How to Build an AI Native Team with Mike Cannon-Brookes

Atlassian's co-founder and CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes discusses building AI-native teams and platforms amid rapid model advancements. Speaking from dual perspectives—adopting AI internally at Atlassian and providing AI tools via products like Jira, Confluence, and Rovo—he outlines principles for accelerating business processes while addressing enterprise constraints like security and workflow changes.

Internal Adoption at Atlassian

Atlassian focuses on making AI tools available enterprise-wide, overcoming initial barriers post-acquisitions like Dia, where access scaled from four to 13,000 users after implementing controls. Key is fostering "AI joy at work" through sharing programs: employees experiment, share successes and failures via blogs and videos, and remix capabilities like turning Confluence pages into slides. This cultural loop accelerates collective learning, as no one has years of AI experience. Process re-engineering targets efficiency and output quality, but requires talent shifts and time for play, mirroring customer challenges.