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Checking Your Pulse in 2023 | Viva Pulse
The holidays are a time to reconnect with loved ones and get a pulse on those we hold dear. But we could all be better at keeping in touch throughout the year. It's equally important to keep a pulse on your team. The Great Resignation [...]
Holidays Can Be Stressful | Destress with Viva Insights
We've got some gifts we think you'll find grand, to help guide you to Teams wonderland. 12 tips & tricks delivered with glee, we'll help you use Teams most optimally. To kick off our enlightening holiday series, we’re bringing practicality to well-being theories. We [...]
Everything You Need to Know About People in Viva
Our teams are full of talent, and we're all working amongst people with skills we never knew they had. Does your developer have a knack for design, or is your Graphic Designer secretly an Excel wiz? Tapping into that talent enigma is a challenge. So [...]
Microsoft Ignite 2022 Modern Work Recap
Microsoft Ignite 2022 was full of exciting updates and inspiring stories, leaving us with a lot to digest! If you didn't get the chance to attend or still reeling from information overload, put your worries aside because this recap will deliver you all the essential [...]
Prevent Microsoft 365 Teams Sprawl
Microsoft Teams is an intuitive, user-friendly chat-based app within Microsoft 365 that makes digital collaboration a breeze. In fact, it’s so user-friendly that anyone can create a new Team and get a group of users working together in no time. While creative freedom seems promising, we’ve found this [...]
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.
Enhance Employee Engagement with Viva Engage
* Viva Topics will be retired on Feb 22, 2025, and has ceased new feature developments as of February 22, 2024, due to Microsoft's focus on Copilot. * Microsoft Viva is Microsoft 365's Employee Experience platform with a goal to unite communications, knowledge, learning, resources, [...]
Viva Dashboard | What is it? How to use it. How to make it your own.
The Viva Dashboard is one of Viva Connections' most powerful yet misunderstood components. The Dashboard pulls the tools your employees need in a quick and easily consumable dashboard that they can access in the office or on the go. Dynamic interactive dashboard cards allow employees to complete simple tasks or review critical data right in the flow of their work.
Microsoft Teams Essential vs Microsoft 365
How do I know which Microsoft product is right for my organization? With different, yet similar products like Microsoft Teams (free), Microsoft Teams Essential, Microsoft 365 Business, and Microsoft 365 Enterprise, it’s no wonder we can get lost in deciding which product is right for us. [...]
The Dos and Don’ts of Scheduling Microsoft Teams Meetings
Over 500,000 organizations use Microsoft Teams as their primary messaging platform and Microsoft Teams meetings have become a daily occurrence. Whether it is an interview, a conference call, or catching up with a friend, virtual meetings are here to stay. With this comes the expectation [...]
Templates in Microsoft Teams | An Easy Way to Customize Teams in Your Organization
Now that workplaces are increasing their online and work-from-home capabilities, Microsoft Teams is an important tool for ensuring information is delivered efficiently and effectively, and your people stay connected. It is hard for some users to understand their tasks, ask questions, and stay focused while [...]
Foster Empathy in Your Team by Ending Your Teams Meetings 5 Minutes Earlier
Since the move to the cloud and the adoption of a hybrid office for remote work, we have found that there are days where we get back to back to back to back meetings. This leaves no time for washroom breaks, snack breaks, catch up [...]
How to Invite Hotmail and Gmail Users to a Microsoft Teams Meeting
Working remotely has been such a pleasure, right? Telecommuting as a concept has had a positive impact on the business environment, allowing organizations and their employees to be productive in remote locations. While the benefits of telecommuting are unprecedented and significant, working remotely has also [...]
Modern Work, Process Transformation, and Secure Cloud | What It Means at Creospark
If you’ve been keeping up with us for a while, you probably know what we’re all about. If you don’t - that’s ok, we’ll cut you some slack (just this one time). At Creospark, we like to think of ourselves as an organization that [...]
Microsoft Viva Learning | Your New Study Buddy
* Viva Topics will be retired on Feb 22, 2025, and has ceased new feature developments as of February 22, 2024, due to Microsoft's focus on Copilot. * Whether you’re an expert in your field or have just switched professions or maybe you’re just a curious being, there are always more opportunities [...]
Understanding Microsoft Viva Topics | A Comprehensive Overview
* Viva Topics will be retired on Feb 22, 2025, and has ceased new feature developments as of February 22, 2024, due to Microsoft's focus on Copilot. * Artificial intelligence is taking over the world. Time to stop fearing SkyNet and embrace Johnny 5, friends! [...]
Microsoft Viva Connections | What Is It?
* Viva Topics will be retired on Feb 22, 2025, and has ceased new feature developments as of February 22, 2024, due to Microsoft's focus on Copilot. * One of the more obvious challenges presented by a remote work environment is the lack of social [...]
Viva Insights | What Is It and What Are the Benefits?
* Viva Topics will be retired on Feb 22, 2025, and has ceased new feature developments as of February 22, 2024, due to Microsoft's focus on Copilot. * Every single day that you show up to work, whether virtually or in the office, you’re releasing [...]
Microsoft 365 Office Features to Empower Your Modern Work
Let’s start by thinking back on the massive shifts that have hit the work environment in the last year and a half and forced us all into a business transformation frenzy that we call modern work, shall we? Traditional work habits were put to [...]
What is Microsoft Viva | The Viva Platforms Explained
* Viva Topics will be retired on Feb 22, 2025, and has ceased new feature developments as of February 22, 2024, due to Microsoft's focus on Copilot. * As an organization, you’re constantly looking for the best tools, processes, and applications available to better [...]
