Bria Alexander

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

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

" We are going to have a very cherry day. You get it? Because I’m wearing cherry earrings. "

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

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

" Being true to our humanity and morality lets us better ourselves and our teammates. "

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

" If these two voices don’t work for you, you can reach out at [email protected]. "

" Sponsors believe in advancing research, and we wouldn’t be here without them. "

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

" All speakers will be present in the #ARgeneral Slack channel to answer your questions. "

" Please put your dropdown or your personal agenda in your local time zone so there’s no ambiguity. "

" Sponsors bring so much color and so much light into the community. "

" Every talk you hear today couldn’t get more personal to our community. "

" We want the Rosenfeld community, both in person and virtual, to feel as loving, supportive, and informative as possible. "

" If you have a question at the end of a presentation, please put that question in the thread associated with the talk. "

" Today we’re gonna be talking about researchers as organizational change makers. "

" Researchers have really taken it on the chin during this latest economic downturn. "

" If you have a question for a speaker, put it in the thread for their talk, not in the general chat. "

" 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. "

" Go meet someone new at this conference and set up a coffee chat next week. "

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

" There’s no need to take notes. All session materials and videos will be shared quickly after presentations. "

" We help each other, support each other, and guide each other through murky and unclear times. "

" Accessibility is a great example where OKRs can unify multiple product and design teams to a non-negotiable standard. "

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

" If you ever feel unsafe or threatened, please let us know in the #do-help channel. "

" Knowing your boundaries and skills lets you focus influence into meaningful outcomes rather than spreading too thin. "

" Sponsor sessions are free for anyone, whether you paid to attend or not, so invite your coworkers, friends, and family. "

" 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. "

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

" Sponsor sessions are truly a treat, with no overlaps to the main program and absolutely no sales pitch. "