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!

There’s a difference between getting the work done and getting the work done well. As a leader, you’re likely most focused on the second part. You don’t just want to get random tasks across the finish line at any cost — you want to maximize your team’s resources and deliver high-quality work that makes a meaningful impact on your organization. Whether you use the academic term to describe it or not, what you’re working toward is better organizational efficiency.

Figuring out how to make a diagram seems easy enough. You draw shapes, use lines and arrows to connect them when necessary, and then add labels. Not so bad, right? But creating an effective diagram — one that clearly represents your information — involves more than doodling. Here are eight common diagramming mistakes to avoid (and why it’s worth your effort to get these visual aids right).

This month we’re excited to announce a variety of releases that will accelerate your work in Miro. Say goodbye to manually styling your content — to complement last month’s Brand Center release, you can apply brand styles to diagramming shapes, too. If you’re a fan of Talktrack, be sure to check out new Talktrack reactions, which let viewers provide instant feedback to a recording with emojis.

If your PB&J bread keeps getting soggy from the jelly, slather peanut butter on each slice and then put the jelly in the middle. That’s process improvement in its simplest form: You identified the existing order and found a way to make it better. Easy enough, right? But workflow optimization becomes a lot trickier when you’re dealing with a complex process.

Whether you’re new to Miro or a seasoned pro, it’s likely there’s more for you to discover to get the most out of the visual innovation workspace. There’s always Miro Academy, where you can take free courses and attend live training. But what if you want to learn — fast — how you can use Miro for your specific job?

The retrospective is a familiar end-of-cycle exercise for product development teams who follow Agile methodology. Done right, it can be a highly impactful process with the potential to improve how teams collaborate, function, and innovate. But all too often, teams skip this critical step of reflection in favor of moving on to the next “big” thing.