This document discusses accelerating user adoption of new software and tools. It highlights that lack of user adoption is the top cause of SharePoint project failures. The MindUp tool is presented as a way to increase user utilization rates of collaboration tools like SharePoint through its effects on the learning curve and intranet usage. Comparisons are made to other techniques, and potential cost savings are shown from reducing employee time spent on emails, meetings and file storage if adoption of tools like SharePoint and MindUp are increased by 20-50%.