Bria Alexander

" You have to keep AI at arm’s length so you can critique it and not blindly trust it - Christopher. "

" We are closing out design ops 2024 with innovation curated by the incomparable John Kuda. "

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

" What is your mission for this design Ops summit? When this conference ends, what do you want to feel? "

" Managing to outcome, not output, lets people own their way of working and leverages their best strengths. "

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

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

" Please stop by the Rosenfeld Bookstore to check out signed books and brand new titles. "

" This is a conference where you can stand up and people will see you do that — which we haven’t had in the past. "

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

" There is no overlap between the main program sessions and sponsor sessions. "

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

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

" Practical ops is about getting stuff done because it’s our job to scale the organizational ability to design and amplify the work of designers. "

" Please read our code of conduct; it’s on every page of our website and includes ways to get help if needed. "

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

" All the content, including slide decks and sketch notes, will be posted promptly after each session. "

" This is absolutely not the time for us to be throwing our hands up in the air and giving up on Research. "

" 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. "

" Join our Slack channels—it’s really where the party is with gifts, jokes, and amazing conversations. "

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

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

" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches. They offer incredibly high-quality content and are free to anyone to attend. "

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

" Junior engineers often resent having to create OKRs that feel disconnected from their day-to-day work. "

" We need to slow down decision-making processes so that ethics and systems thinking scale with project scope. "

" 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. "

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

" Technical difficulties happen, so please use hashtag.deo help within our Slack channel or email for support. "

" Sponsor sessions are completely free, and you can invite anyone you want to those. "

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

" If you have trouble logging in or streaming, please go to hashtag DAS help in Slack for support. "