Why Loop Is Changing the Way We Collaborate

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Amanda Sterner shares practical insights on how Microsoft Loop and Copilot are reshaping collaboration, productivity, and digital adoption. From overcoming tool resistance to driving change through Champions programs, this episode offers actionable strategies for tech professionals navigating modern workplace transformation.
👉 Full Show Notes
https://www.microsoftinnovationpodcast.com/755
🎙️ What you’ll learn

How Loop enhances personal and collaborative workflows
Ways Copilot unlocks value in underused Microsoft 365 apps
Why fast, iterative cloud innovation beats slow release cycles
How to build effective Champions programs for tech adoption
What blocks Copilot adoption—and how to overcome it

✅ Highlights

“Loop came. It looks beautiful. I was hooked immediately.”
“I want to be able to use it when I don’t have Wi-Fi.”
“Copilot can help us in apps we’re not used to working with.”
“I hate Excel. But now I’m a very average user of Excel.”
“Copilot fixes it for me, or at least points me in a direction.”
“Copilot makes so ugly things.”
“Champions is the most flexible, price-worthy way of driving change.”
“You don’t need lurkers. You need people who want to be champions.”
“Change doesn’t magically happen by itself.”
“It’s not just saving your files in the cloud—it’s how you work.”
“If people don’t want to put the time on it, remove their licence.”

🧰 Mentioned

Microsoft Loop - Microsoft Loop: Collaborative App | Microsoft 365
Microsoft Copilot - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot
Microsoft 365 - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365
Microsoft MVP YouTube Series: How to Become a Microsoft MVP - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLzf0yupPbVkqdRJDPVE4PtTlm6quDhiu7

✅ Keywords
copilot, loop, microsoft 365, champions program, productivity, collaboration, excel, powerpoint, cloud, digital adoption, employee experience, ai tools
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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Chapters

1. Why Loop Is Changing the Way We Collaborate (00:00:00)

2. Loop: The Future of Personal Productivity (00:02:30)

3. Copilot + Loop: A New Era of Collaborative Drafting (00:05:10)

4. Breaking the Fear Barrier: Encouraging Exploration in M365 (00:10:32)

5. Copilot as a Gateway to Previously Avoided Tools (00:12:03)

6. The PowerPoint Problem: Why AI Still Misses the Mark (00:13:27)

7. Champions Programs: The Secret to Sustainable Change (00:17:50)

8. When Copilot Fails: The Cost of Passive Adoption (00:20:47)

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