Episode Details

FULL SHOW NOTES
https://podcast.nz365guy.com/144

• A brief introduction about Daniel, Jeff and Rob’s personal & family background. Where they live & how they spend their time when not working.   
• Discussions about their journey to Microsoft  
• Introduction to the Catalyst program  
• Discusses the history of Microsoft Catalyst and Methodology  
• Importance of Modern Business Engagement  
• Relationship between Design Thinking, Business Decision Maker and Microsoft Catalyst – taking requirements from the customer.   
• The impact of Catalyst on business  
• Discusses the four pillars of Microsoft Catalyst – Inspire, Design, empower and Achieve  
• Understanding its importance with Partners in modern business engagement   
• Talks about the resources used in the methodology  
• The type of search things they need to better understand the building blocks around customer journey mapping, empathy mapping, and wireframe   
• Is Catalyst part of the business?  
• Understanding the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation   
• The importance of embracing these technologies for functional consultants and the impact on their business  
• What are the specific sets of steps the Catalyst programs provide?  

RESOURCES

Bill and Melinda Gates foundation   

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

Support the show

If you want to get in touch with me, you can message me here on Linkedin.

Thanks for listening 🚀 - Mark Smith