Trust the Canvas, Not the Chat Bubble: Miro’s AI Innovation Workspace

Generative AI has supercharged individual productivity. But when every teammate works in their own chat window, projects splinter, context gets lost, and momentum dies when it’s time to sync. The fix isn’t “more AI”—it’s shared AI. Miro’s AI Innovation Workspace brings people and AI onto a single canvas so teams co-create in context, not in silos. Miro

The hidden cost of “chat-only” AI

When plans live across private prompts, you get:

• Duplicate work as people unknowingly solve the same problems.

• Version drift between personal summaries and the team’s latest board.

• Decision delays when everyone must reconcile conflicting outputs.

Bottom line: chat-only AI boosts individuals but slows teams.

Meet the AI Innovation Workspace (announced at Canvas 25)

Miro’s AI Innovation Workspace shifts AI from one-to-one chats to a shared, intelligent canvas. Launched around the Canvas 25 event, it’s designed to accelerate real teamwork: discovery, decisions, and delivery—all where teams already collaborate.

The canvas is the prompt

Miro’s AI understands your board context—sticky notes, wireframe metadata, arrows, clusters—so you don’t start from a blank box; you start from your team’s shared work.

Sidekicks: AI co-creators on the canvas

Sidekicks are specialised, conversational AI agents that see what’s on the board and help structure thinking, give feedback, or generate artefacts. Use presets (e.g., Product Leader) or build custom Sidekicks tuned to your domain.

Flows: visual AI workflows

Flows automate multi-step processes you can see and adjust—e.g., after a brainstorm, a Flow extracts themes, drafts a brief, builds a roadmap, and pushes tasks to your backlog in minutes. Save successful Flows as templates to scale best practice.

From sticky notes to prototypes (fast)

Turn clusters, diagrams, or user stories into clickable prototypes and presentation-ready assets directly from the board—so facilitation time becomes delivery time.

Code alignment with MCP

Miro’s support for the Model Context Protocol (MCP) helps carry board context into coding tools and LLMs, improving spec fidelity and reducing rework between design and dev. MCP Protocol

Built for the enterprise (governance included)

• AI governance: Miro has attained ISO/IEC 42001 (AI Management System) certification, adding an auditable layer to controls and processes for responsible AI.

• Security stack: Enterprise-grade controls across data protection and permissions, with a dedicated Trust Center.

An AI Innovation Workspace unites teams and AI on a shared canvas where the canvas itself is the prompt. With Sidekicks (AI agents), Flows (visual workflows), and MCP (context for coding tools), organisations move from scattered AI chats to co-created, in-context delivery—securely and at speed.

Outcomes you can expect

• Faster handoffs: Ideas flow straight into briefs, prototypes, and backlogs.

• Higher quality decisions: Everyone works from the same artefacts and citations.

• Less admin, more delivery: Reusable Flows replace repetitive setup and formatting.

How to get started (2-week playbook)

1. Pick one high-leverage ritual (e.g., product discovery).

2. Instrument a Flow from brainstorm → themes → PRD → backlog.

3. Add two Sidekicks (e.g., Product Leader, UX Researcher) and one custom.

4. Wire MCP to your repo/AI dev tools to keep specs and code in sync.

5. Measure before/after: time-to-brief, rework rate, and decision latency.

Next steps

You need structure, compliance, and clarity to scale AI. Generation Digital is a certified partner for Miro’s AI Innovation Workspace—configuring Sidekicks and Flows, wiring MCP, and aligning governance with ISO 42001 standards. Let’s move from pilots to organisation-wide innovation. Get in touch for a consultation.

FAQs

How is this different from using ChatGPT next to Miro?
Sidekicks and Flows live on the canvas, read its context, and keep teams aligned—no copy-paste drift.

Can we create our own AI agents?
Yes—configure custom Sidekicks with your expertise, guidelines, and tone.

Will security sign-off be a blocker?
Miro maintains enterprise certifications, including ISO/IEC 42001 for AI governance, to support risk reviews.