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. "

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

" I want you to have the best time possible and bring your fullest self to our conference today. "

" AI is a great tool for drafting and summarizing, but you have to keep your unique voice because that’s what differentiates you. "

" Co-creating operating models with our teams helps us remain resilient even when things get a little hairy and squirrely. "

" If design ops only serves designers, it risks silos; instead it must apply design thinking across R&D and product teams - Patrizia. "

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

" If you want your question asked, please put it in the Slack channel, because I cannot keep up with the rapid things happening live. "

" The themes this year include transforming century-old industries, startup to enterprise, the outsider’s perspective, and partnering to transform. "

" You don’t have to take notes because we have an incredible note taker capturing everything. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" There is no need to take notes. Our session notes, resources, videos, and slide decks will all be shared on the website. "

" We could not do this conference without our incredible sponsors who spend a lot of effort thinking about ways to enrich our programming. "

" Researchers have really taken it on the chin during this latest economic downturn. "

" If you have problems with Slack or the conference experience, please contact the help desk customer service. "

" If you are a cohort participant and don’t see your private Slack channel, please let us know so we can guide you. "

" 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. "

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

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

" Language matters—make your OKRs user-centric and customer-focused to avoid them feeling like overhead. "

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

" There is no need to take notes; session notes, sketchnotes, resource lists, videos, and decks will be shared. "

" If you have more ops people than designers, you risk chaos and underappreciation of what ops actually delivers. "

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

" There’s no need to take notes; we’ve got session notes, sketch notes, and a resource list all provided. "

" All the videos and decks will be shared almost within minutes after each presentation so you can relax and enjoy. "

" You can access our digital swag bag by scanning the QR code or visiting app.everthere.co/e/d-a-s. "

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