Hi Miro Heroes 
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A couple of weeks ago we wrapped up our annual Distributed conference. Amazing energy and so many inspiring, creative, and fun sessions!
Apart from learning a lot, meeting new people, and feeling fortunate to be part of the process, our team definitely felt more connected than ever. Teamwork has always been at the heart of everything we do here at Miro, and Distributed 2021 made us once again reflect on how important meaningful and supportive team connections are. As we say, “play as a team to win the world!” 
Inspired by all the new knowledge, we decided to learn even more, this time from our amazing Miro community members. Today, we’re kicking off a special edition of the Miro templates contest, called Miroverse Challenge: Team Connection 
. This contest is all about reflection and learning. How do you make sure your team members feel connected, supported, and happy? What are the Miro tools you use?
In this special edition we will have 3 award categories 
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Icebreakers
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Meetings
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Team building
To get inspired, you can check out the Distributed Day 1 and Day 2 recordings and resources.
More Challenge Details
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Submission period: November 16-January 12
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Voting and judging: January 13-20
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Winners announced: January 21
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Judges' Choice will be awarded by our panel of expert judges. Submissions will be judged on their ease of use, layout, and that special fun factor.
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People’s Choice will be awarded based on top likes under the comment here in the online community. Make sure to vote for your favorite template by December 20, 23:59 CET .
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Judges’ Choice: iPad, exclusive Miro-branded cover, and an Apple Pencil
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People’s Choice: AirPods and exclusive Miro-branded case
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Miro swag will be awarded to all other participants who will get published on Miroverse
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Winners will be featured on Miroverse and Judges Choice winners will have an opportunity to present their templates at a dedicated Miro event on Linkedin Live to our audience!
How to participate
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Your full name
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Role and company
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Mention category: icebreakers, meetings, or team building
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Miro board embedded with your template (with view access)
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Instructions on how to use the template
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Optional: 1-3 minute video overview of your template
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Your template must be in English, and have been created and designed using Miro.
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All information must belong to the board owner (We will reject all submissions containing copyright-protected content on board.)
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Your template must be submitted to Miroverse before the challenge deadline.
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Optional: share your board on LinkedIn with #Miro @Miro mentioning that you’re taking part in the challenge. Feel free to add an image or a video.
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By participating in the challenge, you agree that your submission may be published and used for promotional activities by Miro.
Judges
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Community Guest Judge for the Icebreaker category: Facilitator School- an education platform around the topic of online facilitation. They are one of our Miro Experts and teach professionals to be better facilitators through cohort-based courses, custom Miro templates and by curating facilitation resources.
See Facilitator School’s Character Mix&Match Icebreaker on Miroverse
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Community Guest Judge for the Meetings category: Hyper Island- a global learning provider with a school and consulting services that enables individuals and organisations to see, understand and act upon the opportunities created by digital and technological evolution.
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Community Guest Judge for the team Building category:
@Stefano Mastrogiacomo - teamwork coach, project mgmt professor and author. He’s the designer of team tools like the Team Alignment Map, the Team Contract, the Fact Finder and the Nonviolent Requests Guide. -
Miroverse team judge: Mariam Danielian manages the content production for Miro templates and oversees publications for the Miroverse templates library. She is inspired by the creativity of Miro users who turn an empty canvas into a universe of their own creation, and she’s passionate about sharing their work with others.
Happy collaborating and good luck!
Here is a very simple Icebreaker I normally use. Level of complexity is low.
Vincent Schnor - Agile Coach & Organisational Consultant @Netzwerkknoten
