FigJam
Figma's whiteboard, useful mainly because it sits next to the design files.
Definition
A collaborative whiteboard for workshops, affinity mapping, journey maps and diagrams. Its main advantage over standalone whiteboards is proximity: boards live alongside design files in the same workspace and permission model.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
Good for
- Workshops
- Affinity mapping
- Early flows and diagrams
Watch out for
Fewer facilitation features than dedicated whiteboard products, particularly for large sessions.
Continue from here
Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.
Often used with
These usually appear in the same screen or the same decision.
- Card SortingResearch method
- Research SynthesisResearch method
- Journey MapTemplate
- FigmaTool
Nearby in the Atlas
Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.