides-of-design-impact-what-teams-can-control-vs-what-orgs-must-enable/76 "2026-01-03T22:06:00Z")

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Design impact is built on relationships. One side of that relationship is internal: the design team’s effort to build credibility, test assumptions, and connect their work to user needs. The other side is external: the …