Bria Alexander

" We’re seeing these agents trying to represent ourselves online in ways we’ve never seen before - Bria. "

" We are obligated to treat each other with kindness and respect as part of this virtual community. "

" You should absolutely participate in Slack—if you're missing that, you're missing a key part of our conference. "

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

" Supporting different ways people prefer to engage—like asynchronous workshops or prep time—helps introverts and extroverts contribute equally. "

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

" Operations is the de-risking activity that creates scalable processes for better outcomes - Theresa. "

" If these two voices don’t work for you, you can reach out at [email protected]. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" We want you to leave feeling like all those missed Slack messages and emails are worth it. "

" Manuel Herrera is here to take the burden of note-taking off us, so you can focus on the moment. "

" Sponsor sessions are optional but offer incredibly high content, and they are not sales pitches. "

" 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. "

" Because this is virtual, we have a digital swag bag with goodies you can access via QR code or URL. "

" If you want to avoid time zone confusion, you can switch the conference schedule to your local time on the program page. "

" If you ever feel unsafe in our virtual community, we want to know about it so we can provide support. "

" The next big thing will be knowledge management powered by new no-code and integrative tools. "

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

" You bring energy that blows me away. I’m so excited by your excitement. "

" Each of these speakers shares career defining experiences scaling design organizations large and small. "

" Accessibility is a great example where OKRs can unify multiple product and design teams to a non-negotiable standard. "

" Future-facing regulatory structures can avoid post-traumatic innovation by anticipating technology’s social impacts. "

" Lauren Cantor works with companies to create new business strategies by tackling human-centered design. "

" We still don’t know if head of design ops will evolve toward a COO role or some other senior position. "

" Cohorts are one of the most highly rated parts of our conferences every single year, you get to meet somebody new from a different company. "

" If you ever feel unsafe or threatened in this virtual community, we want to make sure you’ve got the support you need. "

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

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

" Day one is all about ensuring craft on a massive scale, led by Uday Gahender. "