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IT leaders find themselves in a tough spot. Senior stakeholders want to cut costs and reduce risks. But employees are sprinting towards new technologies like AI, leaving compliance departments in the dust. “The curiosity is huge,” said Miro’s Bram Jonker in a recent webinar on tool consolidation with Forrester VP and principal analyst Bobby Cameron. “They want to make use of the latest tools that are out there that everyone is talking about,” he continued.

Budget season is just around the corner, which means IT leaders are about to take a long, hard look at their vendors and wonder whether they really need all those tools. In fact, according to the latest research, 82% of enterprises are actively pursuing supplier reduction to cut overlaps and simplify management. But will they be successful? If it seems like an obvious question, the answer is far from simple. For one thing, definitions of success vary.

Great work doesn’t come out of nowhere — it builds on what came before. Your team’s research insights, brainstorm notes, and workshop outcomes all bring value to the table. That shouldn’t vanish every time you switch tools or start working on something new. This month’s Miro updates carry your thinking forward.

We’ve teamed up with Adobe to bring powerful visual editing into the heart of your collaborative workflows. With Adobe Express now integrated in Miro, you can plan, brainstorm, and design—all in one place. This partnership gives teams the creative tools they need, right where collaboration happens. No more bouncing between apps, waiting on file transfers, or losing momentum. This launch marks the beginning of a shared vision between Miro and Adobe to redefine how teams create together.

Create with AI understands your teamwork on the canvas. So instead of switching between tools and copying over critical context to create great prompts, you get ahead in one place with a smart collaborator that’s already thinking what you’re thinking.

Traditional IT planning focuses on the cost-cutting benefits of tool consolidation.

Leading IT organizations recognize that competitive advantage comes not from having more tools, but from having the right tools working in harmony. Follow these criteria for assessing what’s working and where to optimize. First, security. This isn’t about finding the most locked-down tools—it’s about identifying platforms that enable secure collaboration at scale. Second, simplicity.

We’ve already taken you Behind the Canvas to meet the people responsible for some of Miro’s best-loved features, like Slides, Diagramming, and Tables & Timelines. But this time we’re doing something a little different. You might have noticed that we recently launched Blueprints, a powerful new format that helps teams get up and running faster on projects that don’t need to start with a blank canvas.

From two directors to 100+ Sony Pictures Imageworks animators to millions of Netflix viewers — KPop Demon Hunters has become a streaming sensation through an unexpected creative secret weapon: Let’s take a closer look at how Kang and her co-director Chris Appelhans used Miro to turn their original ideas into a supernatural story (and the sensation of the summer).

Great ideas typically come to us in the messy, in-between moments. But turning them into polished presentations, organized plans, and actionable next steps? That’s where teams usually hit the brakes. This month’s Miro updates help you move from idea all the way to delivery without losing steam — whether you’re turning rough concepts into polished slide decks, tracking progress, or keeping your team aligned at every stage of work. Let’s dive into what’s new this month.