Create your first map

This tutorial walks you through making a real board, end to end, in under five minutes. We’ll follow a single example throughout — mapping a sign-up flow — so pick something similarly tangible if you’d rather use your own.

Steps

1. Click “New board.” Find the New board button in your workspace.
2. Pick a map type. We’ll use a story map — the most familiar starting point. (See Map types for the full catalog.)
3. Name your board. Short and clear — “Sign-up flow.”
4. Add your first card. Click the canvas, type a title, hit enter.
5. Add a few more. Arrange them into columns or rows — on a story map, left-to-right is the order a user moves through the flow.
6. Add a divider. Name a section (“MVP”). You just named a release — the cards in that region now belong to an outcome.
7. Invite a teammate (optional). See Invite your team.
8. Connect your tracker (optional). See Connect your tracker.

You now have a working board

Next, read about Outcomes, Connections, and Map types to get more out of the canvas.

Tip

On a kanban, the columns are the dividers — you don’t add them as a separate step. Each map type decides what structure it gives you.