Bria Alexander

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

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

" You should absolutely participate in Slack—if you're missing that, you're missing a key part of our conference. "

" If you want to make this conference better for you, just let us know in Slack — we want you to have a positive experience. "

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

" Corey’s story of resilience during his 2023 to 2024 job search ends well because we accepted his offer at Adobe. "

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

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

" We’ve got you covered with notes, sketch notes, slides, and recordings so you can sit back, relax, and enjoy the show. "

" The themes this year include transforming century-old industries, startup to enterprise, the outsider’s perspective, and partnering to transform. "

" Our sponsors offer sessions with no sales pitches, just incredibly high-quality content. "

" Please put your dropdown or your personal agenda in your local time zone so there’s no ambiguity. "

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

" Documentation your team will actually use, how to define and maintain a design ops roadmap, AI as a design partner. "

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

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

" 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. "

" Louisa Scholar saves us a lot of work by curating the Civic Design library and digital benefits hub. "

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

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

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

" Cohorts are consistently one of the highest rated parts of the conference — they’re a fantastic way to learn together. "

" The conference is your annual opportunity to get to know each other and to step back together and amplify the power of design. "

" You’re going to get the importance of empathy to the bottom line. "

" OKRs are not one-size-fits-all; you have to shape them based on your organizational context and culture. "

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

" Please read our code of conduct to ensure everyone can be their fullest selves while respecting others. "

" Design ops job descriptions change every three to six months depending on the company’s needs. "

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

" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches; they offer content similar in quality to the main program. "

" If you ever feel unsupported or unsafe, please let us know. It is our priority to make sure you feel protected and supported. "

" 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. "