Bria Alexander

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

" Impact curated by France Alana was outstanding. "

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

" Manuel Herrera, our sketch noter, has contributed wonderfully to visually capturing the spirit and content of the conference. "

" AI is a great tool for drafting and summarizing, but you have to keep your unique voice because that’s what differentiates you. "

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

" Trust is fragile with designers; without clear communication, metrics can feel like micromanagement - 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. "

" Learning is a marathon, not a sprint, especially in the context of online conferences. "

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

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

" The code of conduct is on every page of our site; it includes procedures for getting assistance. "

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

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

" Sponsor sessions are optional but offer incredibly high content, and they are not sales pitches. "

" Slack is the way you ask questions to the speakers, and it’s where most of the community interaction happens. "

" There is no need to take notes over the next few days. We have dedicated sketch notes and session resources. "

" Because this is virtual, we have a digital swag bag with goodies you can access via QR code or URL. "

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

" Sponsor sessions are free, not sales pitches, and do not overlap with the main program so anyone can attend. "

" I’m still early on in measuring accessibility impact but tying early bug fixes to ROI is promising. "

" Slack is the heart and soul of this conference — that’s where you ask questions, get help, and connect with others. "

" Please read our code of conduct. Every participant should feel safe, included, and welcome. "

" 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. "

" How do we know how to evaluate radical participatory design? Has there been a sustained shift in power? "

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

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

" If you want to take part in the gifs, laughs, jokes, questions, and links to resources, join us on #deogenerall Slack channel. "

" Technical difficulties happen, so please use hashtag.deo help within our Slack channel or email for support. "

" Man, oh man, what an incredible few days of learning and of the community that we have all had the opportunity to discover at Design at Scale. "

" Our cohort facilitation sessions are one of the best parts of this conference. "

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