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
Thursday, November 17, 2022 • Civic Design 2022
Share the love for this talk
Opening Remarks
Speakers: Bria Alexander
Link:

Summary

On day two of Civic Design 2022, the host welcomes attendees back, noting themes around power structure shifts in design. They recap previous day topics and outline the conference’s organization, emphasizing accessibility of all session materials, including sponsor-led free sessions. Attendees are encouraged to engage via Slack for questions and discussions, using specific threads to keep conversations organized. The speaker credits sponsors like Babel, Nava PVC, and Mo Sketch for their crucial support, and promotes a digital swag bag with exciting offers like a free Sketch subscription. The importance of a respectful and safe virtual community is reinforced through an explicit code of conduct. Shivangi, the dedicated scribe, is acknowledged for capturing session notes, enabling participants to fully immerse without needing to take notes themselves. The overall focus is on creating an engaging, supportive, and inclusive environment for all participants.

Key Insights

  • Sponsor sessions at Civic Design 2022 are free, non-overlapping, and offer content comparable to the main program, making them valuable learning opportunities.

  • The conference program page allows users to view all relevant content and switch times to their local timezone, reducing scheduling confusion.

  • Slack is the primary platform for attendee interaction, with dedicated threads for questions per session to maintain clarity in communication.

  • A digital swag bag includes valuable offers, such as a free one-year Sketch subscription, engaging attendees beyond sessions.

  • Dedicated customer support is available via Slack’s help-customer-desk-service for real-time assistance with technical or conference issues.

  • Conference notes, videos, decks, and resources are made available rapidly after sessions to relieve attendees from note-taking burdens.

  • The code of conduct is prominently emphasized to maintain kindness, respect, and safety in the virtual conference community.

  • Cohort participants have private Slack channels for more focused discussions and social interaction within smaller groups.

  • The event organizers credit their sponsors as essential contributors enabling the conference, highlighting the power of partnerships in civic tech events.

  • A dedicated scribe, Shivangi, helps participants by capturing detailed notes, reflecting the importance of accessibility and inclusiveness in virtual conferences.

Notable Quotes

"Sponsor sessions are completely free and offer content just as valuable as the main program sessions."

"If you want to avoid time zone confusion, you can switch the conference schedule to your local time on the program page."

"Please put your questions inside the thread specific to the talk so we can keep everything organized."

"Our sponsor sessions are not sales pitches; they are serious, high content learning opportunities for everyone."

"There is no need for you to take notes because session notes, videos, and decks will be shared as soon as possible."

"If anything's going wrong on your end, please reach out to help-customer-desk-service in Slack for tech help."

"Even though we are virtual, we are still community and must treat each other with kindness and respect."

"You can access the digital swag bag by scanning the QR code or visiting fld.me/cd2022 for cool sponsor offers."

"Our dedicated scribe Shivangi is making sure all the notes are captured so you don't have to worry about it."

"If you are a cohort participant and don’t see your private Slack channel, please let us know so we can guide you."

Ask the Rosenbot
George Abraham
Design Systems To-Go: Reimagining Developer Handoff, and Introducing App Builder (Part 2)
2021 • DesignOps Summit 2021
Gold
Edgar Anzaldua Moreno
Using Research to Determine Unique Value Proposition
2021 • Advancing Research 2021
Gold
Gillian Salerno-Rebic
Redefining Speed and Scale: How Accenture’s GrowthOS Uses AI-Simulated Insights to Reduce Risk and Accelerate Innovation
2025 • Designing with AI 2025
Gold
Louis Rosenfeld
Opening Remarks
2023 • Advancing Research 2023
Gold
Louis Rosenfeld
The Bigger Picture: A Panel Discussion
2019 • DesignOps Summit 2019
Gold
Sarit Geertjes
People, not Petri Dishes: Stories from a Research Recruiter
2019 • DesignOps Community
Jack Behar
How to Build Prototypes that Behave like an End-Product
2022 • Design in Product 2022
Gold
Kristen Guth, Ph.D.
Out of the FOG: A Non-traditional Research Approach to Alignment
2023 • Advancing Research 2023
Gold
Rachel Posman
"Ask Me Anything" with Rachel Posman and John Calhoun, Authors of the Upcoming Rosenfeld Book, The Design Conductors
2024 • DesignOps Summit 2024
Gold
Sam Proulx
SUS: A System Unusable for Twenty Percent of the Population
2021 • Civic Design 2021
Gold
Fatimah Richmond
The Future of ReOps as a Strategic Function: A Roadmap for Getting There
2024 • Advancing Research 2024
Gold
Christian Crumlish
The Pygmalion Effect: In Which a Vibe Coding Experiment Becomes a Million Lines…
2025 • Rosenfeld Community
Jemma Ahmed
Bringing together market and user research
2019 • Advancing Research Community
Jacqui Frey
Scale is Social Work
2020 • DesignOps Community
Taylor Klassman
The Evolution of UX Research Platforms
2026 • Advancing Research 2026
Gold
Bianca Jefferson
From Sprints to Systems: Operationalizing Continuous Discovery Through DesignOps
2025 • DesignOps Summit 2025
Gold

More Videos

Xenia Adjoubei

"We believe in global citizenship and de-westernizing research by including community members in the discourse and insight decisions."

Xenia Adjoubei Sean Bruce

Empowering Communities Through the Researcher in Residence Program

March 29, 2023

Tamara Kartoziia

"My definition of service design is dancing with needs and value."

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

"There are over 7 billion futures of right now."

Nicole Aleong

Future Orientations to Everyday Life: Futures Anthropology as a Methodology

March 26, 2024

Nick Lewis

"Creative constraints can actually bring out the most creative solutions."

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

"Stress makes us stupid because our creative thinking gets cloudy when under pressure."

Laura Weiss

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

November 20, 2024

Joerg Beringer

"You can refine your scope and run the analysis loop multiple times in one or two hours to explore an entire domain."

Joerg Beringer Thomas Geis

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

June 10, 2025

Shelby Switzer

"Why be here if you’re not going to be here."

Shelby Switzer

Making Space for Community Knowledge-sharing in a Distributed World

December 10, 2021