FigJam is a simple and user-friendly whiteboard that allows L&D practitioners to brainstorm, strategize, and design learning interventions. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to use FigJam effectively for your L&D initiatives:

Create a FigJam File

To begin, open Figma and go to the homepage. Go to the FigJam application click on the “New File” button and then choose “New FigJam file”. You will be redirected to a new page where you will see a blank canvas like a board which is a collaborative one.

Set Up Your Workspace

Begin by labeling your document according to the project, for example, “Course Design Brainstorm” or “Learning Pathway Mapping. ”Users can select from templates to create their diagrams faster or create a new diagram from scratch by inserting sticky notes, text boxes, shapes, and connectors to arrange ideas. If you are using templates from Elai, open them in FigJam to have a ready-made structure for L&D tasks.

Invite Your Team

FigJam is real-time, so go to the share button at the top right and invite your L&D team members.

Specify the level of access for each of the team members, whether they can only view the content or they can edit it and then share the link with your stakeholders or colleagues. Once everyone has access, they can contribute ideas, notes, and feedback in the course of the project.

Collaborate with Interactive Features

Use FigJam’s tools to collaborate interactively via these features:

• Sticky Notes. Include sticky notes to write down the ideas and important points.
• Voting. You can use the voting feature to allow the members of your team to vote on the content ideas, training strategies, or course priorities.
• Stamps and Emojis. Employ stamps and emojis to give an instant thumbs up or approval on some concepts.
• Drawing Tools. Create rough ideas or the structure of the concept map or the learner journey map using FigJam’s drawing capabilities.
• FigJam also has comments for feedback that can be useful if not all the team members can be present in the live session.

Learner Journey Mapping

FigJam is ideal for mapping out workflows such as the learners’ journey or the structure of a course. You can plan how learners are going to move from one level to another within the training program through the use of flowcharts, arrows, and connectors. Insert text boxes to state the learning objectives, points of contact, and learning outcomes for each phase of the journey.

Conduct L&D Workshops and Figma Training Courses

Organise collaborative meetings and workshops using FigJam. Make the board accessible to learners or team members and use timers to conduct sessions with group work. Encourage participants to write their comments on sticky notes or use the voting mechanism to get the opinions of the participants on various learning activities or course components. In the case of live training sessions, the board can be used to record feedback from the learners as well as to make sure that all the participants are awake.

Utilize FigJam Widgets

Add on widgets such as timers, mood meters, and many others to make the boards more interesting during the sessions. Apply the timer widget when the team is brainstorming or when experimenting with new course ideas in a limited time. Include polls and quizzes in order to make the process more interactive for the team members or learners.

Transfer Ideas into Figma for Detailed Design

Once you have brainstormed and mapped ideas in FigJam, it is easy to copy the results to Figma for L&D free for further detailed design work if you are designing eLearning interfaces, mobile learning experiences, or detailed visuals for your Figma training programs.

Iterate and Improve

FigJam is an effective tool in the process of learning design as it allows for multiple rounds of improvements. L&D teams can go back to the board at any time to review the content, change the learners’ journey, or add new feedback. It is important to update the board as the project continues, which makes it a dynamic tool that should be adjusted as your L&D efforts are being implemented.

Elai Free Templates in FigJam for L&D

Elai provides a set of free FigJam templates for Learning & Development practitioners. These templates assist L&D teams in completing critical tasks such as training needs analysis, course design, and learning strategy faster and in a more systematic manner.

These templates are intended to support collaboration so that several people can be involved in the learning design process. From learning strategy to learner journey, Elai’s templates allow L&D professionals to concentrate on the essentials: designing meaningful, impactful learning journeys for learners.

Summing Up

Figma and FigJam are all valuable tools for L&D professionals, but each is most effective in specific contexts. While elaborating on how to use Figma for education, we must admit that it is ideal for precise design tasks, FigJam is excellent for collaborative ideation, and Miro is the best all-in-one tool for L&D projects.

The free templates provided by Elai in FigJam add even more value to L&D teams, as they can easily assist in building learner-centered experiences from scratch. With the help of these tools and resources, L&D professionals can design and develop effective learning solutions that would fit the modern world of work.