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The biggest problem is that we don't have adequate tools for writing requirements. Even wireframing tools convert the process into graphic design problems.

https://uidrafter.com is a free tool that domain-experts can use for prototyping without graphic design concerns.

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> The biggest problem is that we don't have adequate tools for writing requirements.

All that's needed is a text field and someone who can write requirements.

Would you tell an architect all she needs is a pencil?

Historical note: that line of thinking also got us UML, which is now largely used as a guide to which shapes to draw on a whiteboard.

Not saying your idea doesn’t have merit, just that I don’t want to end up with a dusty Universal Requirements Language book sitting on my shelf. Anyone who wants such a thing, learn how UML was written and then don’t do it that way.

They are different. UML is for thinking about the data, while UI Drafter is for focusing on the user needs.

I'd say ERP tools are the result of what you are worring about.

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