Category Archives: Apps and tools

Topics and hashtags in Engage

Have you ever wondered whether to use a hashtag # or a topic in Engage (also known as Microsoft Viva Engage)? While both help organize content, and both are searchable, they serve slightly different purposes. This post breaks down the differences and give you practical examples to help you decide #WhenToUseWhat. The difference between TopicsContinue reading “Topics and hashtags in Engage”

Count down timer for Teams meetings

How does your calendar for the week look like? Lots of meetings planned? Do they all have an agenda and do you know why you are joining the meetings? 🗓️If they don’t have an agenda, and you are the organizer, update them with an agenda, that makes it easier for people to understand why theyContinue reading “Count down timer for Teams meetings”

Managing Your Viva Engage Data Location

Where does your Viva Engage Data live? A lot of companies are currently in the process of transitioning from Workplace to Viva Engage. Some might just move right in, some might migrate data or users, some might run pilots in their Viva Engage tenant. Some companies might have had Yammer previously, before it changed theContinue reading “Managing Your Viva Engage Data Location”

Explore New Features of Viva Engage

Viva Engage have so much smartness and great ways of engaging your employees. What’s new: What’s new for Communicators at M365 Conference (from the Viva Engage Customer Connection community) The Microsoft 365 Community Conference brings people together from all around the world to learn about the latest Microsoft. This year included a dedicated track forContinue reading “Explore New Features of Viva Engage”

Under-sharing

The silent productivity killer These days we hear a lot about oversharing, such as oversharing information, sharing stuff with people who shouldn’t have access, not putting things in the right place and it then all of a sudden shows up, e.g. in Microsoft Delve* or now with adding Copilot to the mix. *Some years backContinue reading “Under-sharing”

Structure in Teams

Just as there are many ways to decorate a house, the same goes for a team*s collaboration “rooms” in Microsoft Teams. 💡One of the best tips I learned from my boss @Ståle Hansen, was to set a default order of apps/icons in the left side menu in Teams. This makes it easier to communicate whenContinue reading “Structure in Teams”

Microsoft 365 Governance and adoption resources

List of favourite blogs and resources related to Microsoft 365 Governance: Where does Microsoft 365 store your data? A detailed guide (nikkichapple.com) Enabling Modern Collaboration – Microsoft Adoption Periodic Table of Microsoft 365 – 2022 Edition | jumpto365 Blog

Microsoft events

Microsoft Updates and News List of recent updates and news events In Seattle: November 14-17, 2023 | Online: November 15-16, 2023 Your home for Microsoft Ignite Microsoft Event – AI Innovations across Microsoft 365, Surface, Windows, Bing and more… Microsoft has led a huge boom in hashtag#AI innovation this year – from our extended partnership withContinue reading “Microsoft events”