Whiteboarding is a graphical collaboration technique that uses a shared drawing area that can be accessed by all members taking part in the whiteboarding session. The whiteboard can be a physical wall-mounted whiteboard or a virtual whiteboard integrated in some collaboration software.

Whiteboarding combines two aspects: Collaboration and graphical expression. Graphical expression of concepts can help fostering common understanding by the way of finding metaphors and abstractions.

A special kind of graphical notations for collected information items is the mind map.