Boost Your Team’s Collaboration with Team Copilot

Have you heard about Team Copilot yet? It’s the latest addition to Microsoft's suite of AI tools and is set to launch later this year.

Team Copilot is an advanced, AI-powered assistant designed to enhance your team's collaboration. While Microsoft’s 365 Copilot has been a personal assistant for individual tasks like drafting emails or recapping missed meetings, Team Copilot elevates this by focusing on group activities.

Here are three key ways Team Copilot can benefit your team:

1. Meeting Facilitator
   During Teams video calls, Team Copilot can take real-time notes that everyone in the meeting can view and edit. It can also create follow-up tasks, track time for each agenda item, and assist with in-person or hybrid meetings when used with Teams Rooms.
2. Group Text Chat Assistant
   In Teams group text chats, Copilot can summarize lengthy conversations, highlighting the most important information. It can also answer group questions, helping everyone stay informed without sifting through extensive chat history.
3. Project Manager
   Team Copilot can help manage projects by creating tasks and goals within Microsoft’s Planner app. It can assign tasks to team members and even complete some tasks itself, like drafting a blog post. It will notify team members when their input is needed.

Effective teamwork is crucial for productivity. By assisting with group-oriented tasks, Team Copilot can significantly enhance your team’s overall productivity.

It’s important to note that while Team Copilot is incredibly helpful, it doesn’t replace the role of a human meeting facilitator. It won’t lead meetings or ensure inclusivity, but it will create agendas, track time, take notes, and share files.

Think of it as a business insights assistant, improving group interactions and meetings rather than moderating comments or managing behavior. But who knows what the future holds?
Team Copilot will be available in preview later this year for Microsoft 365 customers with a Copilot subscription. While it’s still a work in progress, its potential to transform team productivity is immense.

Keep an eye out for its release and consider how it could integrate into your workflow to boost your team’s productivity.