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Design Matters | UI/UX best practices for Power Apps, Power Pages & SharePoint
Discover how PVA tools can uncover additional value your bots may deliver all while functioning within your specific governance and compliance frameworks.
Meeting Capture | The Key to Better Meetings & Unlocking Summer Bliss
Meetings are a great way for teams to connect, sync, and collaborate. They're an integral part of modern organizational culture, but — and this is a big one — poorly managed are draining productivity and frustrate participants, leaving them feeling worse about their work. When [...]
Power Up Your Presentations | The Lazy Way to Compelling Data Storytelling
When we hear about "lazy ways" of doing things, we often associate them with inefficiencies and shortcuts. But what if there's a lazy way that actually leads to a more productive workplace and improved business outcomes? Today, we'll explore the Power BI add-in for PowerPoint—a [...]
Eat Your Frog | The Secret to Your Most Productive Self
A frog a day keeps the stress away! Frog for breakfast might not sound ideal, but it's a must. And it's not because there's a bacon shortage but because we want you to have the most productive summer yet. But what is a [...]
Optimizing Power Virtual Agents Bots | Analytics, Monitoring, Governance & Compliance | Webinar
Discover how PVA tools can uncover additional value your bots may deliver all while functioning within your specific governance and compliance frameworks.
Viva and Glint | The Key to Transforming Employee Experience
Microsoft's Work Index Report tells us that 41% of employees are considering leaving their current employer, making the need for a positive work environment that supports the holistic needs of employees more crucial than ever. So, it's not surprising that Microsoft has been working hard [...]
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 [...]
Harness the Power of Viva Sales | Maximizing Your Sales Potential
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 conducted 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 [...]
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 Out-of-the-Box (OOTB), Custom, or Third-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 [...]
