Bria Alexander

" Netflix using AI-generated ads is a low-risk testbed but raises ethical questions - Lauren. "

" Please put your questions for a specific speaker in the associated thread for the talk. "

" David Nicholson is our house scribe, a senior UX designer with a passion for enterprise-scale products. "

" If you want to make this conference better for you, just let us know in Slack — we want you to have a positive experience. "

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

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

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

" If you have questions for the speakers, put them in Slack under the associated thread. "

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

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

" You can change the time zone on Rosenfeld Media’s website to reflect your local time. "

" Please put your dropdown or your personal agenda in your local time zone so there’s no ambiguity. "

" Slack is a huge part of how we are going to be engaging in today’s conference. "

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

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

" We’re obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect. "

" Please respect our code of conduct to ensure a welcoming and safe space for all attendees. "

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

" Please read our code of conduct — even though we’re virtual, we are a community obligated to kindness and respect. "

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

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

" It’s not just about design; build relationships with HR, product management, sales, and more. "

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

" You bring energy that blows me away. I’m so excited by your excitement. "

" Each of these speakers shares career defining experiences scaling design organizations large and small. "

" 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 ever feel unsafe or threatened, please let us know in the #do-help channel. "

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

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

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

" All the videos and decks will be shared almost within minutes after each presentation so you can relax and enjoy. "

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

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