Bria Alexander

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

" Sponsor sessions are optional but incredibly high content and not sales pitches. "

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

" You can change the conference time zone to your local time zone in the upper right corner so there’s no confusion about start times. "

" When I think about resilience, I think about flexibility, like trees that bend in strong winds instead of breaking — that starts with mindset and communication. "

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

" Design ops is like when everything's working well, nobody notices it; when things break down, everyone misses it - Theresa citing Camden Moore. "

" If these two voices don’t work for you, you can reach out at [email protected]. "

" We want you to have a great time and feel good about being here — if anything is preventing that, let us know. "

" There will be session notes and sketch notes so you don’t have to take notes yourself unless you want to. "

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

" No need to take notes at this conference. We share notes, sketch notes, videos, and decks very quickly. "

" If you feel uncomfortable or bullied, please let us know because it’s very important to keep the vibes positive. "

" All three themes and all speakers you’ll hear came together through inclusive collaboration and insightful perspectives. "

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

" Lauren Cantor keeps all those links and other resources so we don’t have to be googling while listening. "

" David Nicholson is our in-house scribe who produces wonderful sketch notes throughout the conference. "

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

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

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

" MJ Broadband’s sketch notes will make your conference experience 10 times easier. "

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

" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches; they are content-rich and free to anyone who wants to attend. "

" The theme is clarity. But really I’m gonna say the theme is you — the 613 people from all over the planet. "

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

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

" Working on a different word than empower: People already have power, we have to respect it. "

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

" I’m a power user of Airtable because it combines multiple tools into one accessible system for designers and teams. "

" You do not need to take any notes, we have dedicated note takers who provide session notes, resource lists, decks, and videos. "

" The cohort experience is one of the highest rated things because you get to meet new people from different companies. "

" If you ever feel unsupported or unsafe, please let us know. It is our priority to make sure you feel protected and supported. "

" Yesterday was a lot of fun, but today is going to be even more fun. "

" Please read our code of conduct; we want to ensure everyone feels safe and respected in this community. "