noteboardBrainstorming &
mind mapping guides.
Choose a guide for the work in front of you: organize a brain dump, plan a piece of writing, or agree on a visual direction. Follow the steps and worked examples, then continue on a board.
Choose your starting point
Organize a brain dump
Capture what is on your mind, group related thoughts, and separate actions from unanswered questions.
Follow the guidePlan a piece of writing
Collect observations, explore the connections, and turn a mind map into a working outline.
Follow the guideDevelop a design direction
Gather references, compare visual choices, and explain the direction with a moodboard.
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What you’re creating
Mind mapping for writing
A worked writing mind map, an example outline, and a way to choose a section you can start drafting.
Graphic design moodboards
A graphic design moodboard with an audience, annotated references, visual rules, and questions for the design review.
Marketing campaign planning
A marketing campaign plan with an audience, message, deliverables, budget, owners, dates, and a way to review the response.
Film & video storyboards
A shot-by-shot method, four illustrative frames, and an example table with action and sound notes.
Project planning mind maps
Six planning branches, a worked problem-to-experiment example, and a way to record the decision, owner, and review point.
Ways to work
Brainstorming techniques
How to run six brainstorming techniques, when to use each one, and how to choose an idea to test.
Mind mapping
A four-step method, a worked balcony-garden example, and checks that make a mind map easier to read.
Brain dumping
A simple brain dump method, a before-and-after example, and a way to choose what to act on.
Visual note-taking
A choice of visual note-taking methods, a worked example, and a repeatable way to keep sources and your own thinking clear.
Moodboarding
A four-step moodboard process, an example direction statement, and questions to use when reviewing the board.
Creative briefs
The fields to include in a creative brief, a filled workshop example, and a check for missing decisions before work begins.
Start a board from a template
Choose an existing template and adapt its structure as you follow the steps.