Bria Alexander

" There’s a big discrepancy between accessible consumer AI and what deep research-driven AI can do - Brittany. "

" If you want to invite a friend or colleague, the sponsor sessions are free and awesome to attend. "

" We want you to feel included and be able to take advantage of the awesome content and speaker efforts. "

" What is your mission for this design Ops summit? When this conference ends, what do you want to feel? "

" Our behavior is implicit messaging; we need both explicit and implicit signals to support resilience on teams. "

" Corey’s story of resilience during his 2023 to 2024 job search ends well because we accepted his offer at Adobe. "

" Design ops should coordinate initiatives, measure impact, and advocate for designer happiness as a business metric - Peter Bosma. "

" If you have questions for the speakers, put them in Slack under the associated thread. "

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

" There will be session notes and sketch notes so you don’t have to take notes yourself unless you want to. "

" All speakers will be present in the #ARgeneral Slack channel to answer your questions. "

" No need to take notes at this conference. We share notes, sketch notes, videos, and decks very quickly. "

" You can also reach us quickly by going to help-desk-customer-service for any tech or support issues. "

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

" If any of those adjectives do not apply to how you’re feeling right now, we wanna know. "

" Lauren Cantor keeps all those links and other resources so we don’t have to be googling while listening. "

" Today we’re gonna be talking about researchers as organizational change makers. "

" Bria is the bringer of dad jokes and the glue of the conference. "

" You don’t want to miss out on the sponsor sessions — they’re free and high quality, not sales pitches. "

" Our sponsor sessions are not sales pitches; they are serious, high content learning opportunities for everyone. "

" We are still a community even though we are virtual and are obliged to treat each other with kindness and respect. "

" Make a business case for yourself by bragging about your capabilities and making them applicable. "

" The program page has a time zone selector so everyone can attend sessions on their local time without confusion. "

" The theme is clarity. But really I’m gonna say the theme is you — the 613 people from all over the planet. "

" Through the expertise of our speakers and your engagement, we forge the future of our industry. "

" When teams are connected to real strategic missions and own their key results, OKRs become positive. "

" Being a positive deviant means confronting challenges with limited resources but innovative, community-based approaches. "

" The most highly rated part of the conference every year are the facilitators making the cohorts sing. "

" Design ops has an opportunity to inject human-centeredness into product development to balance business and customer value. "

" Sponsors make this conference possible, without them we wouldn't be here talking about some incredibly interesting things. "

" Technical difficulties happen, so please use hashtag.deo help within our Slack channel or email for support. "

" Please read our site’s code of conduct — it ensures we all treat each other with kindness and respect. "

" Please be nice, respect each other, and carry yourself as if you were at your day job. "

" Our digital swag bag is free to all registered attendees and packed with awesome sponsor offers. "