Whiteboard for workshops

Run the whole workshop from one board.

Warm up, collect ideas, vote, decide and keep time on the same board, with the facilitator tools already in it.

A whiteboard for workshops is an online whiteboard with the facilitator’s tools built in. In MockFlow the agenda, the sticky notes, the votes, the timer and the decision sit on one board that everyone joins, in the room or remote. Facilitators, team leads, agile coaches and teachers use it for retros, brainstorms, decision sessions and team building, and the board they finish with is the record of what was agreed. New to running sessions? Start with the whiteboarding guide.

Facilitation tools

Your facilitator controls, on the board.

Everything you would bring to a workshop room, built into the board everyone already has open.

Silent writing
05:00

Timer Plus

One countdown everyone sees, from one minute to thirty.

Which theme first?
Feedback inbox58%
Brief template29%
No meeting Fridays13%

Poll Plus

Ask, let the room vote, end the poll to lock the result.

9Share drafts earlier

7Pair on every pitch

3Rotate the stand up host

Upvote ideas Plus

Anyone adds an idea, the favourites rise to the top.

Ready to decide?
Raised 7+4
Lowered 2+1
Raise Hand

Show of hands Plus

A quick yes or no, with faces under each side.

Spinning wheel Plus

Pick who goes first, or the next question, at random.

Marcus is presenting9 people in the callJoin

Live Present Plus

Everyone follows your view as you move and zoom.

Start Meeting

Live Present

Hide Cursors

Start Timer

Hide cursors

Clear the crowd of cursors while people write.

Bring everyone here

Bring everyone here Plus

In a meeting, pull every participant to your view.

Details in the docs: timer, poll, upvote ideas, show of hands, spinning wheel and Live Present.

Four formats

Retro, brainstorm, decide, bond.

Each format starts from a template and ends with something the team keeps.

Retros that end in actions. Silent writing on a timer, dot votes, then owners and dates. Start from the Sailboat Retrospective or ask the Incident Postmortem Facilitator.

Brainstorms where every voice counts. Branch ideas out on a mind map, then link them to the problems they solve. Try Brainwriting 6-3-5, SCAMPER or 6 Thinking Hats.

Decisions in under an hour. Vote on problems, test the favourite with a what if model, write down who decides. Use the Lightning Decision Jam, Eisenhower Matrix or DACI Model.

Team building that sticks. Pin where everyone lives, share a fun fact each, then fill in a canvas together. Start from Team Canvas or Team charter, and pick an icebreaker Plus.

In the room or remote

You run the room. The board keeps time.

Talk to the people in front of you while the votes and the clock update for everyone.

Marcus, a workshop facilitator, explains the next round to seated participants in a bright loft room
Set up a sprint retro with a 5 minute timer

Marcus asks Mida for the retro, then runs it.

The room and the people on the call vote on the same board, and the chart and the notes fill in as they go. Open it on the Google Meet stage, as a Microsoft Teams tab, or meet on the board itself. More on the whiteboard for meetings.

The workshop ends. The board keeps working.

Nobody types up notes afterwards. The decisions, the owners and the votes are already on the board.

  • Ask Mida for the summary. Mention @mida in team chat and it lists what was decided and who owns it, on Plus and Max.
  • Export what you need. Save any area as a PNG for a slide or an email, on every plan.
  • Share one link. A view link lets anyone who missed it catch up, on Plus and Max.

See Chat with your team on a board and Export part of a board as an image.

Plans

Free to plan the workshop. Plus to run it.

Basic is free forever. Plus and Max add the facilitation tools, meetings and editors. Compare plans.

FeatureBasicPlusMax
Board, sticky notes, frames and templates
People who can edit with youReviewers onlyAs many as you addAs many as you add
Timer, poll, upvote ideas, show of hands, spinning wheel
Live Present, team chat, audio meetings
Icebreakers and other apps and games
Video meetings with cameras
AI credits each month100800 per editor2,000 per editor

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Questions

Workshop whiteboard questions.

What is a whiteboard for workshops?
It is an online whiteboard with the tools a facilitator needs built in: a shared timer, polls, dot votes, a show of hands, a spinning wheel and live presenting, next to the sticky notes, frames and templates the group works on. Everyone joins the same board, so the workshop runs in one place from the icebreaker to the decision.
Is the workshop whiteboard free?
The board, sticky notes, frames, templates and Mida with 100 AI credits a month are free forever on Basic. The facilitation tools (timer, polls, upvote ideas, show of hands and spinning wheel), Live Present, team chat, audio meetings and apps and games are on Plus and Max, and video meetings are on Max. On Basic, other people join your board as reviewers. See pricing.
Do participants need an account?
To add notes, vote, spin the wheel or raise a hand, people sign in to MockFlow with a free account. Reviewers are free and unlimited on Plus and Max, so you pay only for the people who edit. A public link, on Plus and Max, lets anyone view the board without an account.
Can I run a workshop inside Google Meet or Microsoft Teams?
Yes. The MockFlow add-on for Google Meet opens the board on the meeting stage, and anyone in the call who signs in can add notes and vote. In Microsoft Teams you add the board as a tab in a channel. You can also meet on the board itself, with audio on Plus and video on Max.
Which workshop templates are there?
Retros such as Sailboat, Start Stop Continue and Mad Sad Glad, brainstorms such as Brainwriting 6-3-5, SCAMPER and 6 Thinking Hats, decision formats such as Lightning Decision Jam, the Eisenhower Matrix and the DACI Model, and team building canvases such as Team Canvas and Team charter.
Can AI help me prepare or wrap up a workshop?
Yes. Ask Mida, the AI on the board, to set up a format, for example a sprint retro with a 5 minute timer. After the session, mention @mida in team chat on Plus and Max to list the decisions and who owns what. AI requests use AI credits.
What happens to the board after the workshop?
The board stays as the record of the session. Export any part of it as a PNG on every plan, share a view link on Plus and Max, and keep working on the actions in the same place. Revision history keeps 7 days on Basic and 60 days on Plus.
Get started

Plan your next workshop today.

No account needed
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Sketch the agenda on a blank board in one click. Sign up free to invite the group and keep it.

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Add MockFlow as an MCP connector in Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible AI assistant to generate flowcharts, mindmaps, architecture diagrams, and 16 types of visualizations.

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Built into the MockFlow Desktop App. AI creates visuals directly on your open canvas — no URLs, no waiting.

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Open Desktop App → open a MockFlow project
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In Claude Code / Cursor, run:
claude mcp add --transport http -s user mockflow-ideaboard http://localhost:21193/mcp
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Ask: "Create a flowchart for..."

Best for: Designers, product teams, daily MockFlow users.

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Install from npm, log in via browser (OAuth), and boards are saved to your MockFlow account.

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npm install -g @mockflow/ideaboard-mcp
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mockflow-ideaboard-mcp login
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mockflow-ideaboard-mcp

Best for: Developers using Claude Code, Cursor, or VS Code Copilot.

npm Package →

Add MockFlow as a connector in Claude.ai or ChatGPT. No installation. A new board is created and you get a shareable URL.

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Open Claude.ai → Settings → Connectors
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Paste this URL, then click Connect and sign in to MockFlow: https://app.mockflow.com/ideaboard/connector/mcp
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Ask Claude to create a flowchart — done!

ChatGPT or no account: no login needed, use https://app.mockflow.com/ideaboard/mcp

Best for: Managers, marketers, anyone using Claude.ai or ChatGPT in the browser.

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