Bria Alexander

" Designers need to help users recognize when AI is wrong and what to do about it - Christopher. "

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

" Our sponsors make this conference and programming possible, so thank you all so, so much. "

" Our curators have been working for months taking presentations from little ideas to something big that advances design ops as practice. "

" 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. "

" The pressure in design ops is often delivery-first mindset instead of quality and strategic impact - Dave Malu. "

" Thank you to our sponsors, we could not do this conference without you. "

" If you want your question asked, please put it in the Slack channel, because I cannot keep up with the rapid things happening live. "

" If something makes you feel unwelcome, the code of conduct explains how to engage with staff to resolve issues. "

" We have at least 10 minutes of breaks between each session so you can take in everything. "

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

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

" It’s about us, the design ops practitioners, and what we need today to be better at our jobs. "

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

" There is no need to take notes. Our session notes, resources, videos, and slide decks will all be shared on the website. "

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

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

" Please read our code of conduct — even though we’re virtual, we are a community obligated to kindness and respect. "

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

" Civic design is relatively new and spans all kinds of government agencies from federal and national down to tribal and local. "

" The next big thing will be knowledge management powered by new no-code and integrative tools. "

" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches; they are content-rich and free to anyone who wants to attend. "

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

" Scaling design organizations is the theme because in trying times, we need each other's support. "

" 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. "

" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches; they are super similar to the quality of the main conference session. "

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

" If you have any tech issues or need customer support, #deogenerall.help is here to assist you throughout the conference. "

" If you ever feel unsafe or threatened in this virtual community, we want to make sure you’ve got the support you need. "

" You are the reason why we are able to have such high quality programming that we do have at this conference this week. "

" All of this content would not have been possible without your support and your feedback. "

" Please read our code of conduct; we want to ensure everyone feels safe and respected in this community. "