Bria Alexander

" Two companies, Klarna and Duolingo, went all in on AI replacing humans and then recanted - Christopher. "

" We are obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect as part of this virtual community. "

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

" We have got you covered with sketch notes, resource lists, session notes, videos, and decks all shared ASAP after presentations. "

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

" Optimization and using Slack a little better can make us gentler to each other. "

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

" If you have questions for the speakers, put them in Slack under the associated thread. "

" Please stand up and hold each other’s hands, and on three, raise them high and shout Yeah so virtual can hear you. "

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

" Use your phone camera to scan the QR code on screen and access the digital swag bag. "

" Sponsor sessions are completely free and not just a normal sales pitch, they’re very similar to the main programming. "

" 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. "

" Many of you might be the only design ops person in whatever room you’re in for as much as 362 days a year. "

" Lauren Cantor keeps all those links and other resources so we don’t have to be googling while listening. "

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

" You will not be missing out on much if you don’t snag the digital swag bag. "

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

" Sponsor sessions are completely free and offer content just as valuable as the main program sessions. "

" MJ Broadband’s sketch notes will make your conference experience 10 times easier. "

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

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

" It seemed just like yesterday that I was talking with Dave Malouf. He dropped that term design ops on me. "

" Each of these speakers shares career defining experiences scaling design organizations large and small. "

" It's okay to try and mess up your OKRs in the first few quarters and learn from it. "

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

" Lauren Cantor works with companies to create new business strategies by tackling human-centered design. "

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

" You do not need to take any notes, we have dedicated note takers who provide session notes, resource lists, decks, and videos. "

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

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

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

" Day one is all about ensuring craft on a massive scale, led by Uday Gahender. "