Bria Alexander

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

" We are back and we are right on time. Eight o'clock on the dot. "

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

" Our curators have been working for months taking presentations from little ideas to something big that advances design ops as practice. "

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

" Midday panel brings together Corey, Deanna, Laura, and Lane to talk about everything wonderful so far in the day. "

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

" 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. "

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

" The primary way to convene with other attendees is through our Slack channel. "

" Sponsors make this conference possible, and we genuinely thank you from the bottom of our hearts. "

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

" Documentation your team will actually use, how to define and maintain a design ops roadmap, AI as a design partner. "

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

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

" Slack is the way you ask questions to the speakers, and it’s where most of the community interaction happens. "

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

" Please read our code of conduct — even though we’re virtual, we are a community obligated to kindness and respect. "

" You can access the digital swag bag by scanning the QR code or visiting fld.me/cd2022 for cool sponsor offers. "

" MJ Broadband’s sketch notes will make your conference experience 10 times easier. "

" It’s not just about design; build relationships with HR, product management, sales, and more. "

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

" The theme is clarity. But really I’m gonna say the theme is you — the 613 people from all over the planet. "

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

" Accessibility is a great example where OKRs can unify multiple product and design teams to a non-negotiable standard. "

" How do we know how to evaluate radical participatory design? Has there been a sustained shift in power? "

" If you ever feel unsafe or threatened, please let us know in the #do-help channel. "

" 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. "

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

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

" You can access our digital swag bag by scanning the QR code or visiting app.everthere.co/e/d-a-s. "

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