DesignOps Summit conference sessions you can attend—for FREE!

The DesignOps Summit 2024 virtual conference starts next week, September 23, and we’re inviting YOU to attend our sponsor sessions (schedule below). And get this: You don’t need to be a ticket-holder to participate.

Why spend time hearing from a sponsor, you ask? Because these sessions are of incredibly high quality—people regularly ask to access the recordings. So if you’re worried that you’ll hear sales pitches, well… don’t. In fact, these sessions are quite interactive, often featuring spicy Q&A.

We highly recommend that you register now so you don’t risk missing anything due to any last-minute technical glitches.

Monday, September 23

Tuesday, September 24

Wednesday, September 25

We hope you join us for these free sessions. Bring a friend, too!

Meet Ned Dwyer, CEO and Co-founder at Great Question

We are lucky to have such wonderful sponsors of this year’s DesignOps Summit–and we thought you might like to get to know them better! We’ve asked Ned some questions that get to the heart of why they’re passionate about DesignOps, what it’s like to work at Great Question, and what makes their products and services special to DesignOps professionals.

Rosenfeld Media: Why are you sponsoring this year’s DesignOps Summit?

Ned Dwyer: Year in and year out, the DesignOps Summit delivers incredible, thought-provoking speaker sessions and workshops to the design and research community. We’re thrilled to be a sponsor this year.

Rosenfeld Media: What excites you about design operations?

Ned Dwyer: Together, design and research are the most powerful levers for building better products. And like ResearchOps, DesignOps gives people the tools, processes, and resources to do this at efficiently and at scale. It’s essential for product innovation.

Rosenfeld Media: What types of value and benefits do you/your product bring to the practice and our community?

Ned Dwyer: Great Question is the all-in-one UX research platform loved by some of the world’s most innovative software companies, from Canva and Figma to some of the world’s largest financial services firms.

Designers love how our research CRM makes it easy to recruit from your own customers or non-customers through our native Respondent integration, and get fast user feedback with unmoderated prototype testing.

Our mission is to make research a part of every product and design decision.

Rosenfeld Media: What else should our community know about you?

Ned Dwyer: It’s our first time attending DesignOps, so we’re looking forward to meeting everyone. Would love to chat to folks about DesignOps, company-building and AI.

 

View Great Question’s sponsor page for their scheduled sponsor activity sessions and more.

 

Last minute pricing begins September 7

There’s less than 48 hours to save up to $200 on the DesignOps Summit conference and workshop tickets! ⏳

  • Are you looking to make an impact at your organization? 💥
  • Do you want to build resilience amongst your team? ⚔️
  • Want to learn about the latest trends and tech in design operations? 🔥

If you answered yes to any of these questions…then the DesignOps Summit is the event for YOU.

Join us September 23-25 for the highly-anticipated eighth annual DesignOps Summit virtual conference! Our curation team has been hard at work for months building a community-driven program all about Impact, Resilience, and Innovation.

Hear from speakers hailing from companies such as Adobe, JP Morgan Chase, Salesforce, and more!

Plus, we have four virtual workshops following the conference, led by some of the top voices in design operations (Peter Merholz, Patrizia Bertini, Jake Burghardt, David M.). Bundle your conference ticket with a workshop to save $95!

Sound good?

Well, act fast—prices go up tomorrow night at 11:59pm ET!



DesignOps Summit 2024 Scholarship Application Now Open

The DesignOps Summit 2024 is offering full scholarships to full-time students and reduced rates for people who are unemployed within the UX field.

If you’re unemployed…
We understand that times are tough and the price of the in-demand DesignOps Summit can be a barrier to some. That’s why we’re offering reduced rates for those who are unemployed—a pay-what-you-can conference ticket.

To be considered for a reduced price ticket, please apply through the form linked below. This is a rolling review process, and we will try to get back to you within on week.

If you’re a student…
We will be offering a limited number of full scholarships: 100% off the current ticket price, less a US$25 “hold my place” fee (paid when registering). This scholarship provides full viewing access to the conference livestream as well as participation in all online activities including social activities and sponsored presentations.

To apply, please answer the questions in the form linked below. We will let you know within two weeks of the conference if you received a scholarship.

The deadline to apply is September 9, 2024.



The DesignOps Summit 2024 conference program is now LIVE!

It’s official: we’ve just dropped the program for the 2024 DesignOps Summit, and we couldn’t be more excited about what’s in store.

Join us at the 2024 DesignOps Summit, where we’ll focus on three core themes: Impact, Resilience, and Innovation! 🔥

We’ve spent the last few months putting together a lineup of speakers from the community to tackle the most pressing issues in design operations. Gain insights from DesignOps professionals just like YOU, and leverage their strategies to boost your team’s productivity and create an adaptable workplace.

At #DOS2024, you’ll learn how to…

  • 📣 Amplify your DesignOps impact
  • 🤝 Build resilient, all-embracing teams
  • 🚀 Revolutionize your DesignOps practices

Plus, you’ll be ahead of the curve by understanding the latest trends and technologies in design operations. Be a part of this transformative event—register now and join the conversation steering the future of DesignOps!

Can’t attend the whole time? Don’t worry! We have one-day tickets available. Plus, all attendees get 90 days of access to recordings, session notes, sketchnotes, slide decks, and resource lists—for every talk.



Apply to speak at the DesignOps Summit 2024

Meet our Conference Curator, Bria Alexander

Bria Alexander is a Senior Design Program Manager, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) consultant, and an International Speaker, Facilitator, and Interviewer. She currently supports Unified Experience and Brand Experience Programs within Adobe’s Design organization, where she also leads the San Jose site of the Black Employee network and the Creative Cloud Product Representation and Equality team.

With over 10 years of facilitation and hosting experience, Bria has served as the curator and emcee for Adobe’s Design Summit, and for Rosenfeld Media’s Design Operations Conference. She has also served as host for all Rosenfeld Media conferences for the past 2 years including the Advancing Research Conference, Design at Scale Conference, Design Operations Conference and Civic Design Conference.

Outside of her professional commitments Bria enjoys travel, live music, and a great bottle of wine. You can find Bria on LinkedIn under her full name, or on Instagram @briaismynameoh.

Meet our Conference Curator, Jon Fukuda

Jon is co-founder of Limina.co with 20+ years as a User Experience Specialist with a focus on UX Strategy, Design Thinking, and UI Design with experience leading human-centered requirements, strategy, interaction design, testing, and evaluation. Most recently, Jon has dedicated his efforts to Research & Design Operations facilitation for scalable/sustainable human-centered systems.