Definitely, Maybe Agile
Definitely, Maybe Agile
Peter Maddison and Dave Sharrock
How AI is Transforming UX and Agile Teams with Nick Cawthon
29 minutes Posted Oct 9, 2025 at 2:00 pm.
Meet Nick and today’s focus
UX inside agile teams
Building fast feedback loops
Balancing short and long cycles
Systems, patterns, and reuse
Common early UX pitfalls
Entering a new team well
Learning the stack to design right
Why UX is now embedded
Generative tools blur roles
Real impact vs vendor hype
Prototyping with real components
Designers starting from code
Coherence, guardrails, and oversight
Experience over feature lists
From patterns to true experiences
Code-native design beats mockups
Team size, skills, and clarity
Three takeaways and closing
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In this episode, hosts Peter Maddison and Dave Sharrock sit down with Nick Cawthon to explore how generative AI is revolutionizing the relationship between UX, design, and agile development.

Key Topics:

  • Embedding UX research into agile sprints, balancing short-term feedback loops with long-term strategic insights
  • The "electric bicycle" analogy: How AI gives teams superpowers but can also accelerate you in the wrong direction
  • Why Nick believes he'll never use Figma again, shifting from design tools to code-native prototyping
  • Building functional prototypes using company design systems and generative AI tools
  • The evolution of team size: From 6-8 person cross-functional teams to powerful 2-3 person teams leveraging AI
  • The architect's mindset: Understanding the technical foundation before designing the interface

Three Key Takeaways:

  1. What an incredible opportunity we have; it feels like the year 2000 again, with the excitement and disruption ahead
  2. Small teams (2-3 people) with diverse perspectives can now move incredibly fast using modern tools
  3.  Speed is powerful, but you still need feedback loops to ensure you're building the right thing and not racing in the wrong direction

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