The next evolution of visual work is here! โจ๐ค
We're excited to introduce Mural AI and our integration with
@Microsoft
365 Copilot, designed to automate tedious tasks, spark new ideas, discover new connections, and get to the good stuff faster.
As design thinkers, facilitators, imagination workers that understood the power of digital-first collaboration, you were early to the party. ๐
Now everybody is invited. And with this $118M investment, visual collaboration is going global. ๐
Join our next webinar, hosted by
@Robert_Skrobe
to learn how he led the 1st-ever global virtual
#designsprint
. Plus, we'll share tips for how you can replicate it's success, as well as plans for a bigger global event in April. ๐๐ก๐โโ๏ธ
Register here ๐
BIG NEWS! MURAL has raised a $23M Series A round & hired
@GregEKaplan
as our CRO ๐ Hear from our CEO
@batmelon
& see the press release to learn why visual collaboration is the key to solving important problems.
๐
#Growth
#funding
Thrilled to share the news! ๐
MURAL Secures $50M Series C at a $2B Valuation to Expand Guided Visual Collaboration in the Enterprise ๐คฉ & welcomes
@bill_veghte
as Executive Chairman of the Board &
@RyanQualtrics
as an advisor ๐
๐ฉโ๐ป How would you describe the current state of the humanist technologist?
๐ How do you see visual thinking being affected by teams becoming more distributedโrelying on technology to work remotely?
These questions and more answered by
@johnmaeda
: ๐
TOMORROW: Join
@mgiudice
and
@batmelon
to:
๐ค Explore the unique qualities of the changemaker
๐ Hear stories from successful changemakers
๐ก Get strategies for developing your own skills as a changemaker
It's all part of
#IMAGINE2020
. Don't miss it: ๐
Come workshop with
#IMAGINE2020
. ๐ช
Learn to navigate chaotic and highly โก charged situations with empathy, self-awareness and a commitment to serve those around us with
@mgiudice
of
@hotstudio
and Christopher Ireland of
@StanfordCSP
.
Register here ๐
See what we're up to at
@MicrosoftIgnite
2021 ๐ We'll be live-scribing 2 sessions โ๏ธ & we want you to join the action for a chance to win time with an expert partner to co-design & co-lead an upcoming virtual event using MURAL! Details ๐
#MSIgnite
We're excited to introduce Collaborative Intelligence, a new systematic approach that connects teams to unlock their genius ๐ง ๐ โ and announce we acquired
@LUMAInstitute
to help teams with the craft of collaboration! ๐
Learn more ๐
#CollabIntel
Join us July 8th during
@MURAL
#IMAGINE2020
๐ช to hear our CEO
@batmelon
share how global companies and master entrepreneurs are transforming work to spark innovation through digital-first visual collaboration.
Register for the livestream now: ๐
Introducing: MURAL Imagine ๐โ๏ธ
Over the next few weeks, we're replacing place with space. A space where thinkers, doers, learners, & seekers can put their imaginations to work. You'll hear what others are thinking, & see it, too.
#IMAGINE2020
Join us ๐
Excited to announce our new
@Adobe
integration! โจ Now get instant access to creative elements like illustrations, logos, and icons from
@CreativeCloud
in any collaboration session directly within MURAL.
#CreativeCloudLibraries
#AdobeMAX
More here: ๐
How is your product team planning this year? We shared the Resilient Product Roadmap on Product Hunt to help teams build agility into their plans ๐บ๏ธ ๐ โจ
We would love to hear your feedback & insights on product planning โ join the conversation! ๐ฌ
"MURAL can be seen as a
#remotework
friendly service. Itโs also workplace
#collaboration
software, putting it smack-dab in the middle of 2 current trends." -
@TechCrunch
We're excited to continue building great visual collaboration software ๐
๐
Join
@mgiudice
&
@tuttitaygerly
to understand how your strengths ๐ช & passions ๐ can become a foundation of your value proposition, and leave committed to leading during this time of transition.
Learn more about this
#IMAGINE2020
workshop ๐
Today as part of
#Zoomtopia
we're announcing the MURAL Zapp! ๐ This forthcoming
@zoom_us
integration will bring visual collaboration right into meetingsโmaking them more engaging and productive.
Preview the MURAL Zapp ๐บ and learn more here: ๐
๐ Today we are so excited to introduce the MURAL Community *and* MURAL Learning โ new ways to learn, connect, & fuel the fire of creativity ๐ฅ ๐ง ๐ฅ
Get all the details ๐
So excited to announce David Baga is Muralโs new CEO! ๐ Davidโs here to advance our mission to change how teams collaborate to do extraordinary work.
Meet our new CEO:
MURAL is proud & humbled to share that we currently have more than 1,200 nonprofit organizations using our digital workspace for free as a part of our MURAL for Good program ๐
๐ We are excited to announce that today we have launched updates to our design!๐ To learn more about our design updates or share feedback with our design team๐ฌ visit our community page & join the discussion ๐
Yesterday as a part of a MURAL All-Hands, we did an icebreaker+team building exercise called "Ultimate Marching Band." Our drum majorโerr facilitatorโtold us what to create โ and we got to it.
Best of all: No one had to "roll their feet." ๐บ๐โฝ
#MakeSpaceforImagination
๐ช
Weโve added new tools to help you level up your visual communication! ๐
โข Sketching on Web โ๏ธ
โข Full Noun Project Library ๐ญ
โข Custom Color Palette ๐จ
Learn more:
#remotedesign
#visualthinking
Join
@batmelon
& Ashley Welch of
@Somersaultus
at
@saastr
Enterprise Summit to see how top-performing sales teams use design thinking to:
๐ค collaborate with prospects
๐ก understand business priorities
๐ accelerate the sales cycle
Register here free: ๐
Itโs official! Thanks to our MURAListas, weโre proud to have earned Great Place to Workยฎ๏ธ Certificationโข๏ธ ๐
We're
#GPTWcertified
for the first time in Argentina ๐ฆ๐ท and for the second time in the US ๐บ๐ธ
All right, folks. We need to talk about meetings. ๐
Almost half of respondents in an
@Atlassian
survey complain that meetings are the
#1
time-waster at work.
It doesn't need to be that way. It *shouldn't* be that way. (1/14)
Seamlessly create flowcharts, mind maps ๐ง ๐บ๏ธ & more alongside your colleagues & clients with MURALโs new diagramming & mapping capabilities. Read all about it ๐
Identify what your customer wants to do & unleash a whole new world for your product/service to thrive.
Learn more about the Jobs To Be Done approach from our Head of CX
@JimKalbach
& theory pioneer
@Ulwick
๐โ๏ธ
Join
#IMAGINE2020
's 1st live talk ๐
Despite the bright colors & smiling faces of our hosts, we realize the serious nature of current events that affect more of us every day. These 30-min webinars are to pass along info & deep empathy to those who might need it.
#remotework
Sign up here ๐
"Begging the question: If meetings so often feel like wasted time, why arenโt they more playful?" -
@JimKalbach
๐ซ
Innovation Is A Lot Like Jazz. Hereโs How You Make Teamwork Play, via
@Forbes
๐
โOn the surface, hybrid looks like itโs the best of both worlds but without incredible intentionality, it quickly devolves into the worst of both worlds.โ ๐ ๐๏ธ ๐ฅ -
@darrenmurph
, Head of Remote
@gitlab
More from ๐๏ธ Collaboration Superpowers ๐
Meet the MURALista ๐ Celeste Olivieri (
@celesteolivieri
), Sr. Director of Product Design ๐จ MURAL's first employee! More on her journey to MURAL & what drives her as a designer ๐
"Critically, imagination work isnโt limited to a small group of creatives. The opposite is true...Everyone canโand mustโuse imagination to make innovation a part of their daily work." -
@batmelon
in
@Forbes
๐ง โจ ๐ผ
The Rise Of The Imagination Worker ๐
Come workshop with
#IMAGINE2020
: ๐ช
Learn how to use tools like
@MURAL
to make hand-drawn โ๏ธ visuals and templates that foster greater levels of engagement with
@OleQvist
and Loa Baastrup.
Register here ๐
We partnered with
@productschool
&
@coda_hq
to create a series of templates to help PMs navigate milestones in the product management process โ & shared them on Product Hunt today ๐ Let us know what you think! ๐
Our integration with
@creativecloud
is now available to all MURAL members! ๐ Learn how to produce more innovative design in less time on the new Adobe blog ๐
Excited to announce our
@zapier
integration. โก๏ธ
Now you can connect
@MURAL
to 2,000+ apps to bring visual thinking and collaboration more deeply into your work. ๐ฅ
More on our blog: ๐
When in-person strategic planning can't happen, how do you take things virtual? ๐ป ๐ซ See how
@thoughtworks
pulled it all together with a little help from MURAL ๐ฅ ๐
We're offering 90 days for FREE to help you collaborate during these unfortunate circumstances. Sign up for a free trial & look for the customer service chatbot in the bottom right corner. Weโll get you set up so you can get back to work.
#CoVid19
๐
"We often talk about โexperienceโ as a thing that we can design and manage. We canโt. We can only create an environment that enables an intended experience." ๐ฅ
โ
@JimKalbach
shares in this recent interview for
@thrive
. Read the rest: ๐
Today MURAL was named to the
@cloud100
by
@Forbes
! ๐ Companies on the Cloud 100 are selected for their market leadership, culture & growth. ๐ฅ
Thank you to our early adopters and everyone who continues to support us in this journey. โค๏ธ
More on the news:
MURAL lands $118M to bring visual collaboration to remote workers:
"We can envision companies of all sizes, across all industries, across all geographies & across all personas in the enterprise using this product." โ
@nikhilsachdev
๐ฅ๐๐ช
@SFBusinessTimes
โPeople always say, โthis meeting is so important, we need to do it in person.โ One day, people will say, โthis meeting is so important, we need to do it in
@MURAL
.โโ ๐ฏ
MURALโs new performance boost supercharges zooming and panning, speeding up collaboration.
Open a mural to check it out at ๐ and let us know what you think.
(Look for the โก๏ธ to know youโve got the boost!)
"Itโs time to shift from talking about the work*place* to embracing the work*space*." -
@AdrianaMRoche
๐ป ๐ซ
Whatโs The Future For The Workplace In A Hybrid World? ๐ฎ โจ We explore this question in
@Forbes
๐
โIf youโre trying to
#design
for the future, donโt design for behaviors that are happening nowโdesign for behaviors that are emerging.โ
@ldeakin
@IDEOU
New in MURAL: Visitors can name themselves for the session! โจ
Now, instead of being a random animal ๐๐ป๐ฆ๐ฆ, visitors can choose to enter their name. If they do, you'll see their name in the avatar panel as they move their cursors around the mural. ๐
Foster creativity and productivity like never before with our upgraded user interface.
To give it a try, while in the app click the โจ button in the top right corner of a mural.
Need a new mural? ๐
Design thinking can be the key to digital transformation ๐ง โจ ๐๏ธ And good news โ it's not hard to learn!
Dive into the process and Stop Selling Products And Start Co-Creating Solutions, via
@Forbes
๐
Proud to be featured as the "new design whiteboard" by
@gitlab
in their how-to guide for collaborating and whiteboarding in a
#remotework
environment as the "new design whiteboard." ๐ช
Today we are officially welcoming best-selling author & visual thinking pioneer
@SunniBrown
as MURAL's Doodler-in-Residence ๐
Learn more about her work within the community of MURAL expert Playmakersโข๏ธ here ๐
Weโre excited to introduce the next generation of Mural: smarter, more efficient, and enhanced by
#AI
.
Our new AI-powered features help your team spark ideas, synthesize information, streamline workflows, and boost
#collaboration
.
Find out how...
"Instead of Slack, Iโd suggest a
@zoom_us
video call. Instead of a comment thread, Id ask for a 10-min mtg w/ people involved. When a post was finished, Id insist on a video chat to sync."
More on when face-to-face time is necessary for
#remote
workers:
A benefit to working on a remote team? Getting a
@zoom_us
video bike tour of Amsterdam from one of your colleagues during the company all hands ๐
#remotework
#FridayFeeling
โMaking things fun [in meetings] is a game changer." -
@yvette_kamperin
, VP of talent at MURAL
Why Creativity Is Essential In LeadershipโAnd How To Cultivate It, via
@Forbes
๐
โOn the surface, hybrid looks like itโs the best of both worlds but without incredible intentionality, it quickly devolves into the worst of both worlds.โ ๐ ๐๏ธ ๐ฅ -
@darrenmurph
, Head of Remote
@gitlab
More from ๐๏ธ Collaboration Superpowers ๐
Please join us for Reflect 2021, a virtual event to celebrate & anticipate the future of teamwork ๐ฅณ๐ฎ ๐ซ
Get all of the details + register here ๐
More great news! ๐
We're excited to share at
#ProductCon
today, MURAL won
@ProductSchool
's 2021
#Proddy
Award for favorite visual collaboration product among product managers ๐
Thank you to the thousands of PM's who voted for MURAL ๐๐ฝ ๐ค
Details ๐
Introducing the MURAL App for
@Webex
๐ MURAL now seamlessly integrates with the Webex Suite, which includes calling, messaging, meetings, virtual event management, & more in one app! โ๏ธ๐ง๐ฅ
Get all the details ๐
๐๐ฅ๐ MURAL was just certified as a Great Place to Work with 90% of MURAListas saying MURAL is a (you guessed it) great place to work. โค๏ธ
When asked, "Why work at MURAL?" Folks cited people, culture, fun, product, and culture. ๐
More on the news:
Join this
#IMAGINE2020
workshop with Ashley Welch of
@Somersaultus
and
@seemadjain
to learn how design thinkers ๐ค can bring their craft to sales in a digital-first world to create lasting, profitable ๐ customer relationships.
Learn more: ๐
Most meetings suck. But what if meetings werenโt a complete drag?
What if, instead, they were magical? โจ
Let's tackle the 9 problems of meetingsโand get the Magical Meetings ๐งโโ๏ธ Bingo ๐ฐ boardโin Better Meetings Part 1 with
@voltagectrl
+
@MURAL
. ๐