This article was originally published on April 13, 2020, and was updated on Sept. 29, 2023. Virtual team bonding activities like fun icebreaker questions are a great way to knock down virtual walls and help teams get to know each other.
In an era marked by rapid technological advancements, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) stand out as monumental game-changers. These aren't just fleeting tech trends. They actually represent a major shift in how businesses operate today. Rewind a few decades, and the business world was a realm dominated by manual processes, often leading to inefficiencies, delays, and human errors.
We’re working in lockstep with Google Workspace to build a robustly integrated and feature-rich visual workspace experience to help customers adopt Miro in hybrid environments, or as an alternative to whiteboarding in Jamboard. Bringing together the power of Google Workspace and Miro’s visual workspace for innovation ensures customers can seamlessly transition their work and can continue to create the next big thing.
We are thrilled to announce that Rocket.Chat 6.4 is now live! This latest version is packed with a host of exciting new features and major enhancements that we believe our users will love. But we're not stopping there. We're already hard at work on the next version of Rocket.Chat, which we believe will be even better than the last. Keep checking this space for more updates on the upcoming version.
Technological advancements have revolutionized how organizations operate. However, with increased reliance on technology comes the risk of over-dependence on IT departments. Let’s explore the detrimental effects of such over-dependence and how IT pros can empower other teams by leveraging the right intranet solution.
We have a lot of exciting features and improvements to share that will elevate your collaboration and innovation experience. This includes Talktrack, a dedicated async solution that empowers Miro users to record high-touch, immersive walkthroughs for their collaborators. There’s also Anonymous Mode, which gives Miro users total anonymity so their feedback stays anonymous — forever.
Mattermost is a secure collaboration hub designed for technical and operations teams. Larger organizations with strict security, regulatory, and data control requirements want a collaboration platform that meets their needs. Mattermost Enterprise Edition is built for scalability and offers enhanced access controls and advanced functionality modern enterprises require. What type of organization uses Mattermost Enterprise Edition? What features are included in Mattermost Enterprise Edition?
Today, we’re witnessing more collaboration than ever before. Technology has made it possible for people to collaborate on different sides of the globe on different projects. This is true not only for businesses and their distributed workforce, but also for scientists, physicians, and others that collaborate through international networks. We also see increased collaboration in the government and public sector compared to the past.
Successful businesses are often more than the sum of their parts. Now, what if those parts, each individual cog, worked seamlessly together? Imagine ideas and knowledge flowing effortlessly from one employee to another. That’s what collaboration in the workplace can do.
A remote team is a group of professionals working from various geographic locations, primarily leveraging digital communication tools and platforms to collaborate and achieve common goals. Unlike traditional in-office teams, members of a remote team might never meet in person, bridging time zones, cultures, and spaces through technology.
Planning—while crucial—often becomes one of the least enjoyable aspects of Product Development work. It can create a lot of unnecessary “process noise” without truly empowering teams. The main thing to focus on when you want to improve this is to support meaningful discussions between teams and larger business units (which, at Miro, we call “streams”). Our recent experiments have revolved around exploring this very concept.
Internal communications transcend the boundaries of emails and newsletters. Internal communicators become strategic allies when grounded with a solid foundation and guided principles — a communications charter.
Today, we’re beyond excited to announce the first major release of Element X synchronised across both iOS and Android, which we’ve codenamed “Ignition” given it truly marks the point where the Element X engine starts to turn over.
Most business owners already know that cybersecurity is a serious issue to be dealt with. Cyber incidents have been mentioned in news headlines for quite some time, ranging from mild to devastating. Furthermore, cybercriminals are getting more ambitious, targeting small businesses and large corporations or even governmental institutions if they have the power.
In an era of constant evolution and innovation, every industry is navigating change to keep up with the demands of the modern world. From technology and finance to healthcare and biotechnology, organizations are continually adapting to new paradigms and embracing transformative shifts.
As a form of communication, messaging has grown more important than ever for businesses. With digital transformation well underway, instant messaging became a part of our work lives, not only private ones. Recent statistics paint a clear picture: Why this shift, you’d wonder? ➝ Speed and Efficiency: Consumers appreciate swift responses; business messaging caters to this, facilitating rapid and direct interactions.
As the online communication landscape evolves, the need for a secure and private communication platform has grown exponentially. This need is what drives us. We are proud to introduce Element Starter: a brand new offering designed to provide IT administrators with a free, self-hosted, and user-friendly on-ramp to the world of secure communications and digital sovereignty. Get started by downloading Element Starter.
At Simpplr, our guiding vision is to deliver a seamless and personalized work journey for every employee, no matter where or how they work. This North Star is the driving force behind our commitment to constantly innovate, improve and expand our portfolio of industry-leading workplace technology solutions. A testament to this commitment is our recent acquisition of Socrates.ai, an advanced AI-powered virtual employee assistant.
How is AI transforming various aspects of human resources management? In a recent interview with seasoned HR and AI expert, Rajamma Krishnamurthy, we explored the growing role of AI in the HR space — particularly focusing on how AI can enhance the employee experience.
We recently commissioned Forrester Consulting to deep dive into the future of secure communications within the workplace. The results are mind blowing! Off the back of the pandemic, organizations have been caught flat-footed. They now have serious problems with how their workforce communicates; from the shortcomings of email to the Wild West of messaging apps. We’ve made the study - The Future of Secure Communications - available for download.
In the dynamic world of financial services, creating an equitable employee experience (EX) is a challenge that demands attention from day one. As organizations navigate a competitive landscape, the importance of retention becomes paramount.
If you’re an internal communicator experimenting with generative AI (like ChatGPT and others), you’re not only an early adopter but are also likely taking a lot of questions from your team about applied artificial intelligence (AI) in the context of communications strategy.
Enterprise chat has evolved to become a preferred medium of internal communication and collaboration among businesses. Startups have caught up to the pace and are leading the space with absolute dynamism, while enterprises are in some cases lagging behind in adoption due to various reasons. In this blog, we have covered the importance of using enterprise chat applications and how they can impact business success. We have also curated the features you must look for in a suitable chat app.
Every year, businesses lose millions of dollars due to disengaged employees. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for an organization to have demotivated and disengaged employees. While there are methods you can take to prevent them from feeling that way, there are also techniques that you can utilize to help re-motivate and reengage those that are currently disengaged. This blog post will share approaches you can leverage to help motivate employees that are disengaged.
What do you think about film production? Is it a result of teamwork or collaboration? To get the answer, you have to go over the end. Well, you may think of why we're pulling film while talking about business. It's because you can perceive the significance of collaboration in a film production effectively. However, in business, collaboration greatly impacts achieving the desired success.
For anyone new around here, we enable our customers to have true self-sovereignty over their communications through a combination of Element Server Suite (ESS) and our Element app. ESS allows our customers to own their communication platform and deploy powerful administrative tooling through our paid subscriptions. Customers host their own server(s) and customise it to suit their business needs.
Talktrack prioritizes collaboration, which is at the heart of Miro. Whether you’re working synchronously or asynchronously, it’s all about collaborating effectively. In fact, the better async collaboration experience that Talktrack offers also adds value to synchronous meetings because collaborators in come in more aligned and ready for well-informed discussions.
As organizations strive to attract, motivate, and retain their workforce in an increasingly competitive labor market, the importance of developing effective compensation systems is paramount. To bring you up to speed, let’s go over everything you need to know about crafting a beneficial compensation strategy that aligns with your company's goals while promoting employee satisfaction.
Denver had to pull out of hosting the 1976 Olympic games when the city failed to work with stakeholders to confirm it actually had the right resources and space. NASA’s Mars Climate Orbiter missed its orbit and fell into the atmosphere, simply because scientists forgot to convert units to the metric standard.
In today's competitive business landscape, the demand for skilled talent often outweighs the supply — and companies are facing an unprecedented challenge to attract and retain top-notch talent. In this quest for the best, businesses are increasingly turning to employee recognition as a strategic tool to stand out from the competition and foster a motivated and engaged workforce.
When technical and operational teams work together in the same physical location, it’s easy for employees to communicate and understand each other because things like body language, facial expressions, tone, and enunciation provide additional context to the words that are being said. Unfortunately, such context clues don’t inherently exist in text-based communication; it’s not uncommon for two different team members to read the same sentence and take away different meanings.
Among numerous communication tools, Discord has established itself as a go-to platform for many communities — especially for gamers and content creators. But as we step into an era where data security holds an insurmountable weightage, the 'one-size-fits-all' approach of Discord doesn’t work. In fact, it emerges as a pressing concern for senior leaders in IT Infrastructure, security, and enterprise governance spheres.
From digital spring cleaning to digital decluttering, let’s tackle the digital hoarding habits that plague most organizations.
The shift of the boardroom setup from physical in the pre-pandemic to remote in the pandemic has accelerated the trends in the digital transformation of the board. The primary focus now of the boardroom directs on data security, remote collaboration, and seamless meetings. Organizations have switched to platforms and tools that enhance their virtual meeting experience and simplify their tasks — one of which is signing documents.
Most people who interact regularly with smartphones and tablets are familiar with what a push notification is. They want their calendar application to post an alert to their mobile or desktop interface, for example, whether or not they have the app open or their screen locked. If they want to change when, how, or if they receive notifications at all, they simply adjust those in the application settings. For app developers, push notifications are a great way to keep users engaged with a product.
In today's business world, more and more companies are having their employees work remotely. This means people can be flexible with their work, which is good, but it also brings some problems. One big challenge is ensuring that teams of workers far away from each other can still work well together and get along. In this article, we will look at ways to help teams bond and work together nicely, even when working from different places.
Explore the transformative journey of digital collaboration tools from the early days of MIRC to modern best remote communication tools like Slack and Microsoft Teams. Witness the revolution of communication, collaboration, and workplace dynamics over the decades.
Yes, you know all about live chat and its advantages. But what makes open source live chat so different and how can it help you serve your customers better? Today, live chat has become a staple in customer service. Customers can send their inquiries via a simple chat widget on a website and can get a swift response from the team. However, as every business is unique, it may require a custom live chat for their needs.
Carolyn Clark of Simpplr explains how AI-driven personas can revolutionize HR strategies, enabling better communication, engagement, and retention for an improved employee experience.
Psst… don’t tell anyone, but: Android development on Element X has now caught up with iOS and we’ve released an early edition of Element X in the Google Play Store. Since we published our first release of Element X for iOS on the App Store in July, we’ve been swamped with Android users asking how to get involved too; and so now we’re officially making Element X goodness available on both platforms.
Despite widespread agreement that innovation is critical to survival, most said it falls by the wayside.
A peek into what’s coming to Slack this year at Dreamforce.
New automation capabilities to unlock more powerful workflows, no matter your technical expertise.
Through user research we discovered the “M” is iconic to Miro. “M” is not just a design element; it’s a centerpiece. So, we sought to elevate it. Our goal was to ensure that the “M” logo stands as the crown jewel of our visual identity, representing the bridge that transforms potential into reality, and today’s ideas into the force of tomorrow.
As distributed workspaces have become the norm, organizations started relying on business chats to streamline internal communication. Nowadays, chats do much more than messaging: they let you initiate 1:1 and group project discussions, create channels, share files, send reminders, access conversation history, and more. In this blog, we have covered the 10 best business chats to help you build a closely-knit workspace. Read on to choose one that works best for you.
We talk to Ann Melinger, owner and CEO of Brilliant Ink, an internal communication agency specializing in the design of meaningful employee experience for improved productivity and engagement. Join us to find out all about company values, and why you should be embedding these in your deskless workforce. Also, are you still apprehensive about DEI? Ann shares her thoughts on what we can do to make a difference.
On the surface, cross-functional collaboration is one of those things that seems like a given. A no-brainer. A sure thing. Of course you need to work closely with people from other teams — been there, done that, still doing it on the daily. But dig a little deeper and you’ll realize that doing cross-functional collaboration effectively requires some serious planning and some compassion, too.
In an age where every click, like, and share holds monumental value, navigating the landscape of online communication can be a daunting task. As business engagement blurs into the digital realm, it is essential for companies to understand the essence of communication etiquette when interacting with customers online. This holds especially true as successful customer engagement holds the potential to contribute to a significant 23% increase in business revenue.
How Slack clips help teams save time and increase engagement from colleagues.
