Bria Alexander

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

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

" Please put your questions inside of the thread associated with the talk. "

" 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. "

" Corey’s story of resilience during his 2023 to 2024 job search ends well because we accepted his offer at Adobe. "

" Operations is the de-risking activity that creates scalable processes for better outcomes - Theresa. "

" Everyone's sitting on the aisle, your right, my left — you gotta scoot over like two seats. "

" The Slack channel is the fastest way to get help, whether you’re virtual or in person. "

" This is the same conference in so many good ways — good ways are that it’s resilient and there’s a certain steadiness. "

" All speakers will be present in the #ARgeneral Slack channel to answer your questions. "

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

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

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

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

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

" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches, they’re incredibly high quality and free to attend. "

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

" Cohorts are one of the favorite parts of the conference, so really participate if you’re in one. "

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

" We are still a community even though we are virtual and are obliged to treat each other with kindness and respect. "

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

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

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

" You’re going to get the importance of empathy to the bottom line. "

" An OKR coach told us to think of OKRs like a health panel at a physical—you have KPIs for status and OKRs for change targets. "

" Our job as civic designers is to bring government needs and community needs into alignment. "

" The most highly rated part of the conference every year are the facilitators making the cohorts sing. "

" Design ops must learn to advocate for themselves because oftentimes when things go well, no one notices the work behind the scenes. "

" If you want to take part in the gifs, laughs, jokes, questions, and links to resources, join us on #deogenerall Slack channel. "

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

" If you ever feel unsupported or unsafe, please let us know. It is our priority to make sure you feel protected and supported. "

" 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. "