Bria Alexander

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

" Lauren Cantor is our house librarian and has made an outstanding contribution to the conference. "

" Our sponsors make this conference and programming possible, so thank you all so, so much. "

" 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. "

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

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

" We need standardized role definitions, not everyone is a manager just because they manage initiatives - Peter Bosma. "

" Please stop by the Rosenfeld Bookstore to check out signed books and brand new titles. "

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

" There will be session notes and sketch notes so you don’t have to take notes yourself unless you want to. "

" You don’t have to take notes because we have an incredible note taker capturing everything. "

" Sponsor sessions are completely free and not just a normal sales pitch, they’re very similar to the main programming. "

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

" This day is focused on me, my job and my specific day-to-day challenges, not on some invisible finish line or senior title. "

" Please read our code of conduct; it’s on every page of our website and includes ways to get help if needed. "

" Sponsor sessions are optional but offer incredibly high content, and they are not sales pitches. "

" Today we’re gonna be talking about researchers as organizational change makers. "

" Slack is where the real party is happening for this conference. "

" Adjust your conference time zone setting depending on where you are to avoid confusion. "

" If anything's going wrong on your end, please reach out to help-customer-desk-service in Slack for tech help. "

" Go out the next three days as being part of this conversation rather than simply sitting back and being a consumer of information. "

" Go meet someone new at this conference and set up a coffee chat next week. "

" We could not have this conference without you all — the curation team relies heavily on audience participation. "

" It seemed just like yesterday that I was talking with Dave Malouf. He dropped that term design ops on me. "

" Scaling design organizations is the theme because in trying times, we need each other's support. "

" OKRs can sometimes suck the oxygen out of the room if they focus only on bottom-line results, missing process and experience. "

" Working on a different word than empower: People already have power, we have to respect it. "

" Lauren Cantor works with companies to create new business strategies by tackling human-centered design. "

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

" If you have any tech issues or need customer support, #deogenerall.help is here to assist you throughout the conference. "

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

" All the videos and decks will be shared almost within minutes after each presentation so you can relax and enjoy. "

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

" Sponsor sessions are truly a treat, with no overlaps to the main program and absolutely no sales pitch. "