Bria Alexander

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

" If you want to invite a friend or colleague, the sponsor sessions are free and awesome to attend. "

" Sometimes resources are available as soon as an hour or 30 minutes after the talk, like the team is working miracles. "

" We have got you covered with sketch notes, resource lists, session notes, videos, and decks all shared ASAP after presentations. "

" Our behavior is implicit messaging; we need both explicit and implicit signals to support resilience on teams. "

" The stories you’re gonna hear today really reflect the world we live in, design operations, and resilience. "

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

" You will have full copies of everything that you experienced today and all the questions. "

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

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

" We have at least 10 minutes of breaks between each session so you can take in everything. "

" Design Ops plus — what does that mean? You’ll find out very shortly. "

" A little color purple to start the day. Good morning. "

" Every talk you hear today couldn’t get more personal to our community. "

" Many of you might be the only design ops person in whatever room you’re in for as much as 362 days a year. "

" We’re obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect. "

" Please respect our code of conduct to ensure a welcoming and safe space for all attendees. "

" Bria is the bringer of dad jokes and the glue of the conference. "

" We have session notes, sketch notes, resource lists, videos, and decks — no need to take notes yourself. "

" 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. "

" It’s not just about design; build relationships with HR, product management, sales, and more. "

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

" Please read our code of conduct. Every participant should feel safe, included, and welcome. "

" I simply cannot wait for you all to see the outstanding presentations they prepared. "

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

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

" If you ever feel unsafe or threatened, please let us know in the #do-help channel. "

" Design ops has an opportunity to inject human-centeredness into product development to balance business and customer value. "

" If you have any tech issues or need customer support, #deogenerall.help is here to assist you throughout the conference. "

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

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

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

" We have 11 cohorts and 130 people participating in this week’s conference for small group discussions. "