Bria Alexander

" To succeed now, designers must be lifelong learners ready to rethink and re-understand constantly - Christopher. "

" No need to take notes — session notes, sketch notes, resources, videos and decks will be shared after presentations. "

" David Nicholson is our house scribe, a senior UX designer with a passion for enterprise-scale products. "

" I want you to have the best time possible and bring your fullest self to our conference today. "

" Supporting different ways people prefer to engage—like asynchronous workshops or prep time—helps introverts and extroverts contribute equally. "

" The stories you’re gonna hear today really reflect the world we live in, design operations, and resilience. "

" The answer to what design ops does is always it depends because the field is still emerging - Zi. "

" If these two voices don’t work for you, you can reach out at [email protected]. "

" The Slack channel is the fastest way to get help, whether you’re virtual or in person. "

" We'll have a centralized Slack channel for all discussion to come together as one community. "

" You don’t have to take notes because we have an incredible note taker capturing everything. "

" If you feel uncomfortable or bullied, it is so important that you know you can reach out for help. "

" Sponsors bring so much color and so much light into the community. "

" This conference is the opportunity I saw to design an experience that felt personal to our community. "

" By showing up, you’re doing so not just for yourselves, but for everyone else that’s here. "

" We’re obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect. "

" Slack is the way you ask questions to the speakers, and it’s where most of the community interaction happens. "

" Researchers have really taken it on the chin during this latest economic downturn. "

" Please read our code of conduct — even though we’re virtual, we are a community obligated to kindness and respect. "

" If you are a cohort participant and don’t see your private Slack channel, please let us know so we can guide you. "

" Civic design is relatively new and spans all kinds of government agencies from federal and national down to tribal and local. "

" I’m still early on in measuring accessibility impact but tying early bug fixes to ROI is promising. "

" Cohorts are consistently one of the highest rated parts of the conference — they’re a fantastic way to learn together. "

" You bring energy that blows me away. I’m so excited by your excitement. "

" Each of these speakers shares career defining experiences scaling design organizations large and small. "

" OKRs help highlight intentions to leadership and open up conversations that generate alignment and support. "

" Working on a different word than empower: People already have power, we have to respect it. "

" If you ever feel unsafe or threatened, please let us know in the #do-help channel. "

" Our industry is new enough that we get to make design ops whatever we want it to be – that’s an incredible opportunity. "

" Kay Abba is a business and project analyst, UX designer, and project manager who brings multifaceted expertise to our note-taking. "

" There’s no need to take notes; we’ve got session notes, sketch notes, and a resource list all provided. "

" All the videos and decks will be shared almost within minutes after each presentation so you can relax and enjoy. "

" If you want to take notes during this presentation, there’s really no need — we’ve got you covered. "

" The official conference time zone is Pacific Standard Time, but you can change it to your own time zone at designatskill.com. "