Top 8: Visual Collaboration Tools for Eastern Europe

Miro, the service for visualizing collaborative work, has launched AI Workflows, which automates repetitive processes on the Miro canvas with the help of AI assistants. Teams can create process templates containing stages, prompts, and skills for AI assistants assigned to the process. For example, the first stage might import a PDF client agreement, a Jira backlog, or a Trello task board. The AI ​​then parses it all down and draws pivot tables, charts, and timelines on the canvas. The team works with these objects on the canvas, and at the end, the AI ​​assistant summarizes the meeting. You can import initial context into Miro Flow from Slack, Teams, Notion, Jira, Asana, monday.com, ClickUp, Trello, and many other apps.

WhatsApp has added screen sharing during video calls. With this feature, you can share documents, photos, or anything else displayed on your smartphone's screen. Screen Sharing will be available on Android, iOS, and the Windows desktop client. To start screen sharing, simply tap the "Share" icon during a video call. The messenger will then offer the option to share a specific app or the entire screen. In addition to screen sharing, WhatsApp now also allows video calls in landscape mode.

Whiteboards for collaborative drawing in real time are convenient for brainstorming, meetings, and co-design. Google has its own whiteboard service - Jamboard. Microsoft also has Microsoft Whiteboard. Now Apple has one too - Freeform. However, it only works for the lucky owners of iPhone, iPad, and Mac, as it is only available as an app, not in the browser (although to invite colleagues to the whiteboard, you need to send them a link). Otherwise, it is a fairly convenient application for freehand drawing, and also includes a library of 700 shapes that can be easily dragged onto the canvas. You can also insert images onto the board. You can turn on a grid to organize elements on the board. And, best of all, it is all free.

Initially, the collaborative drawing application Microsoft Whiteboard was created for large electronic whiteboards Surface Hub. Now the company has released a desktop version of this application for tablets and laptops running Windows 10. Microsoft Whiteboard allows for online meetings, brainstorming sessions, and collaboration on various creative tasks with geographically remote employees. According to reviews, image synchronization between computers is quite fast. Drawn "boards" can be saved to an online account for future use. At least one user participating in collaborative work with the "whiteboard" must have a paid Office 365 account.

Cisco has expanded its WebEx videoconferencing service line with Collaboration Meeting Rooms. This service allows users to connect to Cisco WebEx web conferences from PCs, mobile devices, deskphones, video endpoints, and software clients (including those from other vendors). From the very first moment of connection, users can create meetings, launch applications, and join all discussions. The service reduces user involvement in routine processes, as it offers tools for recording meetings and sharing co-edited files. CMR combines WebEx MC conferencing (now with CCA hybrid telephony) with the ability to connect video endpoints.