Bria Alexander

" We’re seeing these agents trying to represent ourselves online in ways we’ve never seen before - Bria. "

" 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. "

" If you want to make this conference better for you, just let us know in Slack — we want you to have a positive experience. "

" It’s energy management, not time management — listen to yourself rather than comparing your output to others. "

" Optimization and using Slack a little better can make us gentler to each other. "

" Design ops is not execution or tactical, it’s a leadership role that brings design thinking to the whole organization - Patrizia. "

" Take a picture of the QR code to access the digital swag bag and special offers. "

" The virtual social event tonight is Cozy Juicy Reel, a fun board game our virtual attendees always love. "

" This is the same conference in so many good ways — good ways are that it’s resilient and there’s a certain steadiness. "

" Today's theme around researchers thriving in the organization is led by Steve Portico. "

" We are obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect, even though we’re a virtual community. "

" Slack is a huge part of how we are going to be engaging in today’s conference. "

" We want you to leave feeling like all those missed Slack messages and emails are worth it. "

" Try to walk away from this conference with at least one new design ops buddy. "

" If you feel uncomfortable or unsafe engaging in this community, we want to know about it. "

" You can invite anyone in your family to attend the sponsor sessions for free even if they’re not registered. "

" Slack is where the real party is happening for this conference. "

" If you have a question for a speaker, put it in the thread for their talk, not in the general chat. "

" Our dedicated scribe Shivangi is making sure all the notes are captured so you don't have to worry about it. "

" You will come away from this conference with so many artifacts from these talks you won’t miss anything. "

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

" No need to take notes — our scribe David Nicholson is capturing detailed session notes and insights for you. "

" It seemed just like yesterday that I was talking with Dave Malouf. He dropped that term design ops on me. "

" You’re going to get the importance of empathy to the bottom line. "

" OKRs can sometimes suck the oxygen out of the room if they focus only on bottom-line results, missing process and experience. "

" Everything can be designed – ourselves, relationships, processes, policies, systems. "

" If you want to take advantage of asking speakers questions and having discussions, join our Slack. "

" Design ops job descriptions change every three to six months depending on the company’s needs. "

" There are no overlaps between sponsor content and main programming, so you never have to choose what to attend. "

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

" Day three is about keeping people at the center of an expanding enterprise, which is tricky but so important. "

" Sponsor sessions are incredibly high quality but completely optional; there’s no sales pitch. "

" Without your research, feedback, and engagement, we would never have pulled together such a diverse slate of speakers. "