A template gives your canvas a thinking structure. Instead of a blank space, you get named zones — each with a prompt that guides what kind of ideas belong there.

Click 📋 Template in the toolbar to choose a framework:

Once a template is active, use the 🗂 Zone guide button (bottom-left of the canvas) to see each zone's prompt.

Belbin identifies 9 team roles that group into 3 behavioural clusters — ⚡ Action-Oriented (gets things done), 🤝 People-Oriented (keeps the team working well together), and 💡 Thought-Oriented (generates and evaluates ideas). A well-balanced team usually has a mix of all three.

Every student completes an 18-question self-assessment the first time they log in — it's mandatory, so you'll have full coverage of any student who has opened the board at least once. Their dominant role and cluster are saved automatically.