Some of the best-known thinkers and innovators in history have been introverts. From Albert Einstein to Dr. Seuss, introverts have shaped the world as we know it. Nevertheless, many modern workplaces are not optimized for introverted employees — and might even hold them back.
In the past three years, we’ve seen a major shift in the ways we work. According to a report from IDC, 43% of global businesses are now focusing on increasing productivity and driving team engagement. At Miro, we’re always searching for ways to empower teams communicate and work together better. That’s why we’re excited to release some amazing integrations with leading Business Intelligence tools such as Looker, Tableau, Grafana, and Amplitude.
Today’s workers span four generations, each bringing distinctive perspectives on life, work, and everything in between. From Gen Z to Millennials, Gen X, and Baby Boomers, workers’ life stages and professional journeys shape their preferences and priorities—and also influence how they collaborate with one another.
The emergence of hybrid as the default way of working within the corporate world is one of the most important and long-lasting changes driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. In theory, at least, it’s a welcome change for employees, who have expressed a preference for hybrid models. Chief among the reasons employees give for this preference is the ability to balance the convenience of remote work with the collaborative, social, and cultural benefits of working in person.
It’s not uncommon for knowledge workers today to be confronted by an impenetrable block of back-to-back meetings upon opening their work calendars each day. Our research shows that 40% of today’s knowledge workers say in-person and virtual meetings are the most draining part of their typical work day. In some cases, email and instant messaging have become the default alternative to meetings, but they’re imperfect solutions, scrubbing communication of essential context and tone.
So you’ve just built your first Miro app. Now it’s time to tell the world about it. We’re sharing four simple, repeatable steps to help you successfully launch, promote, and grow your app — no marketing experience required.
This November, we held our annual conference, Distributed ’22, where we shared solutions for collaborating, creating, and innovating in an increasingly digitized and distributed world of work. We also announced some pretty exciting product updates — including Talktrack, Interactive Presentation Mode, and integrations for YouTube, Looker, and Confluence — which will create even better spaces for teams to collaborate and enable new ways of working.
