Bria Alexander

" We’re seeing these agents trying to represent ourselves online in ways we’ve never seen before - Bria. "

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

" Sometimes resources are available as soon as an hour or 30 minutes after the talk, like the team is working miracles. "

" Our curators have been working for months taking presentations from little ideas to something big that advances design ops as practice. "

" Our behavior is implicit messaging; we need both explicit and implicit signals to support resilience on teams. "

" The stories you’re gonna hear today really reflect the world we live in, design operations, and resilience. "

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

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

" The Slack channel is the fastest way to get help, whether you’re virtual or in person. "

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

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

" 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. "

" You don’t have to take notes; session videos and decks will be shared as soon as possible. "

" This conference is the opportunity I saw to design an experience that felt personal to our community. "

" Manuel Herrera is here to take the burden of note-taking off us, so you can focus on the moment. "

" Sponsor sessions are optional but offer incredibly high content, and they are not sales pitches. "

" If you feel uncomfortable or see bullying, please let us know. We absolutely do not tolerate it. "

" This is absolutely not the time for us to be throwing our hands up in the air and giving up on Research. "

" You don’t want to miss out on the sponsor sessions — they’re free and high quality, not sales pitches. "

" You can access the digital swag bag by scanning the QR code or visiting fld.me/cd2022 for cool sponsor offers. "

" MJ Broadband’s sketch notes will make your conference experience 10 times easier. "

" Go meet someone new at this conference and set up a coffee chat next week. "

" The program page has a time zone selector so everyone can attend sessions on their local time without confusion. "

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

" I simply cannot wait for you all to see the outstanding presentations they prepared. "

" Junior engineers often resent having to create OKRs that feel disconnected from their day-to-day work. "

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

" Our community would not be what it is without you. "

" If you have more ops people than designers, you risk chaos and underappreciation of what ops actually delivers. "

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

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

" Man, oh man, what an incredible few days of learning and of the community that we have all had the opportunity to discover at Design at Scale. "

" We have many breaks, and sponsor sessions usually take place during those. "

" Our digital swag bag is free to all registered attendees and packed with awesome sponsor offers. "