Bria Alexander

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

" We are back and we are right on time. Eight o'clock on the dot. "

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

" Please put your questions in the Slack thread associated with the talk, not just the general channel, or they’ll get lost. "

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

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

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

" There’s no need to take any notes, because we have sketch notes, session notes, recordings available on Rosenfeld Media website. "

" Sponsors believe in advancing research, and we wouldn’t be here without them. "

" Sponsor sessions may require registration by email to prevent Zoom bombings and protect session integrity. "

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

" If you have a question at the end of a presentation, please put that question in the thread associated with the talk. "

" If you feel uncomfortable or see bullying, please let us know. We absolutely do not tolerate it. "

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

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

" Our dedicated scribe Shivangi is making sure all the notes are captured so you don't have to worry about it. "

" Sponsor sessions are free, not sales pitches, and do not overlap with the main program so anyone can attend. "

" Just because empathy isn’t always visible at the top doesn’t mean you can’t be the change. "

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

" Slack is the heart and soul of this conference, where the most intimate interactions happen. "

" I am so incredibly proud of Dante, Courtney, Olney, and Gonzalo for their care and effort in the curation process. "

" It's okay to try and mess up your OKRs in the first few quarters and learn from it. "

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

" This is our third and final day of the design operation Summit 2021. "

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

" If you want to take part in the gifs, laughs, jokes, questions, and links to resources, join us on #deogenerall Slack channel. "

" You can invite your coworker, your brother, your sister, your aunt to sponsor sessions even if they’re not signed up for the conference. "

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

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

" The official conference time zone is Pacific Standard Time, but you can change it to your own time zone at designatskill.com. "