How to use Miro in Auntie group meetings?
Auntie Group & Team Development packages use Miro as a collaboration platform. Miro is a web-based collaboration tool used for shared activities and making ideas visible. In the group package, Miro serves as a shared workspace where participants can, for example, write down thoughts, complete exercises, and build shared ways of working together with others. Miro is used in a facilitated way during the sessions, and no previous experience is required. You don't need to install anything to your computer.
Participants appear anonymously in Miro. If you have your own Miro account and are logged in, please log out before the sessions if you want to participate anonymously.
Please note: For data security reasons, no sensitive information should be written in Miro, such as names or other personal data, or any confidential information related to your organisation.
In Miro, participants work on a board, which is a shared digital workspace or “whiteboard” where everyone can collaborate in real time. For example, participants can write ideas on sticky notes and collect shared insights on the board.
Navigating the Miro board – different options
- Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the view in the direction you want.
- Use a two-finger movement on your computer’s touchpad.
- Use the arrow keys on your keyboard.
Zooming in and out
- Use your mouse scroll wheel.
- Use zoom gestures on your touchpad: spread or “pinch” with two fingers.
- Use the + and – buttons located in the bottom right corner of the Miro board.
Adding and writing on sticky notes
In some exercises, ideas are collected on yellow sticky notes. Sticky note stacks are already placed in the task area. You can take a sticky note from the stack by clicking and dragging it to the desired location on the board.
When the sticky note is in the right place:
- click the note
- write your text directly on the note
- if needed, you can later move the note again by dragging it.
In some exercises, sticky notes are already placed on the board, and you can write directly on them.
Voting with dots
In some exercises, small coloured dots are used for voting or prioritising.
Drag a dot onto the option you want to vote for, or to the location instructed by the facilitator.