2 min lesson
One screen, one question
Explain the contrast in "One screen, one question", then make the decision rule clear.
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One screen, one questiondesign for a decision
Every dashboard should answer a single question a specific person has to act on. Before adding a chart, ask whose decision it changes. If the answer is "it's interesting," it belongs in an exploration view, not the action dashboard.
Interactive diagram. Tab through its regions; each focused region shows its detail in the panel below.
diagram: compare
The difference is whether the screen changes a decision or just displays numbers.