Teams | Collaboration | Customer Service | Project Management

May 2021

10 out of the box ways you use Miro

In celebration of Miro turning 10 this week we wanted to highlight 10 out of the box ways you’ve used Miro. We love hearing the ways Miro has helped you create and collaborate with your team but more and more we’re seeing Miro used for fun personal projects. From writing a novel to playing Dungeons and Dragons, the Miro community continues to surprise us and we can’t wait to see the unique use cases you discover next.

Miro for Microsoft-powered software development teams

Whether solving major infrastructure issues or resolving a bug, developers rely on visualization of complex architectures to get the job done. It’s critical to getting a shared understanding so that all the moving pieces work as one cohesive unit. Code editing environments like Visual Studio help Microsoft’s network of millions of developers navigate code, debug, test, and complete code.

Navigating the future of work: Creating a better workplace for our teams

The latest challenge for organizations of all sizes is thinking about how to build the office of the future. Now that many employees are either considering working remotely or in a hybrid setting permanently, business leaders struggle to envision an office that works for everyone. The office of the future will surely be more expansive than previous models, with technology and processes that set all employees up for success regardless of when and where they are working.

As a Miro Expert: Onboarding new users

When you’re faciliating a meeting or workshop with first-time Miro users, you may feel the pressure to properly educate them on the tool so your collaboration runs smoothly. Miro does offer “getting started” webinars, an expansive help center, and a vibrant community of users ready to help, but sometimes you just need to get participants quickly up to speed.

Building the right tech stack for hybrid work

Choosing the right tools for your company is a balancing act as you try to meet all of your security, transparency, and efficiency needs. This year, teams will face new challenges as many transition from a fully remote environment to one that’s more hybrid. Bringing distributed and co-located work models together allows for more flexibility; and getting the right mix of tools to cover all of your team’s task management, communication, and collaboration needs will be critical.

Putting the fun in functional meetings: Tips from Miro's Head of Workshop Design

Looking to add some pizzazz to those oh-so dull meetings? As a workshop designer with over 20 years of experience working in Silicon Valley, I’ve made it my business to lead engaging meetings – whether they be remote, in-person, or a hybrid of the two. What have I learned about adding fun to functional meetings? Tune in to the 30-minute LinkedIn Live conversation I had with Miro Customer Education Manager Jen Clark for my top tips – or just keep reading this article!

Putting the fun in functional meetings

Give online meetings that in-person energy. With years of experience in running meetings and workshops, Shipra Kayan is here to share her best practices on keeping groups dialed in and engaged. She’ll be joined by Jennifer Clark, Customer Education Manager, who will share her favorite #MiroTips for giving online meetings that in-person energy.

How to win at the early stage of product development

Ever wonder how product managers and designers can lay out the beginnings of a product — before determining what the Minimum Viable Product will be? In this VMUG, project builders Amy Yu of Auvenir and Emily Zhang of SIDE PRJCT show how you can use Miro to get the product development ball rolling. Want more Miro in your feed? Please LIKE and SUBSCRIBE. You can click the bell to get notified about new videos.

A new era: 3 tips for delivering unique value with virtual events

Over the past year, teams around the world sought new ways to collaborate, engage, and connect. Most of us have been trying to figure out how to translate the mainstays of our company’s in-person collaboration and planning — kickoffs, offsites, training, brainstorming — into virtual events. Underlying this process is the assumption that a virtual experience is less valuable, that it’s missing something that only in-person events can offer. But maybe that’s not true.