GeekWire The Great Rewiring: How the pandemic set the stage for AI — and what's next
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Oct 25, 2025 Colette Stallbaumer, co-founder of Microsoft WorkLab and general manager for Microsoft 365 Copilot, shares insights from her book on how the pandemic transformed work dynamics. She discusses the rapid adoption of remote tools that paved the way for AI integration, the importance of maintaining human connection in a tech-driven workplace, and presents innovative concepts like 'agent bosses' and the fluid, Hollywood-style team model. Colette emphasizes the need for humans to evolve alongside AI and reflects on the continuous change shaping our work environments.
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Pandemic Laid The Foundation For AI
- The pandemic and AI revolution form one continuous story of rapid change in how we work.
- Microsoft WorkLab tracked this acceleration and the new clock speed of work adaptation.
Build On Remote Work Infrastructure
- Use collaboration tools and meeting transcripts as the technical foundation for AI workflows.
- Leverage platforms like Teams that normalized remote collaboration to enable AI features.
People Stay At The Heart Of Work
- Human connection remains central even as AI becomes core to work.
- AI should free people to focus on relationships and creative work rather than replace them.
