Item: Miro
Rating: 10
Author: Justin Mertes

Overall Satisfaction with Miro

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Miro helps me think better. I'm a visual thinker, and there have been COUNTLESS times over the last 6 years that I've opened up Miro to get my brain out in a way that I can start to better understand what I'm thinking, what work I'm doing, how I should be thinking about something, etc. It's core to my daily life, both professionally and personally.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Quick brainstorming
Remote facilitation and workshops
User journey maps

Cons

I wish board thumbnails would auto-generate and not require me to choose a board area

Return on Investment

Increased productivity
Increased collaboration
Saved money because fewer meetings
Saved costs because we're collaborating remotely and not in person

Implementation Rating

Make it work for you, then go from there. Don't try to make it fit someone's else's brain. Then, once you learn how to use the tool for you, explore templates to understand how others have put their brains into Miro. Explore, test out, and try them for yourself. From there, you begin to become a Miro expert.

Collaboration

I regularly send teams Miro boards. I've learned to store Miro docs in other Google Docs, Google Sheets, Pinned Slack conversations, etc., in order to make sure others know where stuff is.

Alternatives Considered

Mural

I left Mural 6 years ago for Miro when Miro was still Realtime Board. The decision has rewarded itself time and time again. Mural lacks motivation, innovation, or product vision—Miro continues to impress me, surprise me, and meet me where I'm at.

Key Insights

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

Other Software Used

Figma, Asana, Discord

Likelihood to Recommend

Ever have ideas that are all over the place and you need to figure out themes between them? Quickly open a Miro board and use bulk mode to create tons of stickies to help you get your brain onto a canvas. Then organize and heatmap those into themes to understand what you're really thinking about. Prioritize, draw lines, organize, assign tasks, detail documentation, and more. All in one place.

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Miro is my go-to tool for thinking, understanding, explaining, collaborating, and exploring ideas.