WHY MANY EMPLOYERS WANT DESIGNERS TO THINK LIKE PMS, NOT DEVS

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

Employers increasingly value designers who think strategically about business problems rather than focusing on coding skills, as AI tools can handle 80%-90% of both design and development work but struggle with the critical "last mile" of strategic decision-making. Designers should leverage their core strength of asking insightful questions by engaging with customer support teams to understand user pain points and translate them into cost-saving business recommendations. This strategic approach makes designers more valuable and irreplaceable in an AI-driven future where technical skills are becoming commoditized.