Take part in a workshop

Someone invited you to a workshop with a link or a QR code. You do not need an account, and there is nothing to install.

What you’ll learn

How to join.
What you can do on the board.
What to do when the board looks empty or closed.

Join in three steps

Open the link, or scan the QR code with your phone camera.
Type the name you want other people to see. Anything works — your first name is fine.
Select Join the board.

That’s it. Your name appears next to the notes you add, and only there.

Add your ideas

Select Add Note, type one idea and select Add Note again. Short beats complete: one idea per note.

You can:

edit and delete your own notes at any time, by selecting the note;
comment on anyone’s note;
use a heart to show you like an idea;
vote when the facilitator opens a voting round;
drag notes around to group them with others.

You cannot change what someone else wrote. That is deliberate — their words stay theirs.

When the board looks different than you expect

You see a waiting room. The session has not started yet. Keep the tab open; the board appears by itself when the facilitator starts. You do not need to refresh.

You only see your own notes. The facilitator turned on a silent brainstorm, so nobody is influenced by the first idea on the board. Everyone’s notes appear together when they reveal them.

The Add Note button is gone. Input is closed for now. You can still comment, use hearts and vote — that is usually the point: the collecting is done and the discussion starts.

You are asked for your name again. Your link expired, the facilitator revoked it, or you cleared your browser data. Ask the facilitator for a fresh link. Notes you already added stay on the board.

Good to know

Use the same browser and device to return as the same participant. Clearing your browser data means you join as somebody new.
The link is the access. Treat it as private and do not forward it without asking.
Your name is visible to everyone with access to that board. We do not ask for your email address or create an account, and you never get an email.
Your name is removed 30 days after your last visit to the board. What you contributed stays, under a neutral name.
Want to keep your own boards? Create a free account — that is a separate thing from this session.