a timely tool in an increasingly digitalized world
February 15, 2022

a timely tool in an increasingly digitalized world

Ali Mozaffari | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Miro

I am a writing advisor and I find it quite useful to use Miro to help students brainstorm. I often use Miro with the digital appointments that I have, even though sometimes I use Miro also with in-person appointments. Brainstorming is a complicated and messy process that Miro could certainly help to organize some of those thoughts by providing tools like different colorings, shapes and unlimited board. I also use Miro in my own research projects especially when I want to start making an outline for the project. The other great feature that I like about Miro is how you can have different boards with different teams and everyone can contribute to the board in a very user-friendly environment.

Pros

  • Organizing.
  • Letting your thoughts flow.
  • Cool tools that increase the chances of creativity.

Cons

  • More templates to use for different purposes.
  • Featuring two versions of Miro: simple (for those who are less IT savvy) and advanced.
  • Maybe the possibility of being able to add comments without making changes to the board.
  • Improved productivity.
  • Improved creativity.
  • Better final product.
I found some resistance to the use of Miro by some people because they were complaining it was confusing, or too overwhelming. I guess it all depends on their personality and also if they are willing to give it time to understand how Miro works. Also, some of my students found Miro a hard tool to implement. But in general, in most cases, the implementation was smooth and became better during the whole process.
The thing is people usually show some kind of [resistance] towards adopting new approaches to their ways of doing and Miro is a new thing that is growing and being used more often for different purposes but still it is not that easy to integrate Miro into our work/life habits. Maybe a simplified version would be also helpful for those that find it complicated to use. Or to have the option of different scenarios for using Miro.
Because of the pandemic and the societal changes it has caused, I had also to work with my students from home and Miro was a tool that was introduced to me by a colleague to help me to provide assistance to those students that are trying to figure out their topics or trying to outline their thoughts. It is not easy to do over Teams or Zoom and Miro was a helpful tool in my digital appointments.

Do you think Miro delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Miro's feature set?

Yes

Did Miro live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Miro go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Miro again?

Yes

Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365), Zoom, Microsoft Teams
I often recommend it to the students that come to the Writing Centre to use it for their writing process.
I also recommend it to the colleagues that I might work with in a research project.
I do not think I would recommend Miro to older people or those people who are more interested in using pen and paper to get their projects done.

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