AI upskilling -10 quick-reads
I just took stock of my blog and found ten on AI adoption! I never bothered to share them all in the public domain, but these themes were of burning interest to me at the time of publishing. However, Microsoft MVP renewal is looming, so I guess it is time to use it or lose it! My blogs combine personal experiences, professional insights, and practical AI-assisted guidance. They are quick reads for anyone interested in AI's evolving, high-impact role in society. I "work out loud," which means sharing your work with a view others might find helpful, and others might help you improve your work. I would love comments. Children's story creation. With the help of AI, I share my journey of bringing my children’s story, “Joy of Stick,” to life, overcoming challenges such as graphic design costs and time constraints. This a cheeky nod to the “Joy of Sex” book title from the 1970s, but the content is entirely different! Responsible Copilot Usage. Drawing parallels with past experiences with Yammer's Responsible Usage Policy, now known as Viva Engage. I point out the need for and importance of a responsible Copilot usage policy. Copilot adoption is easy with Viva Engage. I demonstrate how Viva Engage facilitates the creation of a Copilot champion community. This is also my insight into the differences between seeded and premium features. AI Upskilling Workshops. Testimonials from professionals across various industries highlight the benefits of my AI upskilling workshops, featuring tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, Google Gemini, and Copilot. SWOT Analysis of AI Tools. My AI-assisted analysis of AI personal assistants provides valuable insights into their strengths and weaknesses. Social, Emotional, and Artificial Intelligence. My AI-assisted exploration examines the interaction between these intelligences and their potential to enhance our IQ. AI Adoption Steps. My AI-assisted practical advice for consumers on integrating AI into daily life, ensuring effective and beneficial use. AI's Societal Impact. My AI-assisted reflections on the historical impact of technologies such as calculators, email, and the internet, along with forecasts for AI's future influence. AI for Beginners. My simple glossary of AI terms for newcomers. Digital Skills Advocacy. My global petition recommends the relevance of basic digital skills training for new hires and highlights the importance of AI upskilling.October 2018 Community Call - Presentation & Recording
Thank you to the over 900 people who attended our Champion's Community Calls yesterday. I'm personally thrilled with the response and participation. I'm including here the presentation and link to the recording of our call. Our program team learned a few things yesterday as well: Answers to Questions: Many of you had questions during the event on a variety of topics. As there are too many to answer in a single post we want to publish answers in a way that is easy to consume for everyone and begins to build a knowledge base for our community. Give us a few days to work out what that looks like and we will post the responses. Several people also made suggestions for additional topics that I'd like to post as conversation threads so we will do that as well. Availability of Information: After every call we will post a message like this that will always include the presentation and a link to the recording. I will be posting separate messages with each set of tools we discussed in the call. Topics for our Community: Many of you wanted more information on the Adoption Framework, Teams implementation, OneDrive and SharePoint subjects and to hear from others who are doing adoption projects. We are working on our coming months agenda now and all of those topics will be covered with more depth. We are seeking to have customers present to complement the Microsoft staff who will also be sharing best practices and feature information in our community. Post Event Survey: We will post the event survey separately so you can share with us your meeting feedback, agenda suggestions and a little about where you are in the adoption journey in your organization. This information will only be used to improve the experience and help us tailor the topics we present to you in this community. Thank you again for your participation and keep that feedback coming so we can make this a great experience for you all.
Plug in to success—7 steps for a strategic technology lifecycle
Take a minute to think about the applications you use, the programs you depend on and the technologies you’ve integrated into your business. Now ask yourself these questions: If a specific application supported my company in the past, how is it benefiting me now? Are our programs performing in line with our desired standard? What, if anything, am I doing to ensure my technology is not outdated? Is my vendor providing me with resources to manage my applications? Am I really getting the maximum business value from these solutions? To answer these questions, many enterprise scale organizations use established processes to manage their technology. Atechnology lifecycle—or TLC—offers a systematic approach for assessing the state of your technologies. Read more on Office Blogs. .
