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What do you like best about the product?
Very strong graphically - very easy to use - Ability for brainstorming sessions - Quick presentation making - Keen, passionate team, ready to help
What do you dislike about the product?
The shapes are limited and are not customizable (cannot add nodes and edit them)
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
All project team members are on one board, brainstorming. Especially during the pandemic, Miro gave us the opportunity for group discussion about design and pin-ups.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Miro is an amazing collaborative whiteboard that lets team members connect and also has the ability for brainstorming and making presentations quickly and intuitively.
The best digital whiteboarding tool imho
What do you like best about the product?
Pretty much anything is possible with Miro, and there are TONS of integrations. I host multi-company workshops on Miro regularly with up to 100 participants and have never had performance issues or issues with board access. I love how quick and easy it is to link in websites (with previews now) or paste in external images and even extract PDF docs. Actually, I don't think I've ever had a problem with a file type being supported on the board. It's also easy to make the boards look beautiful with user-friendly design tools. Miro makes me feel like a designer (even though I have no background in this), plus it's just fun to work with!
What do you dislike about the product?
The only downside of all the amazing features and integrations is that, as with any tool that can do SO much, it can lead to some confusion for those unfamiliar with the board when they first come in and start trying things out. Usually, I have to really simplify my external workshops so that the only task of the participants is to write sticky notes and paste them in pre-made areas. Also something that drove me crazy originally is how tedious it can be to lock all elements of the board separately or even as grouped items. You don't want external users messing with background pieces when they interact on the board (or just accidentally move something or delete something without seeing). Especially when you have complex boards with lots of group areas for many different participants, you have to copy and paste a lot of grouped objects and continually lock things separately each time, which is a bit annoying.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Problem Solved: Digital collaboration with large groups from different companies and creating an interactive space.
Benefits: Giving a lot of creative space to large groups to co-create and crowdsource, and getting to see more ideas from people who might not speak up as much if it were an in-person meeting/setting.
Benefits: Giving a lot of creative space to large groups to co-create and crowdsource, and getting to see more ideas from people who might not speak up as much if it were an in-person meeting/setting.
Using this for 6 months, great upgrade even if already experienced remote facilitator
What do you like best about the product?
Honestly, I use so many of the features of the tool that it's hard to pinpoint what I enjoy the most. I can tell a lot of thought has gone in making the UI extremely functional. The shortcuts, how the canvas dragging feels, even the copy and pasting, the "bring all to me", etc. It's all so intuitive.
I like to build on other's ideas when designing and preparing a workshop. For this purpose I really enjoy having access to the Miroverse. I will also start proposing soon my own templates that I've created.
One of the cool things I've started to do lately, is replace Powerpoint with Miro. Meaninig that when I have to share content, I create it directly in Miro. And have a combination of screensharing and inviting participants directly to the board. It was worked great.
I like to build on other's ideas when designing and preparing a workshop. For this purpose I really enjoy having access to the Miroverse. I will also start proposing soon my own templates that I've created.
One of the cool things I've started to do lately, is replace Powerpoint with Miro. Meaninig that when I have to share content, I create it directly in Miro. And have a combination of screensharing and inviting participants directly to the board. It was worked great.
What do you dislike about the product?
This are a so many new features coming all the time, so maybe it would be useful for me to understand the development roadmap of the tool. Even in these short 6months I've felt that I've had to make sure to keep up with new features to be able to use them all.
I use the windows app, and as it works like a browser, I would enjoy dragging and moving the order of the tabs. I use several of them at the time.
I use the windows app, and as it works like a browser, I would enjoy dragging and moving the order of the tabs. I use several of them at the time.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am an experienced trainer and facilitator working comfortably remote way before the pandemic lockdown started. I ran fun and cool workshops with Microsoft Whiteboard, so imagine the seismic shift when I switched over to Miro!
As an Agile Coach, the main things I do with Miro are workshops related to team coaching. Topics range from working wit the product development backlog, team dynamics, challenges, etc.
As an Agile Coach, the main things I do with Miro are workshops related to team coaching. Topics range from working wit the product development backlog, team dynamics, challenges, etc.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Check out the Miroverse.
Collaborators best friend
What do you like best about the product?
What I like most is introducing new people to Miro when collaborating on a project. At the end of every workshop we ask for feedback from our clients and they usually respond with something like "loved the platform" or "great collaboration tool". Miro adds value to our projects simply by just being the great platform it is. I also love the fact that you can send clients small, digestible videos straight from Miro Academy to help orient new users to the platform before even starting your project. The videos from Miro academy is very professional so you can feel confident that it will create a good impression with your clients.
What do you dislike about the product?
The only feedback I have at this point is the bigger the board gets, the slower the program. Sometimes when you have a large board the elements takes quite a while to load when starting.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are a Design Thinking movement so it helps to organize a very complex and iterative process in a way that makes sense to all. Once you fully get to know the ins and outs of the platform you WANT to document every element of your project, simply because it is so easy and because it visually shows the hard work that has been done.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Have a look at Miro Academy- they have amazing resources.
Excellent tool for brainstorming and planning
What do you like best about the product?
There are no limits - both in space and things you can do. There are countless templates that really help when I have no idea where to start.
What do you dislike about the product?
sometimes it's difficult to switch between the navigation modes. I would also like the option to push multiple stickes to Jira using the integration, and not have to do it one by one.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
my team is working from home and brainstorming was very difficult for us. with Miro we are more cooperative and are able to share ideas and track them more easily.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Excellent tool, I would recommend to anyone.
Dinamic, intuitive and visual. Perfect tool to interact with your team!
What do you like best about the product?
Miro is a tool that revolutionized the management of personal and professional projects. Individually it allows me to organize information visually and in multiple formats at the same time. It's fantastic. As a team, we perform work meetings and User Experience processes, and User Experience research in an efficient and visual way. It is dynamic and intuitive. I really like the possibility of being able to work asynchronously as well. You can see what the other collaborators' actions have been and continue the collective work in progress. Totally recommendable!
What do you dislike about the product?
When using the arrow function, there is always a need to connect one pre-existing element to another. This sometimes messes things up. Many times I want to connect a pre-existing element to an empty field on the board, and I can't do it. I would also like to see more predetermined color and thickness options for the pencil and pen functions. This is because when I want to highlight textual elements especially, I need different colors and thicknesses to differentiate these different types of information to be highlighted.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We were able to maintain collective interaction and collaborative work remotely. Everyone is in a home office and yet we still manage to work together dynamically. For synchronous activities, we can work together and see what each other is doing. It is also possible to follow a specific person, which is super helpful. For asynchronous activities, we can work at different times but still collaborate on the common project. When we access the board, it is possible to see what the actions of the other members have been, and this allows us to understand what is new, guiding the continuity of the project in an assuring way.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Miro is a tool that revolutionized the management of personal and professional projects. As a team, we perform dynamics and UX processes and research in an efficient and visual way. It is dynamic and intuitive. Totally recommendable!
Easy to Use, Multifunctional, Create your own layout
What do you like best about the product?
I love the freedom that Miro provides when setting up a project. I can write post-it notes, I can create mind maps, I can doodle and it is all done online with a team. I love that you can download and share the boards too because they look nice in a report, update, or to help clarify a communication issue with someone outside of the initial group. I love that you do not have to have the same template or style of creating a layout as anyone else on your team. Miro allows you the freedom to design it how you see it and allow others to add on.
What do you dislike about the product?
I dislike the fact that the free option limits you to 3 boards. I work with several companies for short periods of time and it gets frustrating. As a nonprofit helping other organizations, finding a service that fits the budget and works beautifully like this is near impossible. I wish there was a reasonable process and price for nonprofits. The Miro boards are great to download but as expected if you don't pay for the upgraded version you get blurry, highly compressed versions of your board, which is sad because even for the cheap version one would hope you could at least read the board.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The problems that have been solved with Miro are almost limitless with the current growth of my company. The major one we just dealt with was a website overhaul and Miro helped organize the sitemap, helped lay out the template for pages, and helped keep a running tab of completed, in-progress, and need-to-do items. This platform made it beyond easy to see what the sitemap was before and the chaos that it was and allowed us to restructure and see the sitemap for what we needed it to be. It allowed team members to easily change and rearrange various pieces without disturbing the whole structure.
The benefits of a collaborative website that has numerous, easy-to-use tools are otherworldly and that is what Miro has hit upon. The favorite item of the group was the post-it note. It allowed a small note to be left in a clear and separate space. However, the individual comments on selected pieces slowly became the favorite towards the end of the project as it allowed exact attribution to the issue, job well done, or the notification of an update. Another benefit was the ability to download the boards during and after completion. This allowed for tracking/record keeping, it allowed for progress tracking and changes, and it allowed for the concept at the time to be shared with those outside the group.
The benefits of a collaborative website that has numerous, easy-to-use tools are otherworldly and that is what Miro has hit upon. The favorite item of the group was the post-it note. It allowed a small note to be left in a clear and separate space. However, the individual comments on selected pieces slowly became the favorite towards the end of the project as it allowed exact attribution to the issue, job well done, or the notification of an update. Another benefit was the ability to download the boards during and after completion. This allowed for tracking/record keeping, it allowed for progress tracking and changes, and it allowed for the concept at the time to be shared with those outside the group.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
If you need an online workspace that allows you the freedom to work how your brain thinks, this is the board for you. If you need absolute structure and predesigned templates I would try the free version first and feel it out. Miro really tries to be an open format and let you decide where to go and what you need but for some, this can be overwhelming. My suggestion is to try Miro with friends or close co-workers first, see how it works for you and your style, and see if it impacts or changes your work habits/flow/time for the better.
Outstanding diagramming & collaboration
What do you like best about the product?
Goldilocks approach to formatting options (not too many, not too few), generally sensible defaults, reasonable performance for a web app, serviceable export capabilities.
What do you dislike about the product?
Hitting ‘undo’ causes your selection to be lost, no easy way to embed Figma screens or prototypes if you’re using SSO, consistency of formatting when cutting & pasting from one shape/table cell to another can be spotty, no way to reuse a frame from one board in another other than copying (think Figma’s components), no way to use local fonts, would be nice to have opacity on text & lines, being able to numerically size objects would occasionally be handy (e.g. when distributing a multi-page PDF for printing), could also do with drop shadows on lines, text & shapes.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It has almost completely replaced OmniGraffle for dawing diagrams like flowcharts, flowcharts, tree maps, journey maps, task flows, etc. We also use it for virtual workshops in the same way we’d use a physical whiteboard, sticky notes, dots, etc. It’s also typically easier to present designs for feedback in a Miro board than in Figma as it’s simpler for colleagues to use. I also use it as a virtual ‘product wall’ where I collect analytics, personas, user research findings, design options, hypotheses, requirements, etc. for a given product/service so team members have all the information they need in one place.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
1. When using it for workshops/co-creation do a basic introduction if any participant hasn’t used it before (possibly in a separate session if most are experienced)
2. For widely shared boards, lock ALL THE THINGS and have users add notes to comment; do not allow others to unlock
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2. For widely shared boards, lock ALL THE THINGS and have users add notes to comment; do not allow others to unlock
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Usefull, simple, beautyful
What do you like best about the product?
It's simple to use and designed thinking on the user. It's the most comprehensive and versatile tool to work collaboratively online.
What do you dislike about the product?
Miro should work harder to connect people in video calls like Meet of Teams and integrate it into the workflow that now offers.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Most important, it lets me work in a program for education. That helped me work in class without payment.
Great whiteboarding tool
What do you like best about the product?
Miro has a wide array of suggested templates for whiteboarding. It's really helpful to have those to draw from when creating a new whiteboard for a meeting. I also like the polling feature; it has been a quick and easy tool to use to get additional feedback.
What do you dislike about the product?
For certain features, I'd like a wider array of color options or the options to input my own so I could keep it branded to my business. Navigation is not always easy if you have multiple components of a board, though the frame feature helps a lot.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We have used Miro heavily for virtual collaboration; it really helped when we physically couldn't meet together for our annual strategic planning sessions. Additionally, I appreciate that I can have people join the board outside of the meeting to leave feedback or vote; it has helped prioritize our meeting time.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Of the virtual whiteboarding tools, Miro has a fun and user-friendly interface. They are constantly updating it with new templates and tips to ensure freshness. I've found it to be a beneficial tool, both for organizing my own thoughts and facilitating workshops.
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