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Adoption Masterminds: Copilot Conversations!
We are excited to welcome Pat McGown, CEO of Cloudwell and MVP, for an insightful session on the adoption of Copilot and AI. Pat will share his experiences and insights for the first 30 minutes. Following that, we will have an open discussion for the remaining 30 minutes. Bring your ideas, thoughts, and strategies to help fellow adoption leaders navigate the evolving landscape of AI adoption. The Adoption Masterminds is a quarterly meeting for Adoption Professionals to come together and talk about Adoption of M365 across the globe. These meetings are lowkey and collaborative in the hopes that you will leave inspired and energized! https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c06af6b8-e69b-4b76-9aba-01e631c066a6@8b3dd73e-4e72-4679-b191-56da1588712b301Views3likes1CommentAdoption Masterminds September Meetup
Excited to share the registration link for the Adoption Masterminds September meetup: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/03b3e79b-99c4-4c52-b19d-844800f3c211@8b3dd73e-4e72-4679-b191-56da1588712b Join us as Caitlin O'Kane shares her experience setting up and running a Digital Ambassador Network at her company!!! Caitlin and I met and she showed me around and I left full of ideas for my own Champions Program, and that is our goal for this session!!! Come ready to hear, share, and explore together!!!365Views2likes0CommentsAdoption Masterminds May Meetup!
Hello, Driving Adoption got an exciting Adoption Masterminds coming up! First time having a presenter, the wonderful Lindsay Zandy will be presenting a talk she did at the M365 Conference. https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/780bb42e-f6a5-4311-badb-ace56686960f@8b3dd73e-4e72-4679-b191-56da1588712b You will not want to miss this! I have looked through the deck and this topic can for sure be applied to any technology! If time permits I would also love to open up the floor to hear any insights from people who attended the M365 Conference! See you all in a couple weeks!943Views1like5CommentsAdoption Masterminds March Meetup!
Join me and the adoption masterminds on March 14th 11 AM EST for an open conversation about ROI of Adoption!!! I do not have all the answers, so if you have ideas, strategies, questions, we would love for you to come and share!!! This has been a topic that has come up in past meetings, so I thought we should take a hour and talk about it! You can register here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/9cd4b1b5-a264-442b-8d5b-f07a40b24852@8b3dd73e-4e72-4679-b191-56da1588712b547Views1like0CommentsDemystifying Copilot for End Users
Hello All, I am attempting to demistify Copilot for end users. Here is what I have: AI Copilots: Your Versatile Assistants for Diverse Tasks! Microsoft Copilot: Meet your daily AI companion, Copilot is integrated into Bing, is designed to assist you with a variety of tasks. Whether you need to refine written material, condense extensive notes, or delve into research on various subjects, Copilot is here to provide support every step of the way. Copilot for Microsoft 365 (M365): Imagine having a personal assistant integrated within your preferred Microsoft 365 applications. These copilots enhance your productivity by streamlining tasks in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, and more, enabling you to accomplish more in less time. (Additional Licensing) Microsoft 365 Chat: This feature extends the capabilities of Microsoft Copilot by not only connecting to the internet but also integrating with your organization’s data. It empowers you to query M365 documents, Teams conversations, emails, and more, synthesizing information to provide comprehensive insights. (Additional Licensing) Copilot for Power Platform: Elevate your experience with Power Automate and Power Apps by utilizing the built-in AI assistant, Copilot. This tool is at your disposal to answer questions, assist in developing solutions, and offer guidance in resolving any issues you encounter. Copilot for GitHub: Think of GitHub Copilot as your coding buddy that offers helpful suggestions while you write code. It works with popular coding tools and uses artificial intelligence to understand what you’re trying to do. (Additional Licensing) The first one is Bing Chat Enterprise currently, and I am finding just calling it Copilot very confusing. As when I say "Microsoft Copilot" end users think M365 Copilot. I was corrected on a recent call when I called it Copilot in Bing, but I just feel that makes more sense. Any thoughts on how to make this less confusing for end users????1.6KViews0likes2CommentsAdoption Masterminds January Meetup!
Come join the Adoption Masterminds as we discuss the ever changing landscape of M365! This meetings topic will be "How to keep up with the pace of change", similar to the Ignite session held in November 🙂 This was a question that came out of the last call. We will focus on how these changes impact end users, and how to keep people up to date on what is relevant for them. This is an open conversation and a chance to share best practices, and connect with Adoption/Change Management specialists across the globe! This event will be Virtual and held on January 11th at 11AM EST. Register here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c787bdcb-00ed-4949-9736-a0e6bd31f097@8b3dd73e-4e72-4679-b191-56da1588712b817Views2likes2CommentsChampions Program Knowledge Sharing
There are some awesome posts about Champions Programs in this group. But why not meet and discuss our methods, best practices, wins, and flops? Join me on December 1st where we talk about Champions Programs!! This is a low key open conversation about what you have implemented/what you would like to implement! Register here: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3a15ceb6-feb3-4789-9f89-1bc35fbe88cc@8b3dd73e-4e72-4679-b191-56da1588712b639Views1like1CommentRe: Adopting Microsoft Teams for your projects
Thank you for sharing Daniel! It was fun to watch this go from first draft to final product too 🙂 Check out Daniels article on AI text to speech: https://teams.se/leveraging-chatgpt-while-awaiting-microsofts-copilot-update/ I love the analogy of Teams as a building, and channels as rooms where work is done. In my organization we struggle to help people understand the need and advantages of moving from file shares to Teams. Helping them create their "rooms" where work can be done more effectively may help us!1.6KViews1like1CommentAdoption Masterminds
The Adoption Masterminds meeting last week had 24 attendees from 4 to 5 different countries represented! I wanted to share some of the takeaways here: Overall adoption of Microsoft 365: Terence, David, Daniel, Leslie, and others shared their insights and challenges on applying change management principles, getting executive sponsorship, defining success measures, and engaging users with different cultures and needs. OneDrive adoption: Katie shared her frustration with low OneDrive adoption and lack of leadership support. Stanhope, Teresa, Eric, and others suggested some strategies to measure, communicate, and incentivize OneDrive usage, such as using Intune, success stories, and KPIs. Fun and user-friendly features: Leslie, Teresa, and Arik discussed the role of fun and user-friendly features in Microsoft 365, such as filters, emojis, and Viva. They debated the value and appropriateness of some features, such as the Maybelline lipstick filter, and the importance of making the tools easy and transparent to use. Managing expectations and costs: Lisa Jo raised the issue of managing expectations and costs with multiple businesses and different licensing levels within one tenant. She also expressed her frustration with Microsoft's frequent and unpredictable updates and changes. David and Terence agreed that this is a challenge and suggested to start the next call with this topic. This recap was brought to you by CoPilot 🙂 This was a fun and insightful conversation, and an awesome opportunity to come together and share ideas and best practices. I hope you can join the next time: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/c787bdcb-00ed-4949-9736-a0e6bd31f097@8b3dd73e-4e72-4679-b191-56da1588712b Check out this QQQ for Success Stories by Lesley Crook!1.1KViews3likes1CommentRe: Who leads your EEx? Or do you just have DEX+HCM?
Yes Lesley! I love my position, I technically sit in IT but I focus on Employee Experience of these technologies. Our current approach focuses on meeting employees where they are. That means partnering with Corp Comm to have Tips on our Intranet, going to in person events, sharing tips with employees that they can share with others, and so on! I think my next approach is really to dive into the data, determine where are adoption strength and weaknesses are! With 90,000 employees though it is a bit of a challenge.681Views2likes1Comment
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