Dave Malouf

" Silos are everywhere—in technology companies, retail, inside silos inside silos. "

" We need standardized role definitions, not everyone is a manager just because they manage initiatives - Peter Bosma. "

" I like to think about individuals as cells, teams as organs, and organizations as organisms in an ecosystem. "

" Without real business world experience, most leaders struggle with the overwhelming amount of demands placed on them. "

" Sometimes it’s easier to say what DesignOps isn’t than what it is. "

" Design Ops is going to have to deal with Product Ops, and figuring out that relationship will be a big deal. "

" Collaboration is working together; coordination is doing separate parts and then syncing up later. "

" Make a proof of concept before investing a lot more time and energy into a design system. "