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Copilot for Legal: Protecting Confidentiality While Boosting Productivity
Most managing partners, general counsel, and legal operations leaders aren’t asking whether AI is powerful. They already know it is. The real concern is simpler and more serious: Can we use AI without putting client confidentiality, ethical walls, or professional responsibility at risk? In [...]
How Law Firms Can Maximize Hourly Billing Efficiency with AI
Hourly billing has long been the financial foundation of legal practices. It reflects expertise, accountability, and the value of a lawyer’s judgment. But beneath that structure lies a deeper challenge; lawyers are working more than ever, yet billing less than they’d expect for the effort they put. The problem isn’t competence or commitment, it’s the mounting [...]
Day 12 – How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Work, One Day at a Time
As we wrap up our 12 Days of AI blog series, it’s clear that artificial intelligence isn’t just a buzzword; it’s a practical tool reshaping the way we work every single day. Over the past twelve posts, we’ve explored how AI can simplify tasks, [...]
Day 11 – Keeping Our HR Intranet Clear in a Remote-First Organization
Creospark is a remote-first organization, which means our intranet is where employees go first for HR information. Policies, benefits, onboarding resources, and everyday guidance all live in one place and they need to be easy to find, understand, and trust. As the organization grows, keeping intranet content accurate and [...]
Day 10 – Balancing AI Innovation with Cybersecurity: Best Practices for a Safer Future
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the way we work, enabling unprecedented productivity, automation, and insights. From generative AI tools that draft content to advanced analytics that predict trends, the benefits are undeniable. However, with great power comes great responsibility and risk. AI systems introduce [...]
Day 9 – Mondays Made Easy: How Copilot Transforms My Work Week
A few moons ago, when I first heard of AI, I rejected the idea of it, I decided to avoid using itnot realizing it was counterproductive. It took me five minutes to make peace with it, andbefore I knew it, I was creating an [...]
Day 8 – Supercharge Your Internal Communications with Copilot in SharePoint
As part of our 12 Days of AI campaign, we’re unwrapping some of the most powerful AI gifts available from Microsoft: Copilot in SharePoint. Think of it as your digital elf, ready to help you craft engaging content, streamline workflows, and spread cheer across your organization. Why SharePoint Copilot [...]
Day 7 – Festive Prompts PTO
Festive Prompts for Staying Productive Before and After PTO Give yourself the gift of organization For many, the holiday season is a time for celebration, reflection, and taking a well-earnedbreak from work. As you get ready to trade spreadsheets for [...]
Day 6 – Microsoft 365 Copilot for Marketing: From Webinar Planning to Performance Analysis in Hours, Not Days
As marketers, we juggle countless moving parts: webinar planning calls that spawn endless action items, landing pages that need to go live yesterday, and post-event content that somehow needs to materialize while we're already planning the next campaign. Before AI tools like Microsoft 365 Copilot entered [...]
Day 5 – Top 3 AI Driven Copilot Studio Features for Productivity in 2026
In 2026, leveraging AI-driven platforms is crucial for maximizing productivity and optimizing business operations. Microsoft Copilot Studio continues to be a game-changer, offering a suite of features that empower users to automate, optimize, and innovate their workflows. Below, we explore the top three must-use Copilot Studio features that are shaping [...]
Day 4 – When Planning Thinks Ahead: AI’s Next Leap for Project Managers
Welcome to Day 4 of Creospark’s 12 Days of AI, a December series exploring how artificial intelligence is transforming the way we work, create, and solve problems. Each story in this series highlights a real-world example of AI in action, how it’s helping teams across our community work smarter, faster, and more [...]
Day 3 – Deck the Halls for Copilot! Preparing SharePoint
AI isn’t coming down the chimney; it’s already in your workplace, and organizations everywhere are lighting up its possibilities. With the rise of AI, it’s time to think carefully about the data we’re feeding these engines to help us in our day-to-day work. Microsoft [...]
Day 2 – Feedback Flurries to Focused Reviews with Copilot
Feedback Flurries to Focused Reviews with Copilot Streamline Your Employee Reviews This Holiday Season Introduction Writing performance reviews, especially those involving 360-degree feedback, cansometimes feel more tangled than a string of holiday lights. Copilot can act as your littlehelper to [...]
Day 1 – AI for Productivity
AI for Productivity: Automating the Mundane to Unlock Innovation In today’s competitive business landscape, time is the ultimate currency. Yet, countless hours are lost to repetitive manual tasks such as data entry, scheduling, approvals that drain creativity and slow progress. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing that narrative by [...]
Why Most AI Pilots Fail and What Leaders Can Do Differently with Microsoft 365 Copilot
The Copilot Success Series This article is the first in our four-part series on making Microsoft 365 Copilot succeed. Across the series, we’ll explore why most AI pilots fail, the playbook of alignment, trust, and adoption, what real success looks like, and a 90-day [...]
Why 95% of AI Pilots Fail — and How to Succeed with Microsoft 365 Copilot
AI is everywhere, but success isn’t. A recent MIT study found that 95% of enterprise AI pilots fail to deliver measurable impact. Don’t let your Microsoft 365 Copilot rollout be another statistic. Join us for a practical, no-fluff session that reveals why most AI [...]
95% of AI Pilots Fail — How to Make Microsoft 365 Copilot Succeed
Most organizations are testing AI, but according to a new MIT study, 95% of enterprise pilots fail to deliver measurable impact. Don’t let your Microsoft 365 Copilot rollout become one of them. In this session, we’ll unpack why so many AI projects stall and share a [...]
AI Ethics and Hallucination Management: Navigating the Risks of Intelligent Tools
The Double-Edged Sword of AI Generative AI can transform how organizations operate. It can summarize lengthy reports, draft professional communications, and analyze complex datasets in seconds. But with that power comes risk. Two particular challenges stand out for every business leader: Hallucination Management - [...]
Decision Matrix: Which AI Fits Your Organization?
The AI Choice Dilemma Artificial Intelligence is no longer a “future” conversation, it’s here, embedded in business workflows, and transforming how teams operate. But as AI tools flood the market, a big question looms for decision-makers: Which AI is the right fit for my [...]
AI SmackDown: Microsoft 365 Copilot vs. ChatGPT – Choosing Your Ultimate AI Sidekick
By Eric Overfield – August 2025 Artificial Intelligence is transforming the workplace, but not all AI tools step into the ring equally equipped. For those of us that have invested in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem and are looking to provide AI driven productivity solutions [...]
