Voices of the Neighborhood

Voices of the Neighborhood

Hosted by Erik van Hurck, each episode highlights a Microsoft MVP from The Digital Neighborhood. We will talk AI, but we will also cover other Microsoft Tech along the way.

Episodes

December 23, 2025 51 secs

Just a short message from Erik, looking forward to a wonderful 2026 together!

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In this episode of Voices of the Neighborhood, Erik is joined by long-time colleague and Power Apps MVP Søren Weber for a candid and humorous deep-dive into the state of AI, Copilot, and the evolving role of the citizen developer.

We explore what’s truly changed in the world of app-building, why curiosity and playfulness still beat credentials, and how AI empowers the human pilot. Søren brings stories from the field, insights from ...

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October 24, 2025 37 mins

Bo and Erik talk about adoption of Copilot in any type of organization. We talk about strategies of improving engagement and we have coined the term "Introvert Champion".

About the Context& merger: https://contextand.com/news/context-a-new-microsoft-powerhouse-with-an-ai-first-focus 

A link to get you started on the community challenge: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365-copilot/extensibility/copilot-studio-lite-b...

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September 4, 2025 30 mins

Today I'm talking with Mikko Koskinen, a recently awarded MVP who works with Copilot Studio. 

We talk about what has him excited most and what he believes would be good things to be aware of while planning for a new Copilot Agent. Hint: it's not the IT side that's the most important!

Links discussed in this session:

Dewain Robinson - The ...

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July 28, 2025 24 mins

This is the third episode of The Voices of the Neighborhood podcast. And because everyone is on vacation, it's a special monologue episode with just me, your host Erik van Hurck.

 

You can find more about me here:

https://linktr.ee/TheProjectCorner 

I mentioned the Westenberg and the need for Cringe tolerance, here's the video link:

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June 27, 2025 47 mins

In this second episode I'm talking with another Delegate MVP. Magnus hosts the Nordic Summit as well as the Power Platform Weekly newsletter.

We also talk about what makes a good developer verses a person that "just knows how to code".

You can find Magnus on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xrmwizard/ Show links:

Nordic Summit: https://nordicsummit.info/

Power Platform Discord: https://discord.gg/EGGZdFVJXr 

Community challen...

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May 27, 2025 53 mins

In this first real episode Erik (van Hurck) and Erik (David Johnson) team up to talk about AI. 

But, what I thought would be a very technical LLM focused talk turned out to be a more philosophical discussion on what it means to be human. And what makes a Generative AI so much different. 

Erik David Johnson has a track record spanning more than a decade. Providing his insights to, among others, the Danish government. 

 

As this is t...

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May 21, 2025 1 min

Hi there, and welcome to the podcast. 

My name is Erik van Hurck, and I will guide the upcoming conversations with Microsoft MVP's from The Digital Neighborhood.

You can find me on LinkedIn if you are interested in connecting:

Erik van Hurck - Projectum ApS | LinkedIn

Send us a message using this form: Voices of the Neighborhood – Fill out form

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