Bria Alexander

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

" We are obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect as part of this virtual community. "

" We want you to feel included and be able to take advantage of the awesome content and speaker efforts. "

" The sponsor sessions are equal in quality and quantity as our main programming and completely free for anyone to attend. "

" Always approach from a place of kindness and think about the experience you want people to have as the water that keeps trees bendable. "

" Optimization and using Slack a little better can make us gentler to each other. "

" The answer to what design ops does is always it depends because the field is still emerging - Zi. "

" Thank you to our sponsors, we could not do this conference without you. "

" The Slack channel is the fastest way to get help, whether you’re virtual or in person. "

" 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. "

" Sponsors make this conference possible, and we genuinely thank you from the bottom of our hearts. "

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

" Documentation your team will actually use, how to define and maintain a design ops roadmap, AI as a design partner. "

" This is a design ops summit. You’re with your people, we get you and we all want you to do well. "

" Cohorts are a super duper fun way to engage with more of our community. "

" We could not do this conference without our incredible sponsors who spend a lot of effort thinking about ways to enrich our programming. "

" There is no need to take notes over the next few days. We have dedicated sketch notes and session resources. "

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

" If anything's going wrong on your end, please reach out to help-customer-desk-service in Slack for tech help. "

" If you ever feel unsafe in our virtual community, we want to know about it so we can provide support. "

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

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

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

" I simply cannot wait for you all to see the outstanding presentations they prepared. "

" OKRs help highlight intentions to leadership and open up conversations that generate alignment and support. "

" 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. "

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

" Kay Abba is a business and project analyst, UX designer, and project manager who brings multifaceted expertise to our note-taking. "

" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches; they offer content similar in quality to the main program. "

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

" We have many breaks, and sponsor sessions usually take place during those. "

" We have 11 cohorts and 130 people participating in this week’s conference for small group discussions. "