Bria Alexander

" To succeed now, designers must be lifelong learners ready to rethink and re-understand constantly - Christopher. "

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

" Please put your questions inside of the thread associated with the talk. "

" What is your mission for this design Ops summit? When this conference ends, what do you want to feel? "

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

" We can make ourselves and our practice better because of what we’ve learned on our journeys of resilience. "

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

" You will have full copies of everything that you experienced today and all the questions. "

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

" This is the same conference in so many good ways — good ways are that it’s resilient and there’s a certain steadiness. "

" The primary way to convene with other attendees is through our Slack channel. "

" We are obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect, even though we’re a virtual community. "

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

" I often find myself wondering what I really gained from time away from my desk beyond swag and catching up with colleagues. "

" Many of you might be the only design ops person in whatever room you’re in for as much as 362 days a year. "

" There is no need to take notes. Our session notes, resources, videos, and slide decks will all be shared on the website. "

" 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. "

" You don’t want to miss out on the sponsor sessions — they’re free and high quality, not sales pitches. "

" Our dedicated scribe Shivangi is making sure all the notes are captured so you don't have to worry about it. "

" There’s no need to take notes because session notes, videos, and decks will be shared promptly on the conference site. "

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

" Respect and kindness are mandatory; please read our code of conduct to ensure a positive community experience. "

" 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. "

" OKRs can sometimes suck the oxygen out of the room if they focus only on bottom-line results, missing process and experience. "

" We need to slow down decision-making processes so that ethics and systems thinking scale with project scope. "

" If you want to take advantage of asking speakers questions and having discussions, join our Slack. "

" Our industry is new enough that we get to make design ops whatever we want it to be – that’s an incredible opportunity. "

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

" If you’re not in our Slack channel, you’re missing out on so many big parts of the party. "

" Please read our site’s code of conduct — it ensures we all treat each other with kindness and respect. "

" Sponsor sessions are incredibly high quality but completely optional; there’s no sales pitch. "

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