Shipping together

What happens to Engineering and Design collaboration when anyone can build?

Join us for our next ProductTank Sunshine Coast meetup! 🚀

AI tools mean anyone can ship a prototype. Designers are writing production code. Engineers are shaping research. The old handoff between disciplines is disappearing, and the question is what replaces it.

In this talk, Sandra Arato (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-arato/) explores how shared foundations, from design systems and executable prototypes to preview builds, testing and telemetry, compound to make experimentation faster and safer. Through real examples, we'll see designers shipping code, engineers shaping research, and both disciplines building trust through shared evidence rather than rigid handoffs.

The result isn't blurred accountability, but broader authorship without lowering the quality bar.

You'll leave with practical ideas for building shared foundations in your own team, and a clearer picture of how Engineering and Design can work when the barrier to building keeps dropping.

A special thanks to our sponsor:

Thanks to Hide and Seek Digital (hideandseek.digital) for sponsoring ProductTank Sunshine Coast, and to the Peregian Digital Hub (https://www.peregianhub.com.au/) for hosting us.

If you're interested in speaking at, sponsoring or hosting future ProductTank Sunshine Coast meetups, drop us a line.