What do you prefer for brainstorming - Miro, Figjam or other?
Here at Product Hunt, we found that we were slowly shifting away from @Miro and defaulting to @Notion for typing up brainstorming notes during meetings (we use @Tandem so already have built-in breakout rooms, ambient music options and timers).
So we decided to cancel our Miro account and continue to use Notion or switch to a Figjam board if we really needed a sticky notes format (we're already using Figma so it helps reduce the number of tools we are using). *Spoiler alert: we haven't needed to use a sticky note board yet...
What is your team's go-to workflow and tools for brainstorming?
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Scade.pro
Miro
Interesting!
Miro is our go to tool when it comes to brainstorming. Definitely not as a note taking tool, but as a visual person I can't imagine using something else.
excalidraw is great
Product Hunt
@taniabell is @Excalidraw multiplayer?
@rajiv_ayyangar yes it's 'Unlimited collaborators' on their free and paid plans (that's in browser).
it's also the most popular Obsidian plugin. I believe you can collaborate if your volt is in a shared drive in the cloud
Product Hunt
If it's just me - I like a notebook, voice recorder, and ChatGPT. This allows me to scribble, capture, and turn the whole brainstorm into a summary and actionable immediately.
If it's with a Team, I'd say whatever most folks will revist or be able to feel the most comfortable. I've often found Miro works pretty well or alternatively, just a blank word document (or Notion) often is a great place to start!
Sometimes, pen and paper are the best but if I go digital I normally use excalidraw inside obsidian
Yeah, Miro and other drawing tools are kind of heavy for live diagramming, and we're trying to make that experience better in a brainstorm. Splotch (launched 2/28) turns written descriptions into live, editable diagrams. Our vision is that any notes describing a process or system auto-generate an accompanying diagram that updates on the fly as the notes change. We'd love any and all feedback!
Intercom
Hey @ph_leeanntrang . Curious to know if you had a chance to try out the new docs widget in Miro. We recently added it the use cases you mentioned above are perfect for it. Might be worth a try even though it seems like you have moved on from Miro. Happy to chat more on this!
Product Hunt
@shwaytaj Thanks for pointing that out. Yes, we already cancelled Miro but will def take a look the next time I use it again. TBH, for a remote solution to post it brainstorming style, I haven't found anything better than Miro (we even used it for a basic org chart). For a tool we didn't use often, it made more sense for us to just stick to brainstorming in Notion for the time being.
minimalist phone: creating folders
We have FigJam but sometimes old good Google Documents :D