Bria Alexander

" You have to keep AI at arm’s length so you can critique it and not blindly trust it - Christopher. "

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

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

" I want you to have the best time possible and bring your fullest self to our conference today. "

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

" Resilience is about more than surviving; it’s about growth in our practice and relationships. "

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

" Please stop by the Rosenfeld Bookstore to check out signed books and brand new titles. "

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

" There will be session notes and sketch notes so you don’t have to take notes yourself unless you want to. "

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

" We are on our third and final day of Design Ops 2023. "

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

" I often find myself wondering what I really gained from time away from my desk beyond swag and catching up with colleagues. "

" Please post your questions in the thread associated with each presentation so we can see and address them. "

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

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

" Bria is the bringer of dad jokes and the glue of the conference. "

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

" Even though we are virtual, we are still community and must treat each other with kindness and respect. "

" There’s no need to take notes because session notes, videos, and decks will be shared promptly on the conference site. "

" You gotta write that charter to get clarity with your team. "

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

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

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

" OKRs can sometimes suck the oxygen out of the room if they focus only on bottom-line results, missing process and experience. "

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

" This is our third and final day of the design operation Summit 2021. "

" I’m a power user of Airtable because it combines multiple tools into one accessible system for designers and teams. "

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

" You can invite your coworker, your brother, your sister, your aunt to sponsor sessions even if they’re not signed up for the conference. "

" All the videos and decks will be shared almost within minutes after each presentation so you can relax and enjoy. "

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

" We have 11 cohorts and 130 people participating in this week’s conference for small group discussions. "