{"podcast":{"title":"Microsoft Innovation Podcast","slug":"microsoft-innovation-podcast-232124","podcast_index_feed_id":232124,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/1796418.rss","website_url":"https://www.microsoftinnovationpodcast.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/2jbjgz94skpni60burtjjuoclufc?.jpg","author":"Mark Smith [nz365guy]","episode_count":833,"summary":"If you want to get your ideas or questions featured on an episode, please leave us a voicemail: https://www.microsoftinnovationpodcast.com/voicemail/ Dive into the future of work with the \"Microsoft Innovation Podcast,\" exploring the intersection of People, Business, Technology, and AI. Engage with expert guests—including thought leaders from Microsoft, industry innovators, and community specialists—who are redefining the world with advancements in AI, Cloud technologies, the Power Platform, Dynamics 365 , and beyond. Every episode delivers a blend of in-depth discussions, practical insights, and actionable strategies tailored for professionals driving enablement and innovation . Join us across our six shows: The Power Platform Show The MVP Show The Copilot Show The Ecosystems Show The AI Advantage The AI Unfiltered Show","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/microsoft-innovation-podcast-232124"},"episode":{"title":"AI Adoption Isn’t IT: Exec Alignment Comes First","slug":"ai-adoption-isn-t-it-exec-alignment-comes-first","published_at":"2026-03-29T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/microsoft-innovation-podcast-232124/ai-adoption-isn-t-it-exec-alignment-comes-first","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/microsoft-innovation-podcast-232124","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1796418/episodes/18885645-ai-adoption-isn-t-it-exec-alignment-comes-first.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1796418/episodes/18885645-ai-adoption-isn-t-it-exec-alignment-comes-first.mp3","summary":"Get featured on the show by leaving us a Voice Mail: https://bit.ly/MIPVM In this episode of AI Unfiltered, Kristen Perdue explains why AI adoption fails when leaders treat it like standard software instead of a fundamental shift in how organisations operate. The conversation focuses on executive mindset, cultural alignment, and communication gaps that quietly derail AI initiatives. Kristen shares how to prioritise the right use cases, close AI literacy gaps, and re‑engineer processes s...","meta_description":"Get featured on the show by leaving us a Voice Mail: https://bit.ly/MIPVM In this episode of AI Unfiltered, Kristen Perdue explains why AI adoption fails…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1894,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/microsoft-innovation-podcast-232124/episodes/ai-adoption-isn-t-it-exec-alignment-comes-first/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/microsoft-innovation-podcast-232124/ai-adoption-isn-t-it-exec-alignment-comes-first.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}