Summary
The talk serves as an introduction to the Design Operations Summit, hosted by a design program manager from Adobe. The speaker expresses excitement for engaging with the Rosenfeld community and outlines the conference's structure, including themes for each day: establishing design operations, successful team outcomes, and the future of design operations. Participants are encouraged to take part in social activities, use the event hashtag #DOS2021 for discussions, and join the Slack channel for real-time engagement and support. Additionally, the speaker highlights the importance of sponsors, describes the digital swag bag, and shares resources available during the conference. A commitment to maintaining a respectful and kind virtual environment is emphasized through the conference's code of conduct. The talk ends with a transition to the curator, Kristen Skinner, to dive deeper into the program content.
Key Insights
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The conference centers around the themes of establishing and growing design operations.
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Successful outcomes for design operations teams are a key focus of the summit.
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Emphasis on community engagement through Slack and social media hashtags.
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Digital swag bags provide unique offers from sponsors to attendees.
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The structure of the summit includes both main and sponsor-led sessions without overlaps.
Notable Quotes
"I am so thrilled to be here with the Rosenfeld community again."
"The first day's theme is around establishing and growing design operations."
"Check out our hashtag #DOS2021 for anything related to this summit."
"Our main program has been curated by some of our awesome curators."
"All sessions will be shared on the conference site ASAP."
"We have to remind everyone about our code of conduct from Rosenfeld Media."
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