Bria Alexander

" To succeed now, designers must be lifelong learners ready to rethink and re-understand constantly - Christopher. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Today’s theme is resilience expressed through inspiring personal and professional stories. "

" The answer to what design ops does is always it depends because the field is still emerging - Zi. "

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

" If you want your question asked, please put it in the Slack channel, because I cannot keep up with the rapid things happening live. "

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

" You can change the time zone on Rosenfeld Media’s website to reflect your local time. "

" Sponsors make this conference possible, and we genuinely thank you from the bottom of our hearts. "

" Sponsors bring so much color and so much light into the community. "

" Practical ops is about getting stuff done because it’s our job to scale the organizational ability to design and amplify the work of designers. "

" Please read our code of conduct; it’s on every page of our website and includes ways to get help if needed. "

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

" All the content, including slide decks and sketch notes, will be posted promptly after each session. "

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

" There’s no need to take notes because session notes, videos, and decks will be shared promptly on the conference site. "

" Your strengths, even if perceived as weaknesses, can be your superpower. "

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

" Please read our code of conduct. Every participant should feel safe, included, and welcome. "

" 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. "

" Our job as civic designers is to bring government needs and community needs into alignment. "

" 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. "

" Cohorts are one of the most highly rated parts of our conferences every single year, you get to meet somebody new from a different company. "

" Our first day’s theme is around establishing and growing design operations. "

" We have some truly phenomenal sketch notebooks, so you don’t have to worry about taking any notes on your own. "

" The official time zone of this conference is Pacific time. "

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