Bria Alexander

" You have to keep AI at arm’s length so you can critique it and not blindly trust it - Christopher. "

" We are obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect as part of this virtual community. "

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

" 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. "

" Managing to outcome, not output, lets people own their way of working and leverages their best strengths. "

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

" Trust is fragile with designers; without clear communication, metrics can feel like micromanagement - Dave Malu. "

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

" Sponsors believe in advancing research, and we wouldn’t be here without them. "

" Sponsor sessions may require registration by email to prevent Zoom bombings and protect session integrity. "

" Use your phone camera to scan the QR code on screen and access the digital swag bag. "

" We are on our third and final day of Design Ops 2023. "

" If you have any questions for the speakers, you really need to put your question in the thread specific to the talk. "

" Every talk you hear today couldn’t get more personal to our community. "

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

" We’re obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect. "

" The official conference time zone is Pacific Daylight Time, but you can adjust it based on where you are. "

" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches. They offer really high content very similar to the main conference. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" You bring energy that blows me away. I’m so excited by your excitement. "

" Each of these speakers shares career defining experiences scaling design organizations large and small. "

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

" Everything can be designed – ourselves, relationships, processes, policies, systems. "

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

" I’m a power user of Airtable because it combines multiple tools into one accessible system for designers and teams. "

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

" 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. "

" All of this content would not have been possible without your support and your feedback. "

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