As the world slowed down to celebrate the holidays, the Miro Community came together for a season of creativity, reflection, and inspiration! We’re so grateful for the amazing energy you brought to Miroverse during these quieter months. Over December and January, we added more than 400 templates to the Miroverse gallery and wrapped up the Calendar Templates Challenge with over 20 incredible submissions. What a way to kick off the new year!

After first connecting at an Agile training course in Malta, we made a deal to form a learning organization for two to drive our personal development. To push through the discomfort of trying something new, we started with a small, but meaningful, experiment to post on Linkedin once per week for a year. We managed to stick to it, publishing more than 52 posts in that first year.

What makes an innovation successful? The history of innovation is littered with great products that people simply didn’t need or want. From Segways and Crystal Pepsi to a long-forgotten Harley Davidson perfume, it’s clear that creativity and technical ability will only get you part of the way there. True success hinges on your ability to build something that meets an existing problem or gap, and products that fail to resonate will ultimately disappear.

In our borderless digital economy — with digital information circling the globe in milliseconds — it may seem like your data lives everywhere. But in reality, where your data resides can have legal and compliance implications. While data privacy laws mandate how personal data should be processed and stored, they can also dictate where data should be stored. This type of requirement is called data residency.

The new year brings new updates to Miro! From new tool integrations to huge Miro Docs updates, these exciting new updates are designed to streamline workflows, boost collaboration, and make projects more dynamic. Dive in to see how these new features will transform the way you work.