Welcome to the new Mcd79
A new home for practical lessons about Copilot, agents, AI productivity, and the work required to turn promising tools into useful habits.
Notes for making AI useful.
Current writing from Kevin McDonnell on Copilot, agents, and the practices that turn promising technology into better work.
12 August 2026→
The value of Copilot is in the work
Copilot creates value when it improves a real task and leaves behind a better way of working—not when it merely produces more output.
A practical map of agents in the Copilot space
Agent Builder, declarative agents, Copilot Studio, and custom engine agents are choices about control, reach, and responsibility—not a ladder everyone must climb.
Why AI productivity needs a framework
AI adoption changes shape as it moves from a personal experiment to a team practice, departmental capability, and organisational system.
The thinking did not start with AI.
Ten preserved articles carry forward lessons about employee experience, change, Microsoft 365, community, and making technology useful.
Enter the legacy archive →