Bria Alexander

" We’re seeing these agents trying to represent ourselves online in ways we’ve never seen before - Bria. "

" If you want to invite a friend or colleague, the sponsor sessions are free and awesome to attend. "

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

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

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

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

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

" If these two voices don’t work for you, you can reach out at conferences@rosenfeldmedia.com. "

" This is a conference where you can stand up and people will see you do that — which we haven’t had in the past. "

" We are obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect; this is a safe and inclusive space. "

" There is no overlap between the main program sessions and sponsor sessions. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

" Because this is virtual, we have a digital swag bag with goodies you can access via QR code or URL. "

" 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. "

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

" No need to take notes — our scribe David Nicholson is capturing detailed session notes and insights for you. "

" MJ Broadbent’s sketchnotes are absolutely outstanding. You really do not have to take notes yourself. "

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

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

" Future-facing regulatory structures can avoid post-traumatic innovation by anticipating technology’s social impacts. "

" Please read our code of conduct to ensure everyone can be their fullest selves while respecting others. "

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

" Sponsors make this conference possible, without them we wouldn't be here talking about some incredibly interesting things. "

" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches; they offer content similar in quality to the main program. "

" The cohorts have been a slam dunk hit in our virtual conferences while we’ve been doing them. "

" If you are not on Slack, you are missing out on one of the biggest and most interactive parts of our conference. "

" It is my honor and pleasure to welcome each of you to the 2021 Design at Scale Conference. "