The idea of customer centricity sounds simple enough in theory: Just treat customers well, right? But building a customer-centric culture is about more than just good customer service. In fact, customer centricity is an organizational mindset that shapes everything from product design to entire business functions — even the ones that aren’t necessarily customer-facing. It speaks to an organization’s ability to put the customer at the forefront of all business decisions.

In case you missed it, a couple weeks ago we hosted this year’s first What’s New webinar. Check it out on demand to hear directly from our Product Marketing team who dove into new updates, feature glow-ups, and demos. Once you’re caught up, take a look at all the new releases from this past month that will help you build, iterate, and design faster with Miro. This includes new visual cues to comment bubbles that make it easier to have contextual conversations.

Rapid advancements in generative AI along with attention-grabbing headlines about AI tools replacing jobs have many people thinking: In a world where technology can do so much, what do humans bring to the table? For me, the answer is creativity. While generative AI can augment human creativity, it cannot replace it. Yet many of us don’t carve out the time or space to tap into this unique ability — and that’s where we can learn a lot from kids.

When it comes to building an application that’s scalable and performant, it’s important to remember that humans are fallible — sometimes systems are too complex to keep in one’s head. And that’s okay! To stay organized and ultimately meet modern demand, it’s essential to have documentation that helps you visualize these systems.

If you calculated the cost of lost business, customer churn, and wasted employee time from inefficient processes, what would you find? Every time you add new staff or technology to your business, your processes and workflows evolve. I’ve seen first-hand how these micro-changes add steps and complexity to your work — until you’ve inadvertently created a monster of frustrating and expensive inefficiencies.

We at Miro are thrilled to be included in Okta’s Businesses at Work 2024 report. Leveraging anonymized data from nearly 19,000 global customers, this annual report provides one of the most comprehensive windows into app use within enterprises — and even serves as a bellwether of future usage.

Careful planning and organization are the not-so-secret sauces behind any successful project. To avoid chaos, confusion, and rework, you need to know what’s happening, who’s doing it, and when it needs to be done. But to plan a winning project, it’s not enough to know the what, who, and when. You also need to understand the how. That’s where your project workflow comes into play.

Innovation is the lifeblood of any forward-thinking organization, and to achieve innovation, you need well-structured, collaborative teams. Michel Hauzeur — a Bogotá, Colombia-based Miro user and leader in product development and design — has mastered the art of fostering innovation through strategic team-building. Hauzeur is the Product Design & Innovation Leader at a tech service company called Nearsure, an independent consultant, and speaker..

Kolleno’s quest for a tool to revolutionize its multi-channel campaigns planning led to a pivotal partnership with Miro. Miro played a vital role in simplifying planning, fostering teamwork, and boosting productivity. Its visual collaboration capabilities exceeded expectations, setting the stage for Kolleno’s success in efficiently scaling its business operations.

February was full of surprises for this month’s Miroverse roundup! From templates featuring roadmaps, calendars, and research to AI, and more, the community was busy sharing new and innovative ways of working. Let’s show these Creators a little love for their brilliant contributions to Miroverse in February!