Bria Alexander

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

" We are closing out design ops 2024 with innovation curated by the incomparable John Kuda. "

" We are going to have a very cherry day. You get it? Because I’m wearing cherry earrings. "

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

" When I think about resilience, I think about flexibility, like trees that bend in strong winds instead of breaking — that starts with mindset and communication. "

" Resilience is about more than surviving; it’s about growth in our practice and relationships. "

" The pressure in design ops is often delivery-first mindset instead of quality and strategic impact - Dave Malu. "

" Everyone's sitting on the aisle, your right, my left — you gotta scoot over like two seats. "

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

" Enterprise is kind of sexy because big, hairy, hard problems of scale and distribution live at the enterprise. "

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

" If you have a question for one of the speakers, put it in the specific thread associated with the talk or it will get lost. "

" A little color purple to start the day. Good morning. "

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

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

" We are on our third and final day of Advancing Research 2023. "

" We could not do this conference without our incredible sponsors who spend a lot of effort thinking about ways to enrich our programming. "

" MJ Broadband saves our fingers some pain and some stress because we don’t have to take notes. "

" We have session notes, sketch notes, resource lists, videos, and decks — no need to take notes yourself. "

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

" Sponsor sessions are free, not sales pitches, and do not overlap with the main program so anyone can attend. "

" Don't reinvent the wheel all the time; build on top of what others have built. "

" Take advantage of the digital swag bag — it’s our way of replicating in-person perks in a virtual world. "

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

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

" 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. "

" Lauren Cantor works with companies to create new business strategies by tackling human-centered design. "

" Knowing your boundaries and skills lets you focus influence into meaningful outcomes rather than spreading too thin. "

" Check out our digital swag bag for some awesome offers from our sponsors – it's like free t-shirts and sweaters but digital. "

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

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

" Yesterday was a lot of fun, but today is going to be even more fun. "

" You don’t need to take notes; Rosenfeld media has sketch note makers creating creative and interactive notes for each talk. "