Bria Alexander

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

" We are closing out design ops 2024 with innovation curated by the incomparable John Kuda. "

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

" We have got you covered with sketch notes, resource lists, session notes, videos, and decks all shared ASAP after presentations. "

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

" Resilience means the capacity to withstand or recover quickly from difficulties or toughness. "

" Operations is the de-risking activity that creates scalable processes for better outcomes - Theresa. "

" Everyone's sitting on the aisle, your right, my left — you gotta scoot over like two seats. "

" If you want your question asked, please put it in the Slack channel, because I cannot keep up with the rapid things happening live. "

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

" There is no overlap between the main program sessions and sponsor sessions. "

" Huge shout out to Lauren Cantor, our house librarian, for her wonderful contributions. "

" You can also reach us quickly by going to help-desk-customer-service for any tech or support issues. "

" It’s about us, the design ops practitioners, and what we need today to be better at our jobs. "

" Please read our code of conduct; it’s on every page of our website and includes ways to get help if needed. "

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

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

" You will not be missing out on much if you don’t snag the digital swag bag. "

" Cohorts are one of the favorite parts of the conference, so really participate if you’re in one. "

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

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

" Saying no with intentionality and clear guidelines creates clarity and focus. "

" No need to take notes — our scribe David Nicholson is capturing detailed session notes and insights for you. "

" 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. "

" It's okay to try and mess up your OKRs in the first few quarters and learn from it. "

" Everyone, both speakers and participants, understood the assignment of civic design from day one. "

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

" If you have more ops people than designers, you risk chaos and underappreciation of what ops actually delivers. "

" If you have any tech issues or need customer support, #deogenerall.help is here to assist you throughout the conference. "

" Thank you to all our sponsors; this entire conference would not be possible without you. "

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

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

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