Why you need some lazy designers in your team.

Lazy designers and even design managers/leads add great value to the design team. Why and where? Lazy designers are a great asset when you want to create MVPs using existing flows. These designers don’t necessarily want to “always create supercalifragilisticexpialidocious experiences” with their designs and thus avoid falling into the “reinventing the wheel” trap. They are somewhat imperative for the products to begin, launch and learn from.

While these designers may seem “lazy” — I call them “resourceful”. These designer are quick to iterate,have a deep knowledge of existing design systems, are quick to find inspirations and don’t “get married” to their designs.

Their ability to prioritize speed and functionality over perfection makes them incredibly valuable, especially in environments where time-to-market is critical. By leveraging existing design patterns and components, they help teams stay focused on the core user problems without getting bogged down by unnecessary embellishments or over-engineering. These designers understand that the ultimate goal is to ship a product, collect feedback, and refine it based on real-world use — rather than trying to perfect it in isolation.

Moreover, their pragmatism can often act as a counterbalance to the visionary tendencies of more perfectionist designers. In teams with a diverse range of personalities and work styles, “lazy” designers are the ones who remind the team that design should serve the product, not the other way around. Their approach is grounded in practicality and realism, which can often push a project over the finish line when others are still debating minor aesthetic choices or user flow optimizations.

Lazy designers are also great at managing stakeholder expectations. Because they aren’t overly attached to any one idea, they can pivot quickly when feedback from users or leadership requires it. This flexibility and efficiency mean that they excel at handling projects that have shifting requirements or tight deadlines.

In this sense, they’re not just “resourceful” but also agile, a quality that’s becoming increasingly important in today’s fast-paced product development cycles. They can quickly assess what’s good enough to launch, balancing quality with speed in a way that benefits both the user and the business.

But…

While “lazy” designers excel in environments that value speed, iteration, and resourcefulness, they may not be the best fit for projects that require deep innovation, long-term thinking, or an uncompromising focus on aesthetics and quality.

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The author of this article was “lazy” and used ChatGPT for editing this article and correcting spelling mistakes, rather than spending hours himself checking and rechecking these said spelling/grammatical mistakes.