Bria Alexander

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

" Impact curated by France Alana was outstanding. "

" David Nicholson is our house scribe, a senior UX designer with a passion for enterprise-scale products. "

" You can change the conference time zone to your local time zone in the upper right corner so there’s no confusion about start times. "

" Always approach from a place of kindness and think about the experience you want people to have as the water that keeps trees bendable. "

" Optimization and using Slack a little better can make us gentler to each other. "

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

" Everyone's sitting on the aisle, your right, my left — you gotta scoot over like two seats. "

" Sponsors believe in advancing research, and we wouldn’t be here without them. "

" Enterprise is kind of sexy because big, hairy, hard problems of scale and distribution live at the enterprise. "

" 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. "

" If you feel uncomfortable or bullied, please let us know because it’s very important to keep the vibes positive. "

" 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. "

" Many of you might be the only design ops person in whatever room you’re in for as much as 362 days a year. "

" Lauren Cantor keeps all those links and other resources so we don’t have to be googling while listening. "

" We could not do this conference without our incredible sponsors who spend a lot of effort thinking about ways to enrich our programming. "

" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches. They offer really high content very similar to the main conference. "

" We have session notes, sketch notes, resource lists, videos, and decks — no need to take notes yourself. "

" If you are a cohort participant and don’t see your private Slack channel, please let us know so we can guide you. "

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

" I’m still early on in measuring accessibility impact but tying early bug fixes to ROI is promising. "

" Please keep your questions within the speaker’s thread so we don’t lose track of them in the busy chat. "

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

" The waters of operations can feel incredibly murky and the path forward may not always be clear. "

" 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. "

" Designers must do the internal work of self-awareness and reflection before shifting power to communities. "

" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches; they are super similar to the quality of the main conference session. "

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

" Check out our digital swag bag for some awesome offers from our sponsors – it's like free t-shirts and sweaters but digital. "

" Our first day’s theme is around establishing and growing design operations. "

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

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

" Without your research, feedback, and engagement, we would never have pulled together such a diverse slate of speakers. "