Bria Alexander

" You have to keep AI at arm’s length so you can critique it and not blindly trust it - Christopher. "

" No need to take notes — session notes, sketch notes, resources, videos and decks will be shared after presentations. "

" You should absolutely participate in Slack—if you're missing that, you're missing a key part of our conference. "

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

" What if we had AI teammates who were on every call and could help moderate, recap, and track time? That future is likely. "

" Resilience means the capacity to withstand or recover quickly from difficulties or toughness. "

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

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

" If you want your question asked, please put it in the Slack channel, because I cannot keep up with the rapid things happening live. "

" Learning is a marathon, not a sprint, especially in the context of online conferences. "

" You can change the time zone on Rosenfeld Media’s website to reflect your local time. "

" Huge shout out to Lauren Cantor, our house librarian, for her wonderful contributions. "

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

" This conference is the opportunity I saw to design an experience that felt personal to our community. "

" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches but offer incredibly high quality content, and they’re free for everyone. "

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

" You can invite anyone in your family to attend the sponsor sessions for free even if they’re not registered. "

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

" You don’t want to miss out on the sponsor sessions — they’re free and high quality, not sales pitches. "

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

" There’s no need to take notes because session notes, videos, and decks will be shared promptly on the conference site. "

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

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

" Please read our code of conduct. Every participant should feel safe, included, and welcome. "

" Through the expertise of our speakers and your engagement, we forge the future of our industry. "

" Junior engineers often resent having to create OKRs that feel disconnected from their day-to-day work. "

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

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

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

" All session notes and resources will be available within the hour, so you can just relax and absorb the content. "

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

" You are the reason why we are able to have such high quality programming that we do have at this conference this week. "

" Our cohort facilitation sessions are one of the best parts of this conference. "

" The official conference time zone is Pacific Standard Time, but you can change it to your own time zone at designatskill.com. "