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Build collaborative apps with Microsoft Teams
The pandemic has dramatically accelerated the role of technology as a core enabler for hybrid work, and developers are at the heart of this transformation. Last Microsoft Build, we introduced collaborative apps, a new app pattern designed to bring people, processes, and data together to help users thrive in the hybrid workplace.![People in the conference room joining on a laptop via Companion Mode while a remote participant presents during a Microsoft Teams Room (M T R) meeting.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2022/03/CLO22_Conference_013.jpg)
3 ways to meet new hybrid expectations with Microsoft Teams and Microsoft 365
Five years ago, we embarked on an exciting journey with Microsoft Teams to build a hub for collaboration and teamwork.![Contextual photography of adult female using Surface Pro 8 docked with Surface Headphones.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2021/11/SUR22_Pro8_Contextual_1071_RGB.jpg)
Microsoft Office—Transforming for the hybrid world
For years, the established patterns of work were clear. Communication took place via email and content creation was mostly documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.![Coworkers with masks setting up a Microsoft Teams meeting in a conference room with their HP Elite Folio Notebooks.](https://www.microsoft.com/en-za/microsoft-365/blog/wp-content/uploads/sites/21/2021/11/WIN22_HybridWork_010.jpg)