Bria Alexander

" There’s a big discrepancy between accessible consumer AI and what deep research-driven AI can do - Brittany. "

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

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

" If you want to make this conference better for you, just let us know in Slack — we want you to have a positive experience. "

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

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

" The answer to what design ops does is always it depends because the field is still emerging - Zi. "

" You will have full copies of everything that you experienced today and all the questions. "

" 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'll have a centralized Slack channel for all discussion to come together as one community. "

" 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. "

" You don’t have to take notes; session videos and decks will be shared as soon as possible. "

" 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. "

" Cohorts are a super duper fun way to engage with more of our community. "

" Please respect our code of conduct to ensure a welcoming and safe space for all attendees. "

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

" 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. "

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

" Make a business case for yourself by bragging about your capabilities and making them applicable. "

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

" There’s no need to take notes. All session materials and videos will be shared quickly after presentations. "

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

" Celebrate progress continuously and use OKRs as a learning process to evolve goals and strategies. "

" 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. "

" Our industry is new enough that we get to make design ops whatever we want it to be – that’s an incredible opportunity. "

" Sponsor sessions are free for anyone, whether you paid to attend or not, so invite your coworkers, friends, and family. "

" Thank you to all our sponsors; this entire conference would not be possible without you. "

" Sponsor sessions are completely free, and you can invite anyone you want to those. "

" If you want to take notes during this presentation, there’s really no need — we’ve got you covered. "

" Our digital swag bag is free to all registered attendees and packed with awesome sponsor offers. "