December 5, 2024
First Sessions Announced:
We are busy developing an exciting agenda for Design Operations Symposium 2024 so keep your eyes peeled for details. Register for the event to be the first to hear about new sessions and speakers! In the meantime, check out the first few sessions confirmed:
The Rise of Generative AI in DesignOps
Shambhavi Gupta, Head of India Customer Experience Design and Innovation, Incedo Inc. explores the transformative impact of Generative AI on Design Operations and how it’s reshaping the way design teams operate and innovate.
She will discuss how Generative AI automates repetitive tasks, such as asset creation and user testing, enabling designers to prioritize strategic thinking and creative problem-solving, boosting workflow efficiency. With its capability to rapidly generate a wide range of design options, Generative AI accelerates ideation and experimentation, empowering teams to push creative boundaries and innovate more effectively.
Discover how Generative AI delivers data-driven insights into user behavior, ensuring that designs are not only aesthetically compelling but also user-focused and impactful. In today’s fast-paced digital environment, see how this technology empowers organizations to swiftly adapt, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous evolution.
An opportunity to learn how design teams can leverage Generative AI to unlock new avenues for collaboration, drive success, and position themselves as leaders at the forefront of design innovation.
Harmonizing Creativity and Constraint: Unleashing the Power of Change in Design Operations
Lizette Coetzee Strydom, Lead: Design Enablement, ABSA shares her experiences of moving from a structured Operational Risk and Compliance environment to a dynamic role in Design Operations. She illustrates how embracing the power of change reshapes not only individual mindsets but entire teams, driving sustainable success and creating lasting impact on the bottom line.
The session reviews how a well-orchestrated Design Operations team can thrive by aligning roles with individual strengths, fostering a culture of growth, and transforming perceived obstacles into opportunities for innovation.
Hear more about the delicate balance between creativity and constraint, and how, when effectively harnessed, this tension becomes the catalyst for innovation, efficiency, and success within the design ops landscape.
Using the Power of Change to Build Better Together
In recent years, forced by the pandemic, both organizations and their leaders had to adapt to changing conditions.
Now the pendulum is shifting from high demand for design to contraction in the market.
Together with our teams, we are enduring difficult times, and we are also experiencing a collective healing.
Compassionate and inclusive leadership is now much more important for everyone.
Drawing on his personal leadership journey and his considerable experience in the industry Jose Coronado shares stories about how to build diverse, committed, and high-impact teams - which ultimately benefit the business, the leader and every member of the team.
Jose Coronado, Head of Strategic Planning and Operations