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.
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.
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.
Despite widespread agreement that innovation is critical to survival, most said it falls by the wayside.
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.
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.
