Bria Alexander

" AI is not really doing anything better than humans yet; it’s just faster and more efficient - Bria. "

" Please put your questions for a specific speaker in the associated thread for the talk. "

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

" Our curators have been working for months taking presentations from little ideas to something big that advances design ops as practice. "

" Feedback is data, not personal — once you view it that way, it feels less like criticism and more like improvement information. "

" Being true to our humanity and morality lets us better ourselves and our teammates. "

" Design ops is not execution or tactical, it’s a leadership role that brings design thinking to the whole organization - Patrizia. "

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

" We’ve got you covered with notes, sketch notes, slides, and recordings so you can sit back, relax, and enjoy the show. "

" If something makes you feel unwelcome, the code of conduct explains how to engage with staff to resolve issues. "

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

" Huge shout out to Lauren Cantor, our house librarian, for her wonderful contributions. "

" You don’t have to take notes; session videos and decks will be shared as soon as possible. "

" This day is focused on me, my job and my specific day-to-day challenges, not on some invisible finish line or senior title. "

" This is a design ops summit. You’re with your people, we get you and we all want you to do well. "

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

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

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

" Adjust your conference time zone setting depending on where you are to avoid confusion. "

" Please put your questions inside the thread specific to the talk so we can keep everything organized. "

" You will come away from this conference with so many artifacts from these talks you won’t miss anything. "

" Don't reinvent the wheel all the time; build on top of what others have built. "

" The final panel will be grounded in your input from this summit — we want to hear from you in the FigJam link. "

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

" Scaling design organizations is the theme because in trying times, we need each other's support. "

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

" Everything can be designed – ourselves, relationships, processes, policies, systems. "

" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches; they are super similar to the quality of the main conference session. "

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

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

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

" Man, oh man, what an incredible few days of learning and of the community that we have all had the opportunity to discover at Design at Scale. "

" Our cohort facilitation sessions are one of the best parts of this conference. "

" Our digital swag bag is free to all registered attendees and packed with awesome sponsor offers. "