Bria Alexander

" These free models flounder, but high-end enterprise models are more accurate and context-aware - Brittany. "

" Please put your questions for a specific speaker in the associated thread for the talk. "

" Sometimes resources are available as soon as an hour or 30 minutes after the talk, like the team is working miracles. "

" We have got you covered with sketch notes, resource lists, session notes, videos, and decks all shared ASAP after presentations. "

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

" We can make ourselves and our practice better because of what we’ve learned on our journeys of resilience. "

" Design ops is not execution or tactical, it’s a leadership role that brings design thinking to the whole organization - Patrizia. "

" 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. "

" Our sponsors offer sessions with no sales pitches, just incredibly high-quality content. "

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

" A little color purple to start the day. Good morning. "

" Every talk you hear today couldn’t get more personal to our community. "

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

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

" David Nicholson is our in-house scribe who produces wonderful sketch notes throughout the conference. "

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

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

" Sponsor sessions are completely free and offer content just as valuable as the main program sessions. "

" Join our Slack channels—it’s really where the party is with gifts, jokes, and amazing conversations. "

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

" The final panel will be grounded in your input from this summit — we want to hear from you in the FigJam link. "

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

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

" OKRs are not one-size-fits-all; you have to shape them based on your organizational context and culture. "

" We need to slow down decision-making processes so that ethics and systems thinking scale with project scope. "

" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches; they are super similar to the quality of the main conference session. "

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

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

" If you ever feel unsafe or threatened in this virtual community, we want to make sure you’ve got the support you need. "

" We have some truly phenomenal sketch notebooks, so you don’t have to worry about taking any notes on your own. "

" If you want to take notes during this presentation, there’s really no need — we’ve got you covered. "

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