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Sticky Notes Draw Tool

Press "S" to create sticky notes. Alternatively, click on the Elements

tab to open the Sticky Notes panel.

You can also access panels for Lines

Draw on your Whiteboard! Click
‘Draw’ on the object panel to activate
different drawing tools and the eraser
on your board.
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of the supply chain for your products.
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onto your Whiteboard. Just directly Whiteboard. Share the link so you can er
paste their links onto the template! Press "/" while on the Whiteboard and all collaborate in real time!
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 Canva Tips for Whiteboards

Sticky Notes Draw Tool

Press "S" to create sticky notes. Alternatively, click on the Elements

tab to open the Sticky Notes panel.

You can also access panels for Lines

Draw on your Whiteboard! Click
‘Draw’ on the object panel to activate
different drawing tools and the eraser
on your board.
Supply Chain Gantt Chart For increased efficiency, plot the stages
of the supply chain for your products.
& Shapes, Charts, and Tables in this
tab.

S SUPPL
Elements Draw
Y Mo Mo Mo Mo Mo
CHAI nth nth nth nth nth
Concerned Entity:
N 1 2 3 4 5 Producers
Lines and Shapes
FLOW

Press "L" to generate lines. Double-click on the Click on the lines and
Step 1: Concerned Entity:
line to add text. choose among the options
on the editor bar to create
Supply Suppliers
elbowed lines and add
arrowheads.
Invento
ry
Concerned Entity:
Step 2: Manufacturers
L Raw
Material
s
Concerned Entity:
Transportation companies
Press "R" to generate a rectangle. Press "C" to generate a circle.
Step 3:
Product
Develop
Concerned Entity:
ment Customer service support

Step 4:
R C Final
Product
Deliver
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Embed Magic Shortcut Collaborate
Step 5:
Consum
Embed videos, presentations, and more Design with the /Magic shortcut. Click the "+" to add people to the
onto your Whiteboard. Just directly Whiteboard. Share the link so you can er
paste their links onto the template! Press "/" while on the Whiteboard and all collaborate in real time!
search for whatever you need, such as Feedbac
You can also access Embeds in the Apps emojis, charts, and the timer!
Tab of the Object Panel. k

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on the editor bar to create
elbowed lines and add
arrowheads.

Give a specific example

Add a possible cause of the problem What key step was overlooked? What changes affected the process?

Press "R" to generate a rectangle. Press "C" to generate a circle.

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Embed Magic Shortcut Collaborate

Embed videos, presentations, and more Design with the /Magic commands. Click the "+" to add people to the
onto your Whiteboard. Just directly Whiteboard. Share the link so you can
paste their links onto the template! Press "/" while on the Whiteboard and all collaborate in real time!
search for whatever you need, such as
You can also access Embeds in the emojis, charts, and the timer!
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Overview

Let's Build our

Fishbone Diagram
A Fishbone Diagram is for finding the Fishbone Diagram
main causes of a problem, then tracing
any underlying factors behind them. Fish out the root of the problem.
Let's get started with the numbered guides.
For this activity, we're working backward
starting with the problem, so let's go from
right to left.
Why use it:
• To determine the root causes of a problem 2

• To detect recurring patterns in a problem

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• To look at various factors simultaneously

Let's end the session by ranking the possible causes and

When to use:
Use these to create whiteboard magic! assigning people to look into them.
• When encountering blockers in a project
• As a retrospective activity after a project
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