The best online whiteboard for brainstorming

Capture Ideas Quickly with Sticky Notes

The heart of any brainstorming session is getting ideas out of people’s heads and onto a shared surface. Jotboard’s sticky notes are designed for exactly this. Each participant can create notes in their own color, type a quick thought, and place it on the board. Because the board updates in real time, ideas appear instantly for everyone to see, building momentum and sparking new connections. There is no limit to the number of sticky notes on a slide, so the focus stays on generating ideas rather than worrying about space.

Group and Prioritize with Visual Techniques

Once the ideas are flowing, use Jotboard’s tools to organize them. Drag sticky notes into clusters to find themes, draw circles or lines around related groups, and add text labels to name each category. You can dedicate separate slides to different stages of the session — one for free-form idea generation, another for grouping, and a third for ranking or voting on favorites. Shapes and pen tools let you build simple frameworks like two-by-two matrices or impact-effort grids directly on the board, turning a pile of sticky notes into a clear set of priorities.

Run Better Brainstorm Sessions

Structure makes brainstorming more productive. Prepare your board in advance with a slide for the problem statement, a slide for silent ideation, and a slide for discussion. Share the board link so participants can join from any browser without downloading anything or creating an account. During the session, use a timer externally and move through the slides to keep the group on track. Afterward, export the board as a PDF to preserve the results, or leave the board open for asynchronous additions from team members who want to contribute later.

Get started with Jotboard for free and see how it works for brainstorming.