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Learning Labs: New to DesignOps / Teams of One
Your Goals
Actively engage 12 week virtual learning to level-up skills with peers & experts
Co-curate topics to fit the collective needs of the group
Learn how to tackle the most common challenges, discuss with peers, and tailor solutions for your road ahead
Be open to discuss and ask for advice for your specific challenges
Walk away with more confidence and connections
Syllabus
Session #1: Kick-off
Session #2: Role of Design Ops in a Design Org + Different Types of Ops Roles
Session #3: Standing up a Design Ops Team + Initial Projects
Session #4: Competencies + Careers + Measuring Impact
Session #5: Frances’s Listening Tour Readout
Session #5: Priorities + Projects + Progreams
Session #6: Managing Tools + Change + Wrap up
Miro Board PDFs
(Consolidated with Live Links)
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SUMMER 2022 LAB OUTLINE
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Week
Theme
Topic / Agenda + Exercise Idea
Homework: General Assignment
Homework Assigned: Reading
Share-In-Slack Prompts
LINK: Lightning Talk (Original)
LINK: Figma Chapters
Miro Board/Frame
Added Recs + Resources
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0
Week of 5/25
Pre-Cohort
Slack Group Intros
Find recurring session time
Share in Slack:
Slack channel intros with fun facts
2
1
Week of 6/6
Icebreakers + Curate Curriculum
Housekeeping:
Code of conduct & Operating norms
Warm ups
Curate topics

Create your User Manual
Read others User Manuals that are posted in Slack
Review the ""
Share your User Manual
Answer in Slack:
How might we use the User Manuals in different scenarios in your work? (community, relationships, etc., onboarding)
Personal User Manual Templates
Play
Atlassian Keynote
(Copy and use as guide)
Personal User Manual Guidance
3
2
Week of 6/22
Role of Design Ops + DesignOps Roles
Warm Up
Video
Lightning Talk
Discussion
Complete the Design Ops Menu Worksheet -- .
Share your DesignOps Menu Worksheet (optional)
Answer in Slack:
What other Ops roles do you have in your company or are aware of? How might these be similar or different from Design Operations?
Does your team have a Design Ops career ladder? What are the levels and competencies with the ladder?
If you don’t one, take a look at the article from Brennan Hartich (below) and share which competencies you would start with when drafting V1 of your Design Ops career ladder.
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4
3
Week of 7/4
Competencies + Career Paths / Initial Projects
Warm Up
Lightning Talk
Discussion
Answer in Slack:
How have you measured success in your past roles?
What are your go to metrics to quantify the work you’re doing?
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(Dave M.)

5
4
Week of 7/18
Team Structures + Success Measures
Warm Up
Lightning Talk
Discussion
Answer in Slack:
Of the list of “Where to Start: Design Ops hire #1 projects + wins!” are there things you’re already doing? Things you want to do?
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6
5
Week of 8/10
Frances Share Out: Listening Tour Readout
Video
Note: Frances had Covid; video-only session
—— Not applicable ——
Answer in Slack (optional):
What questions do you still have about DesignOps?
NDA
7
6
Week of 8/16
Prioritization + Programs + Projects
Warm Up
Lightning Talk
Discussion
- Hyper Island Toolbox (Complete the exercise with a teammate)
Answer in Slack:
What questions do you still have about DesignOps?
Reflect on your the Learning Lab experience by sharing what you learned and how you might use it moving forward .
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8
7
Week of 8/25
Tools + Change + Wrap up
Warm Up
Lightning Talk
Wrap up any open-ended conversations
Reflect on the Learning Lab experience, provide tangible examples of what you learned and how you will use it moving forward
Answer in Slack:
Share your final thoughts
What is your T3 (top 3 goals) for moving forward?
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