DesignOps Community

Why and how are creative agency leaders and traditional graphic designers finding their way into DesignOps? What is the future of DesignOps within traditional design agencies?

Most who are looking into the DesignOps space know it for its focus on the Ps: People, Process, Practice — mostly for technology, and mostly for Product design.

In this talk, Frances Yllana will discuss the opportunities for agency leaders to invite DesignOps into the agency space—either as essential functions or a defined discipline and leadership role. Once DesignOps is accepted into this space, might it finally achieve its most elusive P: Parity.

Virtual Conference 
October 21-23, 2020

Cognitive differences can include problem-solving skills, cultural background, introversion/extroversion, strengths and talents, or even thinking speed. How can we hire and build successful teams that include and account for diversity of all types to improve overall experience?

In thinking about the future of Design Operations, how are we shaping teams that will likely be in disparate places? Building community and being resilient through times of flux will be critical to design leadership and how we approach operationalizing.