Bria Alexander

" AI is not really doing anything better than humans yet; it’s just faster and more efficient - Bria. "

" Lauren Cantor is our house librarian and has made an outstanding contribution to the conference. "

" 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. "

" What if we had AI teammates who were on every call and could help moderate, recap, and track time? That future is likely. "

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

" Design ops is like when everything's working well, nobody notices it; when things break down, everyone misses it - Theresa citing Camden Moore. "

" Take a picture of the QR code to access the digital swag bag and special offers. "

" The virtual social event tonight is Cozy Juicy Reel, a fun board game our virtual attendees always love. "

" We'll have a centralized Slack channel for all discussion to come together as one community. "

" Even though we're virtual, our code of conduct still applies and requires respect and kindness. "

" No need to take notes at this conference. We share notes, sketch notes, videos, and decks very quickly. "

" If you have any questions for the speakers, you really need to put your question in the thread specific to the talk. "

" We want you to leave feeling like all those missed Slack messages and emails are worth it. "

" Try to walk away from this conference with at least one new design ops buddy. "

" Cohorts are a super duper fun way to engage with more of our community. "

" Today we’re gonna be talking about researchers as organizational change makers. "

" Researchers have really taken it on the chin during this latest economic downturn. "

" You don’t want to miss out on the sponsor sessions — they’re free and high quality, not sales pitches. "

" If anything's going wrong on your end, please reach out to help-customer-desk-service in Slack for tech help. "

" I didn’t say conference because this is really a highly polished snapshot of a conversation this community is having. "

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

" Respect and kindness are mandatory; please read our code of conduct to ensure a positive community experience. "

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

" I am so incredibly proud of Dante, Courtney, Olney, and Gonzalo for their care and effort in the curation process. "

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

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

" We have over a thousand members in the #do-general Slack channel, and that’s where the party is at. "

" Design ops job descriptions change every three to six months depending on the company’s needs. "

" All session notes and resources will be available within the hour, so you can just relax and absorb the content. "

" Check out our digital swag bag—our sponsors put a lot of effort into making compelling offers for all of you here today. "

" Please read our site’s code of conduct — it ensures we all treat each other with kindness and respect. "

" The official time zone of this conference is Pacific time. "

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