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Everything Miro Announced at Distributed 2022

Let's take a look what's new for Miro

What Is Facilitative Leadership & How to Get Started?

Learn about the cornerstones of facilitative leadership

What is Open Space Technology? (Ultimate Guide)

Learn what Open Space Technology is and how to run it yourself

What Is a Workshop? (+2 Examples)

Learn what a workshop is, and isn't

Chatham House Rule (Full Explanation + Guide)

Learn what the Chatham House Rule is how to use it effectively

Labeling: A Technique to Handle Emotions in Meetings

Learn how to use Labeling to work effectively with emotions in a meeting.

What Are Ground Rules? (With 8 Examples)

Learn what ground rules are and how to use them to make meetings more productive and fun

What is Facilitation?

Get started with facilitation and learn the basics from definition to examples

René Nauheimer

The 5 Best Facilitation Training Courses

A guide to help you compare different facilitation training opportunities

René Nauheimer

Miro vs. Mural: What's the better tool? [2022]

Miro and Mural are the most popular online whiteboards. Both offer a lot of features, but which one is the best for your use case?

Best 4 Miro Shortcuts to Speed up Your Workflow

Learn our favorite and most helpful Miro shortcuts

How to Play Background Music in a Zoom Meeting

Learn how how to add background music to your Zoom Meetings to make them more fun and productive.

7 Sticky Note Tricks Every Miro User Needs To Know (With Gifs)

Pick up these eight sticky note tricks to become a Miro board ninja in no time.

Character Mix & Match Icebreaker for Miro

A fun, lightweight icebreaker for Miro where participants create their own character.

7 Ways To Engage Participants in Online Workshops

It's often difficult to get good engagement in an online workshop. Here are seven ways to get more energy into your session.

René Nauheimer

Me-We-Us: A Framework for Engaging and Productive Online Collaboration

Online meetings often feel shallow. With this framework, you can take advantage of being distributed to create space for deep thinking.

Facilitation: A skill for the future of work?

Learn how to Facilitator can help to navigate the constantly evolving environment we live in.