Five Ways to Actually Understand your Dashboard Users

Amanda Makulec

Amanda Makulec dives into practical strategies for closing the gap between dashboard creators and the people who rely on their insights. You’ll learn how to move beyond assumptions and build tools that truly meet your users’ needs—leading to better adoption, trust, and impact.

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Amanda is a leading health data visualization designer who builds, advises, and coaches teams on how to create user-centered data deliverables. With more than 15 years of experience, she has worked with clients across sectors and in more than a dozen countries. Amanda is a host of the award-winning Chart Chat podcast, co-author of Dashboards that Deliver (coming in 2025), and founding board member and former Executive Director of the global Data Visualization Society. You can find her writing in the New York Times, Fast Company, Nightingale by the Data Viz Society, and on her substack, Viz Responsibly.

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