Your first board
Five minutes. By the end of this you'll have a board with content on it, a teammate looking at the same canvas, and the keyboard shortcuts that make the rest of MindWeaveBoard feel fast.
Step 1: Create the board
From the dashboard, click New board. Pick a name (you can rename later) and confirm. The canvas opens.
If your organisation has more than one workspace, you'll be asked which one the board lives in.
Step 2: Add something
Press R for a rectangle, click anywhere on the canvas to drop one. Press N for a sticky note, click to drop. Press T for text. The toolbar at the bottom has all the same tools, but the keys are quicker.
Drag any shape to move it. Resize from the corner handles. Delete with the Delete key.
Step 3: Try a template
Click Templates in the sidebar (or press Cmd/Ctrl + Shift + T). MindWeaveBoard ships with a library of pre-built templates — retrospectives, brainstorms, project planning, customer journeys. Pick one; it drops onto your canvas with all the shapes, stickers, and labels in place.
Step 4: Invite a collaborator
Click Share in the top-right of the board. Enter a teammate's email and pick a role (Editor for full access, Commenter for read-and-comment, Viewer for read-only). Click Invite.
If the email belongs to someone in your organisation, they're added immediately. If they're external, they become a board-level guest — they only see this specific board, never the rest of your work.
Step 5: Watch it happen
Once your collaborator opens the board, you'll see their cursor and name on the canvas. Anything either of you does shows up live. No save button, no refresh — every shape, sticker, and connector you add is in their view in milliseconds.
What's next?
- Keyboard shortcuts — the full single-letter reference. Worth memorising.
- Sharing and collaboration — roles, permissions, and what each one can do.
- MindWeave AI — the co-facilitator that lives inside the canvas.