Bria Alexander

" AI is not really doing anything better than humans yet; it’s just faster and more efficient - Bria. "

" Lauren Cantor is our house librarian and has made an outstanding contribution to the conference. "

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

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

" There will be session notes and sketch notes so you don’t have to take notes yourself unless you want to. "

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

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

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

" All three themes and all speakers you’ll hear came together through inclusive collaboration and insightful perspectives. "

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

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

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

" Slack is where the real party is happening for this conference. "

" Slack has over 650 people actively talking and sharing experiences right now. "

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

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

" Just because empathy isn’t always visible at the top doesn’t mean you can’t be the change. "

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

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

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

" OKRs help highlight intentions to leadership and open up conversations that generate alignment and support. "

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

" Lauren Cantor works with companies to create new business strategies by tackling human-centered design. "

" Knowing your boundaries and skills lets you focus influence into meaningful outcomes rather than spreading too thin. "

" If you have any tech issues or need customer support, #deogenerall.help is here to assist you throughout the conference. "

" Technical difficulties happen, so please use hashtag.deo help within our Slack channel or email for support. "

" 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. "