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How to Measure Success and Define ROI for a Digital Workspace?
A digital workplace is a virtual environment that provides employees access to a combination of communication, collaboration, and knowledge management tools that help them do their jobs from anywhere, at any time. To evaluate the success of your digital workplace, you must define and measure [...]
The State of Microsoft Viva & the Digital Workspace | Webinar
Walk away with practical applications to configure and architect your Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Viva-empowered digital workspace.
A New Era for SharePoint | Copilot Navigates its way into SharePoint
Microsoft has long incorporated AI into numerous software products, making it an integral part of its offerings. However, AI's true power and capabilities are only now becoming apparent. In a recent announcement, Microsoft revealed the integration of Copilot in SharePoint, promising a more user-friendly experience [...]
Viva Insights & Viva Goals | Measuring the Success of a Hybrid Workplace
Measuring the success of a hybrid workplace is essential for organizations to determine if their work model is operating effectively and efficiently. However, identifying the appropriate Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) to measure the success of a hybrid workplace can be overwhelming. Fortunately, there are [...]
How to Bring Return on Participation (ROP) to Your Virtual Meetings
As we continue to shift to remote or hybrid work environments, virtual meetings are quickly filling up our schedules. In fact, according to Microsoft’s 2022 Work Trend Index, weekly meeting time has more than doubled — a 252 percent increase — for Teams users since [...]
5 Ways to Implement Viva Sales into Your Business Today
Sellers are under a lot of stress. Finding and qualifying leads for your business to convert into closed deals carries a lot of pressure, right? Not to mention, time-consuming. What’s more, according to research commissioned by Microsoft, 66% of a seller’s day is spent managing [...]
How to Use Power Platform to Create a Data Culture
Making data-driven decisions can be the differentiator between success and failure. We're constantly generating data in our never-ending interactions with technology and access to meaningful data, and the appropriate analytical tools are crucial to success. As leaders, we must provide our team with the most [...]
Microsoft 365 Copilot | Your Favorite AI Assistant
We recently broke down the integration of ChatGPT into Microsoft ecosystem and how AI (Artificial Intelligence) will transform the workplace. Yet, it seems we're only in the adoption stage of this technology. With new innovations and announcements daily, our fascination and excitement know no bounds. In Microsoft's [...]
Channel vs Non-Channel Microsoft Teams Meetings
If you’re confused by the different types of meetings in Microsoft Teams and how each one can be used, you’re not alone! Our team recently made fifty billion test meetings (slight exaggeration) to break down the pros and cons of channel meetings and non-channel meetings. [...]
Deciding Between OOTB, Custom, or 3rd-Party Solutions in Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 offers an impressive stack of tools, and here at Creospark, we have an out-of-the-box (OOTB) first approach. There are many reasons why we believe you should almost always attempt to use the OOTB tools available to you before taking the custom route. However, sometimes [...]
The Future of Microsoft and What 2023 Has in Store for You
The new year is upon us, and technology advances at such high speeds that it's hard to keep up! Well, that's where we come in to give you an exclusive summary of the most exciting thing coming from Microsoft in 2023 to ensure that you're [...]
Improve your Wellbeing via Microsoft Teams
The last few years have had their fair share of ‘you’ve got to be kidding me’s, ‘this again?’ and ‘oh come on’s,’. So, if you’re like the rest of us, finding ways to bring levity, joy, and a little comfort to your day is key. Microsoft’s extensive [...]
Convert your Figma designs to Microsoft Power Apps: Step-by-step Demo
Technology is evolving at a faster pace than we could ever imagine. Time and time again, innovative applications and processes are created to make our lives a little easier. The incredible web-based design tool Figma keeps pace with your team’s ideas and workflows – promoting [...]
Microsoft Teams Meeting Rooms: Optimized for Hybrid Work
How would you grade your company conference rooms? Hint: you need much more than four walls and a table to receive a high grade. These days, it’s important to think about the people who are NOT in the room just as much, if not more, than [...]
Microsoft Places – A Reinvention of the Workplace
It's hard to remember a time when everyone worked in-office, and we could just pop over to our work-bestie's desk for a quick chat. The reality is our environment is now a hybrid-first world, and this new work experience is one that many of us [...]
5 New Year Goals to Kickstart Your Digital Workspace
Ready or not, 2023 is here! Resolutions can seem daunting, and they’re often abandoned—much like that fresh bag of kale in your fridge or your slick new running shoes come Jan 27th 😛. So how can you set goals and stick to them? It starts by making [...]
7 Resolutions to Improve Digital Teamwork with Microsoft 365
Teamwork is essential to success, and while there’s no I in Team, there is most certainly a ‘me.’ Yes, teamwork gets a bit more challenging in the digital world, but it’s still our job as teammates to up our game. The good news is, Microsoft has [...]
Connect Your Team | Microsoft Places
“We need to recognize that the role of the office has changed and people come in for each other to rebuild team bonds. To make the office worth the commute, employees need a “why” and it turns out that “why” is each other” - Jared [...]
An Eternal, Perfect Hair Day | Mesh Avatars Coming to Teams
Let's face it; sometimes, we don't want to show our faces. We all have those days where we're simply not in the mood to do our makeup, brush our hair, or even change out of our pajamas, but that doesn't mean that we don't want [...]
Merrier Meetings | Pop-out Shared Content in Teams
On the 10th day of Teams, Microsoft gave to thee. A pop-out window in a Teams meeting! Microsoft is constantly evolving the Teams platform, and one of the latest updates is truly a gift of productivity. The Pop-out feature now allows us to [...]