Geoffrey Litt - The Future of Malleable Software

AI is fundamentally shifting the way we think about digital products and the core deliverables that we're bringing to the table as designers. So I asked Geoffrey Litt com/geoffreylitt) (Design Engineer at Notion) to share his vision for the future of malleable software and AI system design. Here’s some highlights: - The keys to effective system design - Geoffrey’s workflow for “working like a surgeon” - Why too many products become “nightmare bicycles” - The principles of malleable software vs. disposable software - Why version control is the most important AI interaction problem - Inside Geoffrey’s malleable software experiments at Ink & Switch - + a *lot* more ⭐️ You can use the code DIVECLUB to get 20% off your first month of Lovable Pro 1!

- Ink & Switch is the research lab com/) - Changing Minds by Seymour Papert pdf) - Geoffrey’s nightmare bicycle article com/2025/03/03/the-nightmare-bicycle) - Don Norman’s Living with Complexity com/Living-Complexity-Press-Donald-Norman/dp/[redacted phone]) - Spell Burst by Tyler Angert io/) - A Pattern Language by Christopher Alexander com/Pattern-Language-Buildings-Construction-Environmental/dp/[redacted phone]) - Patchwork - Geoffrey’s collaboration environment at Ink & Switch com/patchwork/notebook/) Chapters 0:00 Intro 1:18 Geoffrey's background in design 5:15 His experiments at Ink & Switch 8:00 Geoffrey's role at Notion 13:58 Exposing structure in system design 17:54 Designing AI Chat Interactions 21:47 The potential for canvas-based UIs 23:18 The Version Control Problem 29:57 Malleable software vs.

dynamic interfaces 40:22 How the role of designer changes 48:34 Coding like a surgeon 52:50 Advice for designers trying to become more technical Dive is where the best designers never stop learning 🤿 🌐 club 🐦 com/joindiveclub Now you can join advanced courses taught by the top designers to help you take a huge leap forward in your career 💪