Bria Alexander

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

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

" We are going to have a very cherry day. You get it? Because I’m wearing cherry earrings. "

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

" What if we had AI teammates who were on every call and could help moderate, recap, and track time? That future is likely. "

" Corey’s story of resilience during his 2023 to 2024 job search ends well because we accepted his offer at Adobe. "

" Trust is fragile with designers; without clear communication, metrics can feel like micromanagement - Dave Malu. "

" Look for people wearing the very acute Rosenfeld Media black hats if you need help. "

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

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

" Today's theme around researchers thriving in the organization is led by Steve Portico. "

" We are on our third and final day of Design Ops 2023. "

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

" I often find myself wondering what I really gained from time away from my desk beyond swag and catching up with colleagues. "

" If any of those adjectives do not apply to how you’re feeling right now, we wanna know. "

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

" Today we’re gonna be talking about researchers as organizational change makers. "

" Even though we are virtual, we are still a community and obligated to treat each other with respect and kindness. "

" Louisa Scholar saves us a lot of work by curating the Civic Design library and digital benefits hub. "

" You can access the digital swag bag by scanning the QR code or visiting fld.me/cd2022 for cool sponsor offers. "

" I didn’t say conference because this is really a highly polished snapshot of a conversation this community is having. "

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

" Cohorts are consistently one of the highest rated parts of the conference — they’re a fantastic way to learn together. "

" Even though we’re virtual, we are still a community and obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect. "

" We help each other, support each other, and guide each other through murky and unclear times. "

" OKRs are not one-size-fits-all; you have to shape them based on your organizational context and culture. "

" Designers must do the internal work of self-awareness and reflection before shifting power to communities. "

" The most highly rated part of the conference every year are the facilitators making the cohorts sing. "

" Design ops job descriptions change every three to six months depending on the company’s needs. "

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

" Thank you to all our sponsors; this entire conference would not be possible without you. "

" The cohorts have been a slam dunk hit in our virtual conferences while we’ve been doing them. "

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

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