The text discusses the role of design tokens in improving collaboration between design and development teams by providing a unified framework for visual design attributes. Originating from Salesforce's Design System team, design tokens serve as named entities that store visual design attributes, replacing hard-coded values to ensure scalability and consistency across various platforms. By decoupling design elements from specific platforms and technologies, tokens enable seamless updates and uniformity in branding across different components and applications. The integration of design tokens with Bit enhances this process by allowing changes to propagate throughout an organization’s digital ecosystem, fostering a more efficient and cohesive designer experience (DX). This system not only facilitates better collaboration and reduces styling bugs but also empowers designers to have direct influence over the code, creating a single source of truth that supports both teams' needs. As Bit continues to evolve, features like web-based editing of design tokens promise to further streamline the development process, offering significant benefits for large organizations by enabling rapid design iterations and maintaining consistent user interfaces across all touchpoints.