Changing Microsoft's internal culture and approach to development didn't happen overnight.

Anne Kirah is Microsoft's senior design anthropologist who is responsible for feeding back research from everyday people in their everyday lives to make Microsoft's products more user-friendly and accessible to the wider population.

The following video was taken from the opening address at Microsoft's Tech.Ed 06 conference held in Sydney.

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