Bria Alexander

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

" We are obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect as part of this virtual community. "

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

" This is a great opportunity. This is a gift to yourself to dig in with other design ops peers and really learn together. "

" Always approach from a place of kindness and think about the experience you want people to have as the water that keeps trees bendable. "

" Being true to our humanity and morality lets us better ourselves and our teammates. "

" Design ops is like when everything's working well, nobody notices it; when things break down, everyone misses it - Theresa citing Camden Moore. "

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

" Sponsors believe in advancing research, and we wouldn’t be here without them. "

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

" Use your phone camera to scan the QR code on screen and access the digital swag bag. "

" Please put your dropdown or your personal agenda in your local time zone so there’s no ambiguity. "

" Sponsor sessions do not overlap at all with the main programming. It is 100% fully optional. "

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

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

" If you have a question at the end of a presentation, please put that question in the thread associated with the talk. "

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

" MJ Broadband saves our fingers some pain and some stress because we don’t have to take notes. "

" Louisa Scholar saves us a lot of work by curating the Civic Design library and digital benefits hub. "

" If you are a cohort participant and don’t see your private Slack channel, please let us know so we can guide you. "

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

" Your strengths, even if perceived as weaknesses, can be your superpower. "

" Cohorts are consistently one of the highest rated parts of the conference — they’re a fantastic way to learn together. "

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

" The waters of operations can feel incredibly murky and the path forward may not always be clear. "

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

" Everything can be designed – ourselves, relationships, processes, policies, systems. "

" We have over a thousand members in the #do-general Slack channel, and that’s where the party is at. "

" Design ops job descriptions change every three to six months depending on the company’s needs. "

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

" There’s no need to take notes; we’ve got session notes, sketch notes, and a resource list all provided. "

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

" All of this content would not have been possible without your support and your feedback. "

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