Into the Miroverse

Into the Miroverse: Award-winning templates from our community

See what's possible when creative minds share their best work. Every year, our community nominates the templates that transformed how they work—the boards that solved real problems, sparked breakthrough moments, and made collaboration feel effortless.

These aren't theoretical frameworks. They're battle-tested solutions created by practitioners like you who got tired of the status quo and built something better. Product managers who streamlined chaotic sprint planning. Designers who cracked the code on remote workshops. Strategists who turned abstract concepts into visual clarity.

What makes these Into the Miroverse templates award-worthy

These templates earned community recognition by solving problems we all face. They didn't win awards for looking pretty. They won because they work—and because they made someone's workday genuinely better.

They eliminate decision fatigue during your busiest moments. When you're facilitating a retrospective with 15 people in different time zones, you don't have time to design the perfect structure from scratch. These templates give you proven frameworks so you can focus on guiding the conversation.

They translate complex processes into visual clarity. The creators didn't just replicate what existed—they reimagined how visual collaboration could make difficult work more manageable.

They foster genuine collaboration, not performative participation. These templates structure engagement in ways that actually draw out diverse perspectives and move conversations forward, whether your team works synchronously or asynchronously.

Why you'll love the award-winning collection

Real teams solved real problems, then shared their breakthroughs with you. Unlike corporate templates built by product teams guessing at user needs, these frameworks came from practitioners who lived through the frustration and engineered the solution.

This community validation means you're not beta testing someone's theory. Hundreds of teams already pressure-tested these templates in their daily work. When a strategy template gets nominated for an award, it's because teams used it to drive actual business outcomes.

The variety addresses your diverse challenges. You facilitate brainstorms, gather feedback, map processes, run workshops, plan projects, and solve problems across a dozen different contexts. This collection matches that reality with templates spanning creative facilitation, agile ceremonies, strategic planning, design thinking, and beyond.

You'll discover approaches you didn't know existed. These award nominees introduce you to facilitation techniques, visual methods, and collaboration structures you might never encounter otherwise, expanding your toolkit with community-proven innovations.

How to use award-winning templates

Step 1: Browse with your current challenge in mind. Struggling to keep remote workshops engaging? Looking for a better sprint retrospective format? Let that specific challenge guide your exploration.

Step 2: Preview before committing. Click into any template to see its full structure and read the creator's description. Look for templates addressing problems similar to yours—the context clues reveal whether this framework matches your team's working style.

Step 3: Start with the template as designed. Use it as the creator intended for your first session. This lets you experience the original structure and understand why the community found it valuable.

Step 4: Adapt based on what you learned. After your first session, tweak what needs adjusting for your context. Maybe your team needs more brainstorming space or different timeboxing. Make those adjustments for your next use.

Step 5: Share your improvements back. When you've created something that transforms how your team works, publish it to Miroverse. This cycle of sharing and adapting is what makes our community valuable.

FAQ about award-winning templates

How were the 2023 nominees selected?

Community members nominated templates they actually used and loved throughout 2023. This grassroots recognition means the nominated templates earned their status through real-world usage and results, not marketing campaigns.

Can I modify award-winning templates for my team's needs?

Absolutely—that's exactly how you should use them. Take the framework that resonates, adapt it to your workflow, and customize the prompts for your specific goals. Your modifications might even lead to the next award-winning template.

Do I need special Miro features to use these templates?

Most award-winning templates work with free Miro accounts. Each template listing indicates any specific requirements. The core collaboration capabilities—infinite canvas, sticky notes, shapes, connectors, comments, and real-time editing—come standard and support the majority of these templates.

How do these templates differ from regular Miroverse templates?

Award nominees represent the highest-impact templates based on community validation. These templates combine innovative approaches with practical usability—they're not just clever ideas, but proven frameworks refined through real-world application.

Ready to work with the frameworks that teams trust most? Explore the award-winning collection and discover what becomes possible when you build on the community's best innovations.