Sketchnotes from the Microsoft AI Tour in Auckland

I had a great day at the Microsoft AI Tour in Auckland, attending as a delegate from BNZ. I had my markers out to capture the massive shift from basic ‘Intelligence’ to the era of ‘Agentic AI’.

🧠 Fluency over Literacy: Intelligence is inevitable, but trust is intentional.
🧠 Scaling AI isn’t just TECH. It’s a collective leadership challenge. 🛡️
🧠 Governance as an Accelerator: Don’t let poor governance slow you down. 🧠
Safe innovation requires “progressive trust,” moving AI from risky “shadow agents” to governed, autonomous powerhouses.
💰 Prevent the Budget Burn: Copilots put a price cap on productivity, but autonomous agents remove it completely. To survive, track like a CFO, allocate like a VC, and manage like a CEO.

Here’s the full set, in order. Click any sketchnote to open it full-size in a new tab, or download the complete PDF at the bottom of the post.

About the day

The Microsoft AI Tour brought together engineering and digital leaders to talk through how they’re putting AI into production — covering tooling, governance, developer workflow, and the practical realities of shipping AI features. Capturing it visually helps me spot themes across talks and gives others a fast way to skim what was covered.

If you’d like a printable version with all pages in order, grab the full PDF below.

Download the full PDF

Download Microsoft AI Tour Sketchnotes (PDF)

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