Between managing concerns about global markets and conflict to navigating new ways of working, climate change, and more, we’re living in a world where instability is one of our only constants. Our global innovation survey showed that this uncertainty has made enterprise leaders question how practical it is to actively focus on innovation. But we know the worst thing a company could do right now is to stop innovation entirely.

We’ve all been there. A day of back-to-back meetings, trying to squeeze productive work in between Slack messages and emails. As the afternoon rolls around, you realize you have yet another calendar invite: a dreaded virtual happy hour. While virtual happy hours are well-intentioned, they can often fall flat for team members experiencing meeting fatigue.

It’s uncommon for the first draft of anything to be an instant success. That’s because innovation requires trial and error — to brainstorm, develop, and launch a new product or service means iterating continuously throughout the process. But we know failure can be scary: Miro found that 62% of enterprise leaders believe that fear gets in the way of innovation at their companies. In this article, we look at why successful innovators accept failure as part of the process.

Work deadlines, personal commitments, annual goal planning, to-do tracking: For most, a calendar is the go-to tool for keeping life organized. Yet, its adaptability to any number of these use cases also makes it a perfect blank canvas for iteration. So who better to elevate the humble calendar than our active community of Creators in Miroverse? To kick off the new year, we asked Miro Creators to show us their take on a virtual calendar for 2024, with zero requirements and the sky as the limit.

In the fast-paced world of technology, the distinction between a good product and a great one isn’t just technical. More than lines of code or design elements, an exceptional product is sculpted by a deep understanding of its users and their active role in the creation process. In this blog post, we delve into Asana’s approach to product development. We’ll also provide tips for how to co-create a roadmap through a thoughtful process that involves our customers every step of the way.

Technology is present at all stages of the innovation process, from the earliest planning sessions through the development, iteration, launch, and scale of a product or service. It is part of the collaboration process too, bringing individuals and teams together. But when employees don’t have access to the right technology, even their best laid plans can be hard to execute.

Happy new year from everyone at Miro. You may have seen our special end-of-year look back at everything we released in 2023. This time we’re sharing a variety of game-changing updates to help revolutionize your async collaboration experience. Talktrack recordings on the go from your phone. A new Brand Center to help you standardize your presentations with polished visuals. Several updates to the Miro + Azure DevOps integration including two-way syncing with API polling.

Innovation is the cornerstone of corporate resilience and growth. It fuels the development of new products, services, and business models, enabling companies to stay competitive and relevant in a constantly changing world. Embracing innovation not only drives economic success but also fosters a culture of creativity and continuous improvement. It’s the companies that harness the power of innovation who often lead their industries, setting new standards and charting the course for the future.

Your product roadmap gets everybody on the same page about the vision and direction for your product — from what goals you’re aiming for to what features you’re working on (and what ones you’ll work on next). It’s chock full of valuable information for your internal team members and external stakeholders. But that doesn’t make any difference if people can’t actually understand it. Roadmaps can quickly become unwieldy.

Top performing teams don’t see innovation as a luxury, but as an imperative to stay relevant and successful in the hyper-competitive business world. They know that innovation takes more than a set of good ideas. It requires intent, infrastructure, institutional knowledge, and ingenuity to bring those ideas to life. In this second installment of our four-part series on challenges to innovation, we’re focusing on the organizational hurdles that can hinder progress within a company.