Bria Alexander

" Designers need to help users recognize when AI is wrong and what to do about it - 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. "

" The sponsor sessions are equal in quality and quantity as our main programming and completely free for anyone to attend. "

" A lot of design ops impact comes from influence, and influence comes from empathy and showing the benefit of what you are putting out. "

" We can make ourselves and our practice better because of what we’ve learned on our journeys of resilience. "

" We need standardized role definitions, not everyone is a manager just because they manage initiatives - Peter Bosma. "

" We have the entire Rosenfeld Media staff on hand to support you throughout this conference. "

" Our speakers prepare and prepare and prepare — they have a dark board with my face on it because they’re so sick of hearing from us. "

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

" Today's theme around researchers thriving in the organization is led by Steve Portico. "

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

" Sponsor sessions do not overlap at all with the main programming. It is 100% fully optional. "

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

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

" If you want to participate in the conference’s general vibe and community, it is essential to join Slack. "

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

" You will not be missing out on much if you don’t snag the digital swag bag. "

" Please read our code of conduct — even though we’re virtual, we are a community obligated to kindness and respect. "

" If you want to avoid time zone confusion, you can switch the conference schedule to your local time on the program page. "

" We are still a community even though we are virtual and are obliged to treat each other with kindness and respect. "

" Don't reinvent the wheel all the time; build on top of what others have built. "

" The final panel will be grounded in your input from this summit — we want to hear from you in the FigJam link. "

" It seemed just like yesterday that I was talking with Dave Malouf. He dropped that term design ops on me. "

" Scaling design organizations is the theme because in trying times, we need each other's support. "

" When teams are connected to real strategic missions and own their key results, OKRs become positive. "

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

" There is no need to take notes; session notes, sketchnotes, resource lists, videos, and decks will be shared. "

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

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

" There’s no need to take notes; we’ve got session notes, sketch notes, and a resource list all provided. "

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

" Please be nice, respect each other, and carry yourself as if you were at your day job. "

" It is my honor and pleasure to welcome each of you to the 2021 Design at Scale Conference. "