Bria Alexander

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

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

" Sometimes resources are available as soon as an hour or 30 minutes after the talk, like the team is working miracles. "

" You can change the conference time zone to your local time zone in the upper right corner so there’s no confusion about start times. "

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

" Corey’s story of resilience during his 2023 to 2024 job search ends well because we accepted his offer at Adobe. "

" 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. "

" We’ve got you covered with notes, sketch notes, slides, and recordings so you can sit back, relax, and enjoy the show. "

" Enterprise is kind of sexy because big, hairy, hard problems of scale and distribution live at the enterprise. "

" You don’t have to take notes because we have an incredible note taker capturing everything. "

" No need to take notes at this conference. We share notes, sketch notes, videos, and decks very quickly. "

" Sponsor sessions do not overlap at all with the main programming. It is 100% fully optional. "

" This day is focused on me, my job and my specific day-to-day challenges, not on some invisible finish line or senior title. "

" If any of those adjectives do not apply to how you’re feeling right now, we wanna know. "

" If you want to participate in the conference’s general vibe and community, it is essential to join Slack. "

" The official conference time zone is Pacific Daylight Time, but you can adjust it based on where you are. "

" Bria is the bringer of dad jokes and the glue of the conference. "

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

" There is no need for you to take notes because session notes, videos, and decks will be shared as soon as possible. "

" Civic design is relatively new and spans all kinds of government agencies from federal and national down to tribal and local. "

" Make a business case for yourself by bragging about your capabilities and making them applicable. "

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

" MJ Broadbent’s sketchnotes are absolutely outstanding. You really do not have to take notes yourself. "

" Scaling design organizations is the theme because in trying times, we need each other's support. "

" An OKR coach told us to think of OKRs like a health panel at a physical—you have KPIs for status and OKRs for change targets. "

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

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

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

" The cohorts have been a slam dunk hit in our virtual conferences while we’ve been doing them. "

" If you want to take notes during this presentation, there’s really no need — we’ve got you covered. "

" Without your research, feedback, and engagement, we would never have pulled together such a diverse slate of speakers. "