Bria Alexander

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

" Please put your questions for a specific speaker in the associated thread for the talk. "

" Please put your questions inside of the thread associated with the talk. "

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

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

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

" Design ops is like when everything's working well, nobody notices it; when things break down, everyone misses it - Theresa citing Camden Moore. "

" Please stop by the Rosenfeld Bookstore to check out signed books and brand new titles. "

" We want you to have a great time and feel good about being here — if anything is preventing that, let us know. "

" We made a very intentional choice to build in five minute breaks after every talk based on feedback and experience. "

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

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

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

" The good vibes you experience are a reflection of the positive collaborative spirit we worked hard to create for you. "

" If any of those adjectives do not apply to how you’re feeling right now, we wanna know. "

" Cohorts are a super duper fun way to engage with more of our community. "

" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches, they’re incredibly high quality and free to attend. "

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

" If you have a question for a speaker, put it in the thread for their talk, not in the general chat. "

" Please put your questions inside the thread specific to the talk so we can keep everything organized. "

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

" You gotta write that charter to get clarity with your team. "

" Respect and kindness are mandatory; please read our code of conduct to ensure a positive community experience. "

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

" The community of practitioners is the way we carry each other through difficult moments. "

" An OKR coach told us to think of OKRs like a health panel at a physical—you have KPIs for status and OKRs for change targets. "

" Being a positive deviant means confronting challenges with limited resources but innovative, community-based approaches. "

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

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

" All session notes and resources will be available within the hour, so you can just relax and absorb the content. "

" Check out our digital swag bag—our sponsors put a lot of effort into making compelling offers for all of you here today. "

" All the videos and decks will be shared almost within minutes after each presentation so you can relax and enjoy. "

" Sponsor sessions are incredibly high quality but completely optional; there’s no sales pitch. "

" Day one is all about ensuring craft on a massive scale, led by Uday Gahender. "