Rosenverse

This video is only accessible to Gold members. Log in or register for a free Gold Trial Account to watch.

Log in Register

Most conference talks are accessible to Gold members, while community videos are generally available to all logged-in members.

Opening Remarks

Gold
Friday, November 18, 2022 • Civic Design 2022
Share the love for this talk
Opening Remarks
Speakers: Bria Alexander
Link:

Summary

On behalf of the curation team and Roosevelt Media, the host welcomed attendees to the final day of Civic Design 2022, recapping the previous days' themes: decade cycles, shifting power structures in design, and physical environment interactions beyond screens. The host emphasized navigating the virtual schedule by adjusting for time zones and encouraged participation in sponsor sessions, which offer free, high-quality content complementary to the main program. Significant thanks were extended to sponsors such as Fable, Novel PVC, Blacks in Civic Tech, and others whose contributions make the conference possible. Attendees were encouraged to join the vibrant Slack community, with 653 active members engaged in ongoing discussions, and to ask speaker questions in designated threads to avoid losing them in the general chat. The conference librarian Louisa Scholar, affiliated with Georgetown University, was recognized for curating resources supporting social safety net access through Civic Design. The host reminded participants of the conference’s code of conduct to maintain kindness and respect in the virtual community, emphasizing safety and inclusivity. Overall, this talk served to orient participants, highlighting resources, engagement opportunities, and community norms vital for a fruitful conference experience.

Key Insights

  • Adjusting the conference schedule to your local time zone reduces confusion amidst multiple parallel sessions.

  • Sponsor sessions are free, high-quality, and occur during breaks without interfering with main program content.

  • Slack is a central platform for active engagement, with over 650 participants discussing and sharing resources.

  • Placing questions for speakers in their designated Slack threads ensures they are noticed amidst fast-moving chats.

  • The conference librarian, Louisa Scholar, curates and manages a rich repository of Civic Design research and resources.

  • Cohort participation is a key element of the conference, fostering smaller group connections within the larger event.

  • The digital swag bag replaces physical conference goodies, offering virtual perks via QR codes and URLs.

  • Code of conduct enforcement stresses kindness and respect to maintain a safe virtual community space.

  • Sponsors contribute not only financially but also with expertise, enabling the conference’s quality and accessibility.

  • There’s no need for attendees to take notes as session notes, videos, decks, and resources will be shared post-conference.

Notable Quotes

"You don’t want to miss out on the sponsor sessions — they’re free and high quality, not sales pitches."

"Slack has over 650 people actively talking and sharing experiences right now."

"If you have a question for a speaker, put it in the thread for their talk, not in the general chat."

"Adjust your conference time zone setting depending on where you are to avoid confusion."

"Louisa Scholar saves us a lot of work by curating the Civic Design library and digital benefits hub."

"Please read our code of conduct — even though we’re virtual, we are a community obligated to kindness and respect."

"If you have problems with Slack or the conference experience, please contact the help desk customer service."

"Cohorts are one of the favorite parts of the conference, so really participate if you’re in one."

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

"We have session notes, sketch notes, resource lists, videos, and decks — no need to take notes yourself."

Ask the Rosenbot
Mark Boulton
Ops without Designers
2018 • DesignOps Summit 2018
Gold
Charles Lee
Building a New Home for the Atlassian Design System
2020 • Enterprise Community
Dan Willis
Theme 3: Intro
2024 • Enterprise Experience 2020
Gold
Changying (Z) Zheng
Practical DesignOps: From Ideas to Tools That Teams Actually Use
2025 • Rosenfeld Community
Noah Bond
Redefining truth and inclusivity: Navigating data ownership and ethical research in the age of disinformation
2025 • Advancing Research 2025
Gold
George Aye
That Quiet Little Voice: When Design and Ethics Collide
2022 • Civic Design 2022
Gold
Onur Kocan
Understanding the Strategy for Civic Design in a Complex City: Istanbul
2022 • Civic Design 2022
Gold
Megan Blocker
Getting to the “So What?”: How Management Consulting Practices Can Transform Your Approach to Research
2024 • Advancing Research 2024
Gold
Feyikemi Akinwolemiwa
Play to innovate: How curiosity and experimentation transform UX
2026 • Advancing Research 2026
Gold
Joshua Graves
We Need To Talk: Navigating Conversations with Your Boss (Part 1 of 3)
2025 • Rosenfeld Community
Erin Weigel
Get Your Whole Team Testing to Design for Impact
2024 • Rosenfeld Community
Bria Alexander
Day 3 Welcome
2024 • DesignOps Summit 2024
Gold
Christian Crumlish
Introduction by our Conference Chair
2022 • Design in Product 2022
Gold
Jack Behar
How to Build Prototypes that Behave like an End-Product
2022 • Design in Product 2022
Gold
Peter Van Dijck
Designing AI-first products on top of a rapidly evolving technology
2025 • Designing with AI 2025
Gold
Scott Jensen
Short Take #2: UX/Product Lessons from Your Industry Peers
2022 • Design in Product 2022
Gold

More Videos

Xenia Adjoubei

"We fundraised to cover Tatiana’s salary for three months so she could launch this project very quickly after the war started."

Xenia Adjoubei Sean Bruce

Empowering Communities Through the Researcher in Residence Program

March 29, 2023

Tamara Kartoziia

"We needed a scalable system and GPS that everyone could follow with clear lanes for each team."

Tamara Kartoziia

Think global, adapt local: how service design accelerated B2B market entry by 6 months

November 20, 2025

Jay Bustamante

"We are the solution to preventing harmful AI outcomes like Robert's wrongful arrest."

Jay Bustamante

Navigating the Ethical Frontier: DesignOps Strategies for Responsible AI Innovation

October 2, 2023

Nicole Aleong

"Not everyone has the same capacity to aspire to a future; this is critical when working with marginalized communities."

Nicole Aleong

Future Orientations to Everyday Life: Futures Anthropology as a Methodology

March 26, 2024

Nick Lewis

"Using generative AI for design risks losing the human creativity that makes design special."

Nick Lewis

Designing and building low-carbon websites independently

November 18, 2025

Vicky Teinaki

"It comes down to confidence and comfort to articulate why something has value and whether it’s working or not."

Vicky Teinaki Michele Marut Tim Parmee

Short Take #3: UX/Product Lessons from Your Industry Peers

December 6, 2022

Laura Weiss

"The alternate to engaging with conflict is suffering quietly or accumulating conflict debt."

Laura Weiss

Turn Down the Heat: 3 Ways to Handle Conflict in the Moment

November 20, 2024

Joerg Beringer

"The tool enables designers and product managers to generate high-quality context and user requirements without dependency on user access or research skills."

Joerg Beringer Thomas Geis

Scaling User Research with AI: Continuous Discovery of User Needs in Minutes

June 10, 2025

Shelby Switzer

"Be present, put devices down, turn off Slack notifications, and really engage."

Shelby Switzer

Making Space for Community Knowledge-sharing in a Distributed World

December 10, 2021