Bria Alexander

" Netflix using AI-generated ads is a low-risk testbed but raises ethical questions - Lauren. "

" If you want to invite a friend or colleague, the sponsor sessions are free and awesome to attend. "

" If you ever need help, you can reach us at help-customer-service for technical issues and customer support. "

" 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. "

" Resilience means the capacity to withstand or recover quickly from difficulties or toughness. "

" Operations is the de-risking activity that creates scalable processes for better outcomes - Theresa. "

" Thank you to our sponsors, we could not do this conference without you. "

" This is a conference where you can stand up and people will see you do that — which we haven’t had in the past. "

" We are obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect; this is a safe and inclusive space. "

" There is no overlap between the main program sessions and sponsor sessions. "

" Sponsor sessions are completely free and not just a normal sales pitch, they’re very similar to the main programming. "

" A little color purple to start the day. Good morning. "

" 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. "

" Try to walk away from this conference with at least one new design ops buddy. "

" There is no need to take notes. Our session notes, resources, videos, and slide decks will all be shared on the website. "

" You can invite anyone in your family to attend the sponsor sessions for free even if they’re not registered. "

" There is no need to take notes over the next few days. We have dedicated sketch notes and session resources. "

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

" Sponsor sessions are completely free and offer content just as valuable as the main program sessions. "

" 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. "

" Slack is the heart and soul of this conference — that’s where you ask questions, get help, and connect with others. "

" MJ Broadbent’s sketchnotes are absolutely outstanding. You really do not have to take notes yourself. "

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

" 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. "

" We need to slow down decision-making processes so that ethics and systems thinking scale with project scope. "

" If you ever feel unsafe or threatened, please let us know in the #do-help channel. "

" We still don’t know if head of design ops will evolve toward a COO role or some other senior position. "

" There are no overlaps between sponsor content and main programming, so you never have to choose what to attend. "

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

" Day three is about keeping people at the center of an expanding enterprise, which is tricky but so important. "

" 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. "