Bria Alexander

" Two companies, Klarna and Duolingo, went all in on AI replacing humans and then recanted - Christopher. "

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

" 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. "

" What if we had AI teammates who were on every call and could help moderate, recap, and track time? That future is likely. "

" We can make ourselves and our practice better because of what we’ve learned on our journeys of resilience. "

" If design ops only serves designers, it risks silos; instead it must apply design thinking across R&D and product teams - Patrizia. "

" We have the entire Rosenfeld Media staff on hand to support you throughout this conference. "

" We literally want to advance this field by creating space for really good professional conversations to happen. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches but offer incredibly high quality content, and they’re free for everyone. "

" 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 problems with Slack or the conference experience, please contact the help desk customer service. "

" If anything's going wrong on your end, please reach out to help-customer-desk-service in Slack for tech help. "

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

" The next big thing will be knowledge management powered by new no-code and integrative tools. "

" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches; they are content-rich and free to anyone who wants to attend. "

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

" The waters of operations can feel incredibly murky and the path forward may not always be clear. "

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

" Future-facing regulatory structures can avoid post-traumatic innovation by anticipating technology’s social impacts. "

" We have over a thousand members in the #do-general Slack channel, and that’s where the party is at. "

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

" Sponsor sessions are free for anyone, whether you paid to attend or not, so invite your coworkers, friends, and family. "

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

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

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

" Please read our code of conduct; we want to ensure everyone feels safe and respected in this community. "