From Silos to Systems: How ITVX Turned Complexity into Cross-Functional Alignment
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From Silos to Systems: How ITVX Turned Complexity into Cross-Functional Alignment
28 May, 16:25 - 17:00 (Europe/Berlin) - Main Stage
28 May, 14:25 - 15:00 (UTC)
Enabling the Team
UXDX EMEA 2026
In complex enterprise environments like ITVX, building a design system isn’t just about components, it’s about bridging silos, aligning business priorities and balancing innovation with legacy constraints. Marianne Ashton-Booth shares how her team navigated multi-platform challenges, reduced resources and built cross-functional alignment to make design systems a driver of efficiency and discovery.
Key Takeaways:
- Practical strategies for gaining buy-in and resourcing a design system across a large enterprise.
- How to evolve from a feature factory to a discovery-led, research-driven culture.
- Approaches to scaling design systems across sixteen device platforms with varying capabilities.
- Frameworks to foster shared language between design, product and engineering teams.

Marianne Ashton-Booth, Head of Product Design and Design Systems,ITV