Beyond the Chart: Designing for Impact in a Data-Driven World

In an era of rapid AI evolution and information overload, how we interact with data is changing. Is the traditional dashboard still our best tool, or are we witnessing the birth of something entirely new?

Join us for our upcoming Tableau User Group meetup, where we shift the focus from technical implementation to human-centric design. We are thrilled to host Lidija Haller and Peter Vogel for an evening dedicated to the "Why" and "How" of effective data communication.

Whether you are a Tableau veteran, a Power BI enthusiast, or a UX designer curious about data, this event is for you. We’ll move beyond "making it pretty" to explore how design influences decisions, builds trust, and defines the future of analytics.

Join us for an exciting evening as we kick off our first Berlin Tableau User Group Meetup on January 27th! Connect with fellow data enthusiasts, learn from each other, and share your passion for data visualization. 🗓️

📍 Location: juggleHUB Coworking, Prenzlauer Berg

🕒 Time: Starting at 6:00 PM

👀 Agenda:

6:00 PM - Start, arrive, exchange, and welcome

6:20 PM - "Should we still build dashboards in 2026?" (Lidija Haller)

6:50 PM - "Designing for Decisions, Not Dashboards" (Peter Vogel )

7:20 PM - Events, Updates, any other topic, group picture

7:30 PM - Pizza, networking

Save the date and be part of shaping a vibrant Tableau community in Berlin!

"Should we still build dashboards in 2026?" (Lidija Haller)

Should we still build dashboards in 2026? Or should we be talking to data instead? 

This talk is a reflection on the role of dashboards in today’s world: what they are meant for, what many expect from them, and how to think about their place alongside other ways of getting answers. 

We will explore why dashboards have become a moving target: too many, too static, unreliable… and how expectation creep and governance gaps helped fuel bold claims that “dashboards are dead”.

"Designing for Decisions, Not Dashboards" (Peter Vogel )

Analytics solutions often fail not because of poor data quality, but because they are designed from a technical rather than a human perspective. Dashboards may be correct, complete, and visually polished, yet still fail to support real decision-making.

This talk explores why UX and UI design in analytics is fundamentally different from classic product design, and why “good-looking dashboards” are not enough. Drawing from project experience at adesso SE, we introduce a user-centric design framework tailored to complex analytics environments, where uncertainty, cognitive load, and trust play a central role.

We will discuss how dedicated design methods can improve understanding, adoption, and confidence in analytical insights, as well as the practical challenges of applying UX principles in data-heavy, stakeholder-driven projects. Attendees will leave with concrete design considerations and questions they can apply to their own analytics initiatives.