Bria Alexander

" AI is not really doing anything better than humans yet; it’s just faster and more efficient - Bria. "

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

" If you ever need help, you can reach us at help-customer-service for technical issues and customer support. "

" You can change the conference time zone to your local time zone in the upper right corner so there’s no confusion about start times. "

" A lot of design ops impact comes from influence, and influence comes from empathy and showing the benefit of what you are putting out. "

" Being true to our humanity and morality lets us better ourselves and our teammates. "

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

" Thank you to our sponsors, we could not do this conference without you. "

" This is a conference where you can stand up and people will see you do that — which we haven’t had in the past. "

" We are obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect; this is a safe and inclusive space. "

" We have at least 10 minutes of breaks between each session so you can take in everything. "

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

" You don’t have to take notes; session videos and decks will be shared as soon as possible. "

" I often find myself wondering what I really gained from time away from my desk beyond swag and catching up with colleagues. "

" Please post your questions in the thread associated with each presentation so we can see and address them. "

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

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

" This is absolutely not the time for us to be throwing our hands up in the air and giving up on Research. "

" Slack has over 650 people actively talking and sharing experiences right now. "

" If you want to avoid time zone confusion, you can switch the conference schedule to your local time on the program page. "

" If you ever feel unsafe in our virtual community, we want to know about it so we can provide support. "

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

" We could not have this conference without you all — the curation team relies heavily on audience participation. "

" Slack is the heart and soul of this conference, where the most intimate interactions happen. "

" You’ll hear tactile guidance on defining ROI. "

" It's okay to try and mess up your OKRs in the first few quarters and learn from it. "

" Everyone, both speakers and participants, understood the assignment of civic design from day one. "

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

" People are re-evaluating their lives and careers, which inspired me to start a podcast exploring these shifts. "

" If you want to take part in the gifs, laughs, jokes, questions, and links to resources, join us on #deogenerall Slack channel. "

" If you’re not in our Slack channel, you’re missing out on so many big parts of the party. "

" You are the reason why we are able to have such high quality programming that we do have at this conference this week. "

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

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