Towards a Better Whiteboard

Kinopio creator Christopher Lewis-style essay... no, I should not invent names. The article's author is not named in the text, so I'll state claims without a speaker. The central argument: software whiteboards should be as easy and expressive as physical ones, and deep interfaces suit collaboration better than wide ones. Supporting points: wide interfaces, which show every tool upfront, suit specialized professional tools like ArchiCAD but intimidate novice contributors, while deep interfaces reveal advanced features contextually and lower barriers to contribution. The piece cites Miro as an example of a crowded enterprise whiteboard with over 30 additional tools behind its + button. It also describes Kinopio, a whiteboard the author created, which was introduced in 2019 and is used by many people at work.