best practice

Shift from Individual Tasks to Collaborative 'Cowork' Workflows

Q: What prompt should I use?

Start a collaborative session in Teams: "@Copilot, based on our project files in this group, summarize the outstanding tasks for [PROJECT_NAME] and suggest which team member should take the lead on each based on recent activity."

Published 06:02 MYT · Jul 17

Enable shared AI agents to sync team milestones instantly.

Use Copilot Cowork features to transition from individual AI prompts to collaborative, cross-application workflows that synchronize team milestones.

Microsoft Copilot

The Scenario

You are working in a Microsoft Teams group chat and need to quickly align the entire team on project milestones without everyone performing their own manual search.

Before & after

The old way

Previously, team members had to manually search through disparate channels and document folders to align on project status. Time cost: 30–60 minutes.

With AI

Using Copilot Cowork, teams can interact with shared AI agents that reference collective knowledge in seconds. Time cost: 3–5 minutes.

The Prompt

Start a collaborative session in Teams: "@Copilot, based on our project files in this group, summarize the outstanding tasks for [PROJECT_NAME] and suggest which team member should take the lead on each based on recent activity."

The 'Cowork' feature focus in 2026 emphasizes cross-application AI-powered collaboration rather than just individual productivity.

Source

Microsoft 365 Copilot | Microsoft Community Hub

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