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The Death and Rebirth of Design Operations

Michelle Morrison
Design Ops Assembly
Summer 2026
Michelle with her baby

Will I still
have a job?

It was never about artifacts.

Death to tedious tasks.

Execution is getting cheaper,
alignment is getting more expensive.

Culture decides who wins.

Velocity is not just speed.

Human Centered

Change management

Navigating organizational transitions by aligning people, processes, and technology.

Stakeholder management

Engaging key individuals to ensure alignment and support across all levels.

Communication strategy

Crafting clear, consistent messaging to drive transparency and trust.

Behavior and habits

Fostering long-term cultural shifts through intentional daily practices.

AI Skilled

Summarization

Focus on efficiency with tasks like notes, newsletters, any broadcast information that you're responsible for disseminating.

Tooling

Leverage AI to build dashboards, trackers, any tools that might make you more effective as a program manager or organization.

Thought partner

Build context by sharing your past work and outcomes, then ask for help analyzing patterns.

Prototyping

Learn to vibe code. Just do it. You will find reasons to prototype alongside your UX counterparts.

Design your culture
to design your practice.

Thank you!

Michelle Morrison
Design Ops Assembly
Summer 2026