Bria Alexander

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

" We are back and we are right on time. Eight o'clock on the dot. "

" You should absolutely participate in Slack—if you're missing that, you're missing a key part of our conference. "

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

" Our behavior is implicit messaging; we need both explicit and implicit signals to support resilience on teams. "

" Co-creating operating models with our teams helps us remain resilient even when things get a little hairy and squirrely. "

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

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

" This is a conference where you can stand up and people will see you do that — which we haven’t had in the past. "

" We made a very intentional choice to build in five minute breaks after every talk based on feedback and experience. "

" Today's theme around researchers thriving in the organization is led by Steve Portico. "

" 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. "

" All three themes and all speakers you’ll hear came together through inclusive collaboration and insightful perspectives. "

" By showing up, you’re doing so not just for yourselves, but for everyone else that’s here. "

" Please be sure to make sure you change your conference itinerary to your local time zone. "

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

" This is absolutely not the time for us to be throwing our hands up in the air and giving up on Research. "

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

" Please put your questions inside the thread specific to the talk so we can keep everything organized. "

" We are still a community even though we are virtual and are obliged to treat each other with kindness and respect. "

" It’s not just about design; build relationships with HR, product management, sales, and more. "

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

" The theme is clarity. But really I’m gonna say the theme is you — the 613 people from all over the planet. "

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

" Junior engineers often resent having to create OKRs that feel disconnected from their day-to-day work. "

" Being a positive deviant means confronting challenges with limited resources but innovative, community-based approaches. "

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

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

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

" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches; they offer content similar in quality to the main program. "

" We have some truly phenomenal sketch notebooks, so you don’t have to worry about taking any notes on your own. "

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

" You don’t need to take notes; Rosenfeld media has sketch note makers creating creative and interactive notes for each talk. "