From time to time, there are inventions that are so simple, so straightforward and so clear that they become universally recognised and commonplace. One of these things is the whiteboard. Especially in the working world. You can find one in almost every meeting room. Everyone understands the immense benefit that a whiteboard has in collaboration. You could just talk to each other, use a piece of paper, or write the whole thing down. But no, the whiteboard is the perfect solution. It’s big enough to hold marginal notes, photos, postits, drawings. It forgives you every mistake, because everything is gone again with a wipe. It is visible to everyone. It shows connections. It dispenses with linear thinking and leaves room for connections. In our complex world, we need such tools for complex solutions. In 2020, the year of the pandemic, there were plenty of them. Unfortunately, however, it was precisely in this difficult time that we had to do without our whiteboard. Away with the whiteboard and here with MIRO, the digital whiteboard. This is exactly where social design comes in. It is about satisfying human needs. For everyone, the new circumstances were probably a bit of a challenge. And one quickly longed for tools that made the circumstances easier. With MIRO, it was once again possible to brainstorm and plan together on a whiteboard, even through remote work. The tool is so self-explanatory and easy to use that after just a few minutes you don’t have to worry about how to use it and can concentrate on your work. We were able to see for ourselves how good Miro is during our studies. After a teacher suggested the tool for an assignment, everyone had a chance to practice on it. Since then, almost every group works in a Miro board.
by Ayko Kehl