Hello Creators!

9 out of 10 ideas will fail. But this doesn't stop the creators, makers and entrepreneurs in their quest to build. To take an idea from a seed that is planted in their mind to shape it into a fully-grown oak tree.

Innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship, it goes by many names, but the art of having an original thought and building it into a real-world idea is one of the most challenging, loneliest and trying processes you can embark on.

Having both been an entrepreneur and worked at leading design and digital product studios, I have a unique perspective based on this experience. And I felt there is a need to help the next cohort. So I built an open-source library of tools, products and reference material to guide a user from idea to execution.

The Creators Journey is a tool that has 5 phases that you follow. Connect, Curate, Craft, Create, Circulate. Each stage helps you to build, strengthen and develop your idea. Most importantly it guides you through the process to launch an idea. 

The 5 Phase of the Creators Journey 

1. Connect: As a founder or creator the most important part of building an idea is to understand what matters to you, what motivates you, and your passions. As Paul Graham founder of YC has famously said and written, finding your purpose is the most important thing you can do in life. And it is one of the hardest! This phase will help you to understand what ideas you should pursue and what matters to you.

2. Curate: With an understanding of your drivers and motivations, we step into the process of developing ideas. This phase offers a suite of tools, strategies and tactics for developing ideas, thinking creatively and stimulating your imagination to unlock your genius.

3. Craft: With ideas in hand, the next step is focused on refining these. Understand the value of the idea, its purpose, and how it could solve a real user problem. How could this idea be brought to life? Thinking like an artist there are elements of sculpting the idea, playing with it, to find its fit in the world.

4. Create: With strong ideas emerging you narrow your focus in the create phase and bring them to life. These could initially be in the form of sketches through to prototypes (a first draft). You talk to people about your idea, walk them through it, take the user’s feedback and iterate on it 2–3 times. The tools in this section help you to build. Gather feedback and create your idea.

5. Circulate: Finally, you near your reward. To release your idea into the world. From going through the 4 phases before you feel confident that your idea is one that you value, believe in and are solving a customer problem. The Creators Jurnye guides you through the last steps of releasing your product, which will provide you with an immense sense of purpose, fulfilment and satisfaction.

This is the Creators Journey. A guide to building an idea. 

https://miro.com/miroverse/the-creators-journey-build-your-big-idea/?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=updated_approved_published_miroverse_automated_submission_flow

A calendar of the holiday season, to help track who is in and out and where teams may be short of cover over the Christmas and New Year period.

The example given is for Engineering teams and their support teams, platform, architecture, support, management.

Get your teams to fill this in and identify gaps in cover/support over the holiday period.

https://miro.com/miroverse/holidays-calendar/

Looking for a fun and delightfully dramatic icebreaker? Look no further! Here’s a Twilight-themed icebreaker to kick off your next workshop with a splash of fun! 😊

Here’s my 2025 team calendar template: https://miro.com/miroverse/2025-team-calendar/?social=copy-link
Capture leave, set milestone goals, and record important moments for your team in a way that will enable you to look back on the team’s progress at the end of the year. 

Here my entry, it includes the brand new Sticky Stack feature to make it modern and yet very usable. A very simple calender, which each month in its own frame, so it can be printed if need be.

https://miro.com/miroverse/2025-miro-calendar/

Here is a fun easy 2025 Calendar to use.

https://miro.com/miroverse/2025-calendar-canvas/

Here is a clean view 2025 Calendar to use.

https://miro.com/miroverse/2025-design-calendar/

Ooh, I forgot to add the 2nd one I created.

Here’s the 2025 Production Deployment Schedule Calendar, for those who need to plan out when to release production updates to systems (yes, it still happens).

https://miro.com/miroverse/2025-production-deployment-change-calendar/

Here’s my 2025 team calendar template:

https://miro.com/miroverse/2025-calendar-dlcq5djeiyzkphio/?social=copy-link

Here is my super simplified version of a monthly calendar: https://miro.com/miroverse/calendar-template/

Its simplicity ensures that users spend less time figuring out how to use it and more time focusing on what truly matters—accomplishing their goals and maintaining productivity.

Here is my Feelings Calendar template

https://miro.com/miroverse/feelings-calendar/?social=copy-link

here is my template : https://miro.com/miroverse/2025-goals-calendar/?social=copy-link

I took a slightly different approach to the Calendar theme - and made a ‘Work / Life Balance Planner’ - https://miro.com/miroverse/work-life-balance-planner/?social=copy-link

Work-Life Balance Planner activity is designed to help you visualize, plan, and achieve harmony between your career goals and personal life throughout the year. 

Below is a snippet, but other parts of the canvas include values, milestones throughout the year and year end reflection. 

By engaging in this exercise, you'll gain clarity on your priorities, set meaningful objectives, and track your progress in both spheres of your life.

Use this tool at the start of the year to set your intentions, revisit it regularly to stay on course, and reflect on your journey at year's end.
 

This innovative template merges productivity with gamification to create an engaging experience. It motivates users to achieve daily, weekly, and monthly goals by earning points, unlocking badges, celebrating milestones, and fostering long-term habit formation, all within a visually appealing and interactive calendar layout.
https://miro.com/miroverse/gamified-productivity-calendar/?social=copy-link

Meal Planner & Tracker Template
Transform the way you plan and track your meals with this intuitive and interactive Miroverse template!

Whether you're meal prepping for the week or simply keeping tabs on what you eat, this template is your perfect companion. Forget calorie counting—focus on logging your meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Snacks) in a fun and visually appealing way.

Why you'll love it:

• Plan Ahead: Organize your meals for the week to save time and reduce stress.
• Stay Inspired: Add links to your favorite recipes directly on the board for easy access and inspiration.
• Collaborate & Motivate: Invite friends or family to join the board. Share ideas, recipes, and encouragement to keep each other on track.

Turn meal planning into a fun and engaging activity with this easy-to-use template. Get started today and make your meal management simple and enjoyable!

https://miro.com/miroverse/food-tracker-food-planner/?social=copy-link

Here is my entry! 

Calendar For Anytime, Anyone, Anything 

This template is highly adaptable and can be customized for any month or year with minimal effort. By modifying the event boxes, you can seamlessly convert this personal calendar into a work calendar. 😊

https://miro.com/miroverse/calendar-for-anytime-anyone-anything/

I’m a little late to the party but here’s my Southern hemisphere garden calendar: 2025 Southern Hemisphere Garden Calendar Template | Miroverse

It has info on what to plant when, tips for choosing the right plants for your garden, and expected harvest windows for the plants listed (from seed)

I enjoyed these “one Pixel a day - Apps” some years a go a lot and had the idea of creating a Calendar based on Mood. The idea is to track your Mood and create a little diary with all the up’s and Down’s over the year with as minimal effort as possible. Just pick the Color of your Sticky Note and enter a Word or Sentence if you want on top. At the End of the year you have a cool and colorful overview.

A Sticky a Day - Mood Calendar/Diary 2025 ✅

Also this is a printable Version, if you want to color it in instead of adding a sticky note every day :)

Now i notice that it leans into the same direction like ​@Smarruffo 👋

What a lovely idea!

Hey everyone,
here would be my calender template. https://miro.com/miroverse/your-calendar-2025/
Enjoy the Miroverse and have a great 2025.

Best wishes, Stavros

Awesome challenge! Here’s my template: 2025 Calendar Template Template | Miroverse

Excited to see what everyone else comes up with 😊

Hey all, 

I want to do so much more but great learning about publishing my first and only template! 💪Excited to see what everyone came up with. Fun thinking about actually designing a board for others to use. 

https://miro.com/miroverse/indie-game-gtm-calendar/

Hello everyone,

Here is my calendar to help you track and celebrate your goals using the Personal OKR Framwork.
I hope you like it.

https://miro.com/miroverse/personal-okr-calender/

Hi everyone, here is my Team Calendar - a structured, month-by-month team development framework designed to enhance collaboration, engagement, and performance in hybrid and remote teams.

Each month is dedicated to a specific theme, complete with interactive exercises, visual tools, and discussion prompts to strengthen team dynamics.

https://miro.com/miroverse/team-calendar/