Bria Alexander

" There’s a big discrepancy between accessible consumer AI and what deep research-driven AI can do - Brittany. "

" We are closing out design ops 2024 with innovation curated by the incomparable John Kuda. "

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

" Manuel Herrera, our sketch noter, has contributed wonderfully to visually capturing the spirit and content of the conference. "

" When I think about resilience, I think about flexibility, like trees that bend in strong winds instead of breaking — that starts with mindset and communication. "

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

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

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

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

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

" You can change the time zone on Rosenfeld Media’s website to reflect your local time. "

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

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

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

" Manuel Herrera is here to take the burden of note-taking off us, so you can focus on the moment. "

" 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. "

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

" If you have problems with Slack or the conference experience, please contact the help desk customer service. "

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

" You will come away from this conference with so many artifacts from these talks you won’t miss anything. "

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

" We could not have this conference without you all — the curation team relies heavily on audience participation. "

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

" We help each other, support each other, and guide each other through murky and unclear times. "

" 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. "

" Our community would not be what it is without you. "

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

" Cohorts are one of the most highly rated parts of our conferences every single year, you get to meet somebody new from a different company. "

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

" If you’re not in Slack, you’re missing out on the party. "

" Yesterday was a lot of fun, but today is going to be even more fun. "

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