Bria Alexander

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

" We talked all about resilience, curated by myself yesterday. "

" If you ever need help, you can reach us at help-customer-service for technical issues and customer support. "

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

" A lot of design ops impact comes from influence, and influence comes from empathy and showing the benefit of what you are putting out. "

" Being true to our humanity and morality lets us better ourselves and our teammates. "

" Design ops is still defining its service offering and must articulate value both internally and to business partners - Zi. "

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

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

" We are obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect; this is a safe and inclusive space. "

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

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

" If you have any questions for the speakers, you really need to put your question in the thread specific to the talk. "

" The good vibes you experience are a reflection of the positive collaborative spirit we worked hard to create for you. "

" By showing up, you’re doing so not just for yourselves, but for everyone else that’s here. "

" 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. "

" Slack is where the real party is happening for this conference. "

" Slack has over 650 people actively talking and sharing experiences right now. "

" Sponsor sessions are completely free and offer content just as valuable as the main program sessions. "

" We are still a community even though we are virtual and are obliged to treat each other with kindness and respect. "

" You gotta write that charter to get clarity with your team. "

" Please keep your questions within the speaker’s thread so we don’t lose track of them in the busy chat. "

" There’s no need to take notes. All session materials and videos will be shared quickly after presentations. "

" Scaling design organizations is the theme because in trying times, we need each other's support. "

" An OKR coach told us to think of OKRs like a health panel at a physical—you have KPIs for status and OKRs for change targets. "

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

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

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

" Sponsors make this conference possible, without them we wouldn't be here talking about some incredibly interesting things. "

" If you ever feel unsafe or threatened in this virtual community, we want to make sure you’ve got the support you need. "

" You are the reason why we are able to have such high quality programming that we do have at this conference this week. "

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

" Day one is all about ensuring craft on a massive scale, led by Uday Gahender. "