Bria Alexander

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

" Please put your questions for a specific speaker in the associated thread for the talk. "

" We are going to have a very cherry day. You get it? Because I’m wearing cherry earrings. "

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

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

" Co-creating operating models with our teams helps us remain resilient even when things get a little hairy and squirrely. "

" The pressure in design ops is often delivery-first mindset instead of quality and strategic impact - Dave Malu. "

" Look for people wearing the very acute Rosenfeld Media black hats if you need help. "

" The virtual social event tonight is Cozy Juicy Reel, a fun board game our virtual attendees always love. "

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

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

" Sponsors make this conference possible, and we genuinely thank you from the bottom of our hearts. "

" The code of conduct is on every page of our site; it includes procedures for getting assistance. "

" 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. "

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

" We’re obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect. "

" David Nicholson is our in-house scribe who produces wonderful sketch notes throughout the conference. "

" This is absolutely not the time for us to be throwing our hands up in the air and giving up on Research. "

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

" Even though we are virtual, we are still community and must treat each other with kindness and respect. "

" MJ Broadband’s sketch notes will make your conference experience 10 times easier. "

" You gotta write that charter to get clarity with your team. "

" Respect and kindness are mandatory; please read our code of conduct to ensure a positive community experience. "

" Slack is the heart and soul of this conference, where the most intimate interactions happen. "

" Each of these speakers shares career defining experiences scaling design organizations large and small. "

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

" How do we know how to evaluate radical participatory design? Has there been a sustained shift in power? "

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

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

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

" You can invite your coworker, your brother, your sister, your aunt to sponsor sessions even if they’re not signed up for the conference. "

" If you’re not in Slack, you’re missing out on the party. "

" The official time zone of this conference is Pacific time. "

" If you have trouble logging in or streaming, please go to hashtag DAS help in Slack for support. "