Design

Connecting design work across tools, research, and project context

AI connects with the tools design teams already use—such as Slack, Jira, Linear, GitHub, Figma, Notion, research libraries, and data sources—so designers can pull live tickets, feedback, assets, requirements, quotes, and file context into one workflow, and send approved updates back out to connected systems without constant app switching.

Why the human is still essential here

Designers still decide which context matters, manage permissions, verify the relevance and accuracy of imported information, and judge whether generated work and outbound updates fit user needs, brand standards, and project priorities.

How people use this

Cross-app asset handoff

AI pulls files and context from channels like Slack and Google Drive into the main design workspace so teams can start from the latest references without manual downloading and re-uploading.

Canva / Slack / Google Drive

Research quotes in context

AI pulls the most relevant user insights and quotes from a research repository into the design file to support specific screens or flows.

Figma MCP server / Dovetail

PRD context linking

AI brings requirements, constraints, and open questions from workspace docs into the design workflow so teams can design with fuller product context.

Figma MCP server / Notion

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What happens when you meet people where they are?

What happens when you meet people where they are?

That's exactly what Canva did with AI 2.0.


I just got back from Canva Create in LA and the biggest takeaway wasn't a single feature. It was the philosophy: what if your design platform already understood how your team actually works?


That's what's rolling out:


🔹 AI that connects to the tools you already use


🔹 Memory that learns your brand and style over time


🔹 Scheduling that runs creative tasks in the background while you focus on strategy


🔹 Code imports that let you bring interactive experiences straight into the editor


None of these are features for the sake of features. They're answers to a real problem enterprise teams face every day: creative work is fragmented across too many tools, and the people doing the work are spending more time context-switching than creating.


Canva AI 2.0 isn't trying to replace your workflow. It's trying to live inside it.


For enterprise leaders, the question isn't whether AI will change how your teams communicate visually. It's whether you'll be ready when the expectations shift. They just did.


Link to explore what's coming for enterprise: https://lnkd.in/gcVr5hCK

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