Bria Alexander

" The next generation is going to be AI native, digitally literate with these tools almost from birth - Brittany. "

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

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

" Our curators have been working for months taking presentations from little ideas to something big that advances design ops as practice. "

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

" Resilience is about more than surviving; it’s about growth in our practice and relationships. "

" If design ops only serves designers, it risks silos; instead it must apply design thinking across R&D and product teams - Patrizia. "

" Take a picture of the QR code to access the digital swag bag and special offers. "

" We literally want to advance this field by creating space for really good professional conversations to happen. "

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

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

" If you have a question for one of the speakers, put it in the specific thread associated with the talk or it will get lost. "

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

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

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

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

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

" The world really needs what researchers like you bring to the table. "

" 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. "

" Go out the next three days as being part of this conversation rather than simply sitting back and being a consumer of information. "

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

" The program page has a time zone selector so everyone can attend sessions on their local time without confusion. "

" The conference is your annual opportunity to get to know each other and to step back together and amplify the power of design. "

" Through the expertise of our speakers and your engagement, we forge the future of our industry. "

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

" Our job as civic designers is to bring government needs and community needs into alignment. "

" Our community would not be what it is without you. "

" Automation frees us up to do more for the organization, but if overdone, it can strip away the human aspect critical to culture. "

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

" There’s no need to take notes; we’ve got session notes, sketch notes, and a resource list all provided. "

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

" The official time zone of this conference is Pacific time. "

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