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Digital collaboration

10 ways Mural AI enhances consulting workflows for faster, more impactful client outcomes

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Boost client engagement in your next business proposal with Mural

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Visual thinking

Ashley Welch on design thinking in sales

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Digital collaboration

Top 12 collaboration tools for consultants

Mural's Product Updates

Our latest releases: November 2024

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Digital collaboration

Empowering sales teams to close deals faster with Mural’s real-time collaboration tools

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Imagination work

Everything you need to know about business process modeling and analysis

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MEDDIC sales methodology: What is it?

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Visual thinking

The best visual note-taking strategies to supercharge your productivity

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10 activities for team building in the workplace

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Digital collaboration

The complete guide to spaghetti mapping

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A guide on Scrum product backlog

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Digital collaboration

What are wireframe tools? The ultimate guide for 2024

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The best remote collaboration software as of 2024

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Our latest releases: October 2024

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Visual thinking

Visualizing a transformation story: Insights from Jeff Gothelf

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7 tips for providing constructive feedback to your team

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How to create visually appealing presentations

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Design thinking

Collaborative design: What is it and why does it matter?

Digital collaboration

What is a Kanban board?

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Design thinking

Continuous product design: A complete guide

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Digital collaboration

How to write a sprint goal (with examples)

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Digital collaboration

What is a Jira Scrum board, and why do you need it?

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Design thinking

How to collect feedback from stakeholders effectively

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Visual thinking

Visual collaboration: What it is & how to get started

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What is the difference between traditional project management and Agile?

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Digital collaboration

13 best online collaboration tools to try in 2024

DACI Decision Making Framework: Managing accountability with Mural

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How to build a functional organizational structure

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Working out loud – asynchronously

Digital collaboration

The best mind mapping tools as of 2024

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How to use reverse brainstorming with your team

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Visual thinking

What is a flowchart? Examples, tips, and templates

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Digital collaboration

Time blocking best practices: How to boost your productivity

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Digital collaboration

10 virtual meeting tools for team collaboration and engagement

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Leigh-Margaret Stull shares more on the future state of Mural

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Digital collaboration

The best enterprise collaboration tools as of 2024

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Digital collaboration

How to create a meaningful product vision

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Digital collaboration

How to create an Agile project plan for software development

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Should you have a meeting? (Infographic)

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Digital collaboration

Agile vs Waterfall project management: What's the best approach?

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Digital collaboration

13 best Agile project management tools

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Digital collaboration

Agile project management vs Scrum: What's the difference?

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Digital collaboration

The 80/20 async split for Agile teams

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Design thinking

5 Agile Scrum board best practices for every project

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Digital collaboration

Teamwork makes the dream work… or does it?

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Our latest releases: June, 2024

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Digital collaboration

The future is how

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Digital collaboration

How to document a process: 9 steps and best practices

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What is remote collaboration & how to make it work for your team

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Digital collaboration

Understanding the 5 phases of project management

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Visual thinking

Don't do this when using a flowchart builder

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Digital collaboration

How Mural links design thinking and Agile

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Digital collaboration

A guide to the Agile development lifecycle

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Digital collaboration

Team collaboration software: A buyer’s guide

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How to plan and organize a workshop

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Design thinking

How to run efficient Agile meetings [+ templates]

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Digital collaboration

The best use cases of AI in project management

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Design thinking

What is Agile project management?

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Digital collaboration

Agile documentation: Examples and best practices

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The ROI of teamwork: How to quantify the value of better collaboration

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Visual thinking

How to conduct a strategic analysis

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Digital collaboration

20 top strategic planning tools and frameworks [templates & examples]

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Visual thinking

How to make a digital vision board: A complete guide

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Digital collaboration

5 ways visual task management benefits your team

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Digital collaboration

11 top tips for facilitating strategic planning sessions

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Digital collaboration

Why workplace flexibility is the name of the game

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Customer stories

Customer story: How AI will impact (and empower) collaboration at scale

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Digital collaboration

Meetings shouldn’t be monologues

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Digital collaboration

Teamwork 2024 Report: This isn't working

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Design thinking

The 5 steps of the strategic planning process

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Digital collaboration

Collaborative leadership: What it is and why it works so well for distributed teams

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Trust your people — you hired them for a reason

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5 practical tips to build rapport with your team members

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Nice silo — now, how do we get out?

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Visual thinking

5 effective strategic planning models for your business

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Our latest releases: January, 2024

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Tactical vs. strategic planning: Why you need both

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Digital collaboration

Virtual strategic planning: How to plan and run successful meetings

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6 strategic planning activities for your organization

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How to run an impactful team offsite — the Mural way

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Digital collaboration

What is process documentation (and how can it help your team?)

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10 templates to set your team up for success in 2024

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Digital collaboration

How to succeed at team planning: 6 best practices

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Digital collaboration

Let’s rethink how to measure productivity

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3 fun holiday icebreaker templates to kickstart your team meetings

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Digital collaboration

End-of-year retrospectives: better projects for the new year

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Digital collaboration

Understanding team effectiveness: Mural’s guide for managers and team leaders

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How to build company culture: Definitions, examples, and next steps

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Digital collaboration

What is brainstorming? Definition, guide, and methods

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Digital collaboration

3 strategies to solve for common meeting problems

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3 Thanksgiving Day templates to break the ice with your team

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Digital collaboration

4 steps to build better virtual meetings

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Take teamwork to new heights with Mural and AI

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Where does our basic notion of a workday come from?

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How to improve remote meetings with your team

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When to hold in-person meetings with your team

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Digital collaboration

4 virtual activities for celebrating Halloween with your team

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Meeting goals: 5 steps for setting up meetings that matter