Bria Alexander

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

" Impact curated by France Alana was outstanding. "

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

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

" It’s energy management, not time management — listen to yourself rather than comparing your output to others. "

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

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

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

" We’ve got you covered with notes, sketch notes, slides, and recordings so you can sit back, relax, and enjoy the show. "

" This is the same conference in so many good ways — good ways are that it’s resilient and there’s a certain steadiness. "

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

" We are obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect, even though we’re a virtual community. "

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

" 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. "

" If you feel uncomfortable or unsafe engaging in this community, we want to know about it. "

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

" There is no need to take notes over the next few days. We have dedicated sketch notes and session resources. "

" If you have a question for a speaker, put it in the thread for their talk, not in the general chat. "

" Please put your questions inside the thread specific to the talk so we can keep everything organized. "

" Sponsor sessions are free, not sales pitches, and do not overlap with the main program so anyone can attend. "

" Saying no with intentionality and clear guidelines creates clarity and focus. "

" No need to take notes — our scribe David Nicholson is capturing detailed session notes and insights for you. "

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

" We help each other, support each other, and guide each other through murky and unclear times. "

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

" Future-facing regulatory structures can avoid post-traumatic innovation by anticipating technology’s social impacts. "

" This is our third and final day of the design operation Summit 2021. "

" People are re-evaluating their lives and careers, which inspired me to start a podcast exploring these shifts. "

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

" The cohort experience is one of the highest rated things because you get to meet new people from different companies. "

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

" If you are not on Slack, you are missing out on one of the biggest and most interactive parts of our conference. "

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