Miro

A collaborative online workspace for visual planning, workshops, and diagrams.

  • Whiteboard
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What it is

Miro is an online collaborative workspace built around an expansive visual board.

Why it is selected

It is designed for structured group work as well as freeform thinking, so a board can carry a workshop from preparation through synthesis.

Who it suits

Teams facilitating research, planning, retrospectives, and cross-functional discussions.

Useful for

  • Remote workshops
  • Mapping a service or process
  • Collecting and grouping research notes

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