Why AI Might Actually Make Human Skills More Valuable, Not Less — with Georgia Barnasa, Cognitive AI Architect at Microsoft

Why AI Might Actually Make Human Skills More Valuable, Not Less — with Georgia Barnasa, Cognitive AI Architect at Microsoft

AI adoption is reshaping the workplace — but are people actually ready, and are the systems around them keeping up? In this episode, Shervin is joined by Georgia Barnasa, Microsoft Cognitive AI Architect based in Switzerland, to unpack what Microsoft's 2026 Work Trend Index really reveals about how organizations and individuals are navigating this shift. From the role of manager support in driving AI readiness, to why authenticity may become the most valuable human skill in an AI-saturated world, this conversation goes deep on the human side of AI. Subscribe and leave a review to help others find the show! ⏩ Make sure to visit our website for more AI videos, blogs, and podcasts: https://cosi.pro [https://cosi.pro] This Podcast represents the opinions of Shervin Shaffie and his guests to the video and does not reflect the opinions of Microsoft, affiliates, or the companies with which this video's participants are affiliated with. © 2020–Present Collaboration Simplified. All rights reserved. Collaboration Simplified® is a registered trademark of Shervin Shaffie.

I Built an AI Command Center for My Entire Workday

Build your own AI-powered Personal Dashboard with Microsoft Copilot and Copilot Cowork. In this video, I’ll show you how I created a custom AI Command Center that helps me prioritize my day, focus on what matters most, and stay ahead of emails, meetings, projects, Teams chats, KPIs, overdue tasks, calendar load, and more with automatic hourly updates in one centralized view. I’m Shervin Shaffie, Copilot Principal Engineer at Microsoft, and in this step-by-step tutorial you’ll learn how to build a personalized productivity dashboard. I’m also sharing the exact prompts and recipe so you can customize it for your own workflow. ⏩ You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/kXP88J94BOE [https://youtu.be/kXP88J94BOE] This Podcast represents the opinions of Shervin Shaffie and his guests to the video and does not reflect the opinions of Microsoft, affiliates, or the companies with which this video's participants are affiliated with. © 2020–Present Collaboration Simplified. All rights reserved. Collaboration Simplified® is a registered trademark of Shervin Shaffie.

500 Million Have Copilot Chat — Most Only Use 10% | Learn How To Use The Other 90%

Join Shervin Shaffie, Copilot Principal Engineer at Microsoft as he talks about the major updates to Microsoft 365 Copilot Chat and why you should use it. ⏩ You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/fPnucwgIizg [https://youtu.be/fPnucwgIizg] This Podcast represents the opinions of Shervin Shaffie and his guests to the video and does not reflect the opinions of Microsoft, affiliates, or the companies with which this video's participants are affiliated with. © 2020–Present Collaboration Simplified. All rights reserved. Collaboration Simplified® is a registered trademark of Shervin Shaffie.

Go Beyond Copilot Agents with Copilot Cowork (Custom Skills Tutorial)

Join Shervin Shaffie, Copilot Principal Engineer at Microsoft, as he demonstrates how to automate your entire post-meeting workflow. Shervin uses Copilot Cowork to build a custom skill that gets all your meeting work done by creating documents and emails on your behalf. ⏩ You can watch this Podcast as a video here: https://youtu.be/CNWQjuoOzM0 [https://youtu.be/CNWQjuoOzM0] This Podcast represents the opinions of Shervin Shaffie and his guests to the video and does not reflect the opinions of Microsoft, affiliates, or the companies with which this video's participants are affiliated with. © 2020–Present Collaboration Simplified. All rights reserved. Collaboration Simplified® is a registered trademark of Shervin Shaffie.

Copilot Now Lets You Choose Between Claude, ChatGPT, Or Both! (Full Tutorial)

Join Shervin Shaffie, Copilot Principal Engineer at Microsoft, as he demonstrates how to automate your entire post-meeting workflow. Shervin uses Copilot Cowork to build a custom skill that gets all your meeting work done by creating documents and emails on your behalf. ⏩ You can watch this Podcast as a video here: https://youtu.be/CtdUujOpNzI [https://youtu.be/CtdUujOpNzI] This Podcast represents the opinions of Shervin Shaffie and his guests to the video and does not reflect the opinions of Microsoft, affiliates, or the companies with which this video's participants are affiliated with. © 2020–Present Collaboration Simplified. All rights reserved. Collaboration Simplified® is a registered trademark of Shervin Shaffie.