Uday Gajendar

" The grownups’ table is where we talk about business problems and organizational complexity, not just sketching. "

" Skill boot camps don’t create a movement; they’re tactical and don’t provide a cohesive set of ideas. "

" We have a code of conduct. It’s not just window dressing, it’s the front door to a process with people behind it. "

" We want you to feel a very strong invitation from us to participate. "

" Iteration means don’t prepare your talk the night before. Start early, practice, and evolve your message over time. "

" Designing with data is not about collaborating with a quirky Android from Star Trek. "

" Paul will help us go a little meta to parse what it means to think of systems shaping the 21st-century organization. "

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

" There are no best practices in trauma-informed design because every person and culture is unique. "

" Being trauma informed is not a destination but a journey of continuous learning and unlearning. "

" The poetic and humanistic aspects of design are getting squeezed out by prescriptive delivery models. "

" Mergers and acquisitions require us to carefully avoid pitfalls when unifying user experiences. "

" Creative conversations combined with material for quick prototyping let you get fast feedback on messy whiteboard ideas. "

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