Bria Alexander

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

" We talked all about resilience, curated by myself yesterday. "

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

" Please put your questions in the Slack thread associated with the talk, not just the general channel, or they’ll get lost. "

" Feedback is data, not personal — once you view it that way, it feels less like criticism and more like improvement information. "

" Today’s theme is resilience expressed through inspiring personal and professional stories. "

" Design ops should coordinate initiatives, measure impact, and advocate for designer happiness as a business metric - Peter Bosma. "

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

" The Slack channel is the fastest way to get help, whether you’re virtual or in person. "

" The themes this year include transforming century-old industries, startup to enterprise, the outsider’s perspective, and partnering to transform. "

" 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. "

" You don’t have to take notes; session videos and decks will be shared as soon as possible. "

" Documentation your team will actually use, how to define and maintain a design ops roadmap, AI as a design partner. "

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

" If you feel uncomfortable or unsafe engaging in this community, we want to know about it. "

" Please respect our code of conduct to ensure a welcoming and safe space for all attendees. "

" The world really needs what researchers like you bring to the table. "

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

" You can access the digital swag bag by scanning the QR code or visiting fld.me/cd2022 for cool sponsor offers. "

" You will come away from this conference with so many artifacts from these talks you won’t miss anything. "

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

" Cohorts are consistently one of the highest rated parts of the conference — they’re a fantastic way to learn together. "

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

" I simply cannot wait for you all to see the outstanding presentations they prepared. "

" Language matters—make your OKRs user-centric and customer-focused to avoid them feeling like overhead. "

" Working on a different word than empower: People already have power, we have to respect it. "

" The most highly rated part of the conference every year are the facilitators making the cohorts sing. "

" We still don’t know if head of design ops will evolve toward a COO role or some other senior position. "

" Kay Abba is a business and project analyst, UX designer, and project manager who brings multifaceted expertise to our note-taking. "

" Our first day’s theme is around establishing and growing design operations. "

" Day three is about keeping people at the center of an expanding enterprise, which is tricky but so important. "

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

" Our digital swag bag is free to all registered attendees and packed with awesome sponsor offers. "