Microsoft Adoption
Giving employees access to Microsoft Copilot is one thing. Helping them discover what they can accomplish with it is another. A strong Champion program bridges that gap through peer learning, practical guidance, and shared experiences.
There’s no single formula for a successful Champion program. Organizations take different approaches based on their unique adoption goals and challenges.
Each story in this growing library takes you behind the scenes to reveal how organizations are helping employees embrace new ways of working.
Use this library to find ideas and strategies to build and grow your Champion program.
Best for: Building a scalable Champion community
Proof point: Nearly 10,000 Copilot Champs
Tags: Peer community · Train the trainer · Feedback loop · Role-based examples
Die Herausforderung: Microsoft needed to support Copilot adoption across a large, global workforce with different roles, needs, and levels of confidence. Employees needed guidance that was consistent throughout the organization but relevant to their everyday work.
The Champion approach: Microsoft used a hub-and-spoke model to connect central guidance with support across different parts of the business. A central change management team set the direction, adoption teams tailored the approach, and the Copilot Champs Community gave employees a place to exchange ideas and learn from their peers.
Train-the-trainer sessions, community calls, role-based demonstrations, and shared resources equipped Champs to support colleagues and bring feedback into the program.
Das Ergebnis: The community grew to nearly 10,000 Champs, demonstrating how central coordination, tailored adoption support, and peer learning can work together at scale.
Try this: Create a shared space where Champions can exchange Copilot examples, questions, and feedback. Invite Champions from different teams to contribute one useful workflow or lesson learned, then make sharing a recurring activity.
Best for: Scaling adoption with leadership and peer reinforcement
Proof point: 98% Copilot adoption
Tags: Executive sponsorship · Champion network · Myth-busting · Peer sharing
Die Herausforderung: KOHLER needed to help employees across business functions understand how Copilot could support their work. That meant building confidence, addressing misconceptions, and making adoption relevant to different roles.
The Champion approach: KOHLER combined visible executive sponsorship with a network of more than 200 Champions. Leaders reinforced the importance of AI adoption, while Champions shared use cases, answered questions, and helped colleagues explore practical applications.
Viva Engage, virtual Champion meetings, role-based training, and Fact and Fiction sessions gave the network opportunities to share knowledge and address common concerns.
Das Ergebnis: KOHLER reported 98% Copilot adoption ahead of its original plan, supported by a broader change management effort that connected leadership direction with peer learning.
Try this: Ask teammates what’s keeping them from using Copilot. Choose one common concern and address it through a short peer demonstration or myth-busting session.
Best for: Helping employees advance their AI skills
Proof point: 98% Microsoft Copilot adoption
Tags: Maturity path · Recognition · Viva Engage · Agents · Advanced training
Die Herausforderung: Black & Veatch needed to help its global workforce apply AI to complex knowledge work while strengthening confidence, addressing governance needs, and creating opportunities for employees to progress from using AI to building with it.
The Champion approach: Black & Veatch established three levels of AI proficiency: adopter, navigator, and builder. Champions and early adopters shared practical examples to help colleagues progress from everyday Copilot tasks to more advanced AI-enabled work.
Training cohorts, specialized workshops, and technology showcases supported that progression. Employee recognition encouraged experimentation, while a Viva Engage community of more than 8,000 members connected employees with their peers.
Das Ergebnis: Black & Veatch reported 98% Copilot adoption, with more than 6,000 professionals using Copilot. Its structured learning model gave employees a path to keep developing their skills beyond initial adoption.
Try this: Build a simple learning path for your team. Start with one useful Copilot workflow, then invite an experienced colleague to demonstrate a more advanced scenario.
Best for: Building confidence through hands-on learning
Proof point: 1,300 employees trained through AI + Data Day
Tags: Employee-led learning · Workshops · Hackathons · Responsible AI · Copilot Studio
Die Herausforderung: Conagra Brands needed to introduce AI across a diverse workforce in a practical, responsible way. The goal was to turn employee curiosity into useful business applications while building confidence and trust.
The Champion approach: Conagra made employees active participants in AI learning through peer-led demonstrations, workshops, and prompt-engineering sessions. Active AI Champions pursued deeper training and brought new skills and ideas back into the business.
AI + Data Day events, hackathons, and learning paths gave employees opportunities to progress from introductory Copilot workflows to more advanced capabilities, including Copilot Studio.
Das Ergebnis: Conagra reported training 1,300 employees through AI + Data Day, with 120 Active AI Champions participating in advanced training. The program helped employees develop practical skills through shared, hands-on experiences.
Try this: Host a short, peer-led session around a task your team performs regularly. Give everyone time to try Copilot, compare approaches, and share what they learned.
Every Champion program starts somewhere. Look at how these organizations addressed their adoption challenges and the support they put in place, then identify which approaches could work for your organization.
Use Copilot to turn what you’ve learned into an actionable plan for building a success story of your own.
Beispielaufforderung
I’m an AI Champion helping my team adopt Microsoft Copilot. Our goal is [desired outcome], and our biggest challenge is [challenge]. Help me outline a Champion success story we can work toward. Include one practical action I can take, the support I’ll need, and two or three ways to measure our progress. Don’t invent results or assume we’ve already achieved the outcome.
Hier finden Sie praktische Anleitungen, Tools und Anregungen, die Ihnen helfen, die Einführung von Copilot voranzutreiben und Ihr Team einzubinden.
