Uday Gajendar

" Designers must understand their domain deeply or risk being glorified production artists. "

" Theory at its most fundamental just means if something A happens, then something B will happen. "

" Melissa Burnett is a creator of order out of chaos, leader of leaders. "

" Sponsor sessions are not just salesy sessions; they’re actually really fantastic sessions put on by your peers. "

" Give a s**t about your topic. If you’re not trying to change something, why are you on stage? "

" We held an open dialogue on how designers deal with imperfect and incomplete data amid delivery pressures. "

" We want to ensure that there is continuity of a conversation that engages the themes and various perspectives. "

" Journaling your stress triggers helps you become self-aware and anticipate stress responses rather than fight them. "

" Self-care is as much about preparing before you enter the field as it is about debriefing afterwards. "

" Breaks equalize stress and can prevent trauma responses from spilling over. "

" To do this work, you can’t do it with a JIRA ticket. "

" You have to build something, ship something, and make something especially when dealing with hundreds of thousands of objects. "

" When I see users saying, oh my goodness, I didn’t know it did that, that’s a clear sign of too much complexity. "

" That seven-foot-wide diagram was our product, not just the cleaned-up UI screens—this artifact triggered a whole new conversation. "