How to Actually Get Value from Copilot at Work

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This episode explores how organisations can move from AI curiosity to real value using Microsoft Copilot and agents, drawing on practical insights from Yves Habersaat. The conversation focuses on adoption that starts where people already work, keeps early use cases simple, and scales only when the need is clear. It also covers real-world agent scenarios, model choice, and why low-code tools are often enough to deliver results quickly. 

👉 Full Show Notes
https://www.microsoftinnovationpodcast.com/803

🎙️ What you’ll learn     

• How to introduce Copilot in tools teams already use every day 
• Why Teams is often the fastest way to see AI value 
• When simple agents are enough and when custom builds make sense 
• How to approach agent design without overengineering 
• Why understanding the use case matters more than the tool choice 

🔴 Highlights     

• “A lot of customers want to try concretely what is AI.” 
• “They want to use AI in the day-to-day basis.” 
• “Teams is a really good entry point.” 
• “You can have concrete results without spending a lot of time.” 
• “Keep it simple at the beginning.” 
• “After, you add more complexity and more logic.” 
• “Copilot Studio has evolved a lot.” 
• “You need to understand the use case first.” 

🧰 Mentioned     

• Microsoft Copilot - https://copilot.microsoft.com/ 
• Agent SDK (Microsoft 365 Agents SDK) -  https://learn.microsoft.com/microsoft-365/agents-sdk/ 
• Azure AI Foundry -  https://ai.azure.com/ 
• Azure -  https://azure.microsoft.com/ 
• ChatGPT -  https://chat.openai.com/ 
• Microsoft MVP YouTube Series - How to Become a Microsoft MVP - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzf0yupPbVkqdRJDPVE4PtTlm6quDhiu7 

✅ Keywords      
microsoft copilot, ai agents, copilot studio, microsoft teams, azure ai, agent sdk, ai adoption, prompting, enterprise ai, ai workflows, low code ai, applied ai 

Microsoft 365 Copilot Adoption is a Microsoft Press book for leaders and consultants. It shows how to identify high-value use cases, set guardrails, enable champions, and measure impact, so Copilot sticks. Practical frameworks, checklists, and metrics you can use this month. Get the book: https://bit.ly/CopilotAdoption

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