Bria Alexander

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

" We talked all about resilience, curated by myself yesterday. "

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

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

" Always approach from a place of kindness and think about the experience you want people to have as the water that keeps trees bendable. "

" Resilience is about more than surviving; it’s about growth in our practice and relationships. "

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

" Everyone's sitting on the aisle, your right, my left — you gotta scoot over like two seats. "

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

" There will be session notes and sketch notes so you don’t have to take notes yourself unless you want to. "

" Use your phone camera to scan the QR code on screen and access the digital swag bag. "

" We are on our third and final day of Design Ops 2023. "

" Sponsors bring so much color and so much light into the community. "

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

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

" Cohorts are a super duper fun way to engage with more of our community. "

" Sponsor sessions are not sales pitches, they’re incredibly high quality and free to attend. "

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

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

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

" Go out the next three days as being part of this conversation rather than simply sitting back and being a consumer of information. "

" Your strengths, even if perceived as weaknesses, can be your superpower. "

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

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

" You’ll hear tactile guidance on defining ROI. "

" OKRs help highlight intentions to leadership and open up conversations that generate alignment and support. "

" Being a positive deviant means confronting challenges with limited resources but innovative, community-based approaches. "

" Our community would not be what it is without you. "

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

" Kay Abba is a business and project analyst, UX designer, and project manager who brings multifaceted expertise to our note-taking. "

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

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

" We have many breaks, and sponsor sessions usually take place during those. "

" If you have trouble logging in or streaming, please go to hashtag DAS help in Slack for support. "