Run a Remote Brainstorming Session
Use DrawMotive during a screen-shared team discussion, with one person operating the canvas and the group contributing ideas. Website diagrams are account-scoped; sending a diagram URL does not give other accounts editing access.
Prepare the workspace
- Choose someone to operate the canvas during the call.
- That person signs in to the diagrams website and creates a diagram, or opens a local diagram in VS Code.
- Share the application window using your meeting tool.
Divide the canvas
Use rectangles and text to create sections such as User Flow, Data Model, API Design, and Open Questions. Agree on simple conventions before adding ideas.
For example, use the same shape for proposals and a different shape for decisions. Add explicit labels so meaning does not depend on color alone.
Capture ideas
As participants suggest ideas, the person operating the canvas adds:
- Short text notes for proposals and questions.
- Rectangles or ellipses for rough components.
- Arrows between related ideas.
Keep early sketches simple. Focus on the discussion before polishing the appearance.
Discuss and refine
Move related ideas near one another, delete discarded options, and add notes that explain decisions. Use undo if an edit needs to be reversed. Read the diagram back to the group to check that it captures the intended relationships.
If the website loses connectivity, an established canvas can keep editing locally. Check the sync status before relying on another session to have the updated drawing.
Capture the outcome
End with a short list of decisions and unresolved questions. Keep the editable drawing for follow-up work.
In VS Code, choose Save diagram and share the saved PNG in your team's documentation. On the website, copying selected objects can provide an image for other applications when the browser supports image clipboard access. See Export and Sharing.
For a published team page, use the Confluence integration.