Creativity and Collaboration made easy (not only) in Data Analytics

by Leonardo Ceballos

Say hello to Excalidraw! 💡🤝

I have recently started my data analytics journey and encounter an abundance of tools, each offering a wide range of functionalities. Among them, one that particularly called my attention was Excalidraw.

I found the tool to be not just the average online whiteboard, but also a dynamic platform that unleashes creativity while fostering seamless collaboration. Imagine you're in a brainstorming session with your team, and ideas start to flow. With Excalidraw, you can easily share your vision, sketch out concepts, and invite team members or guests to join you in real-time presentations.

Whether you are sketching out the re-arrengement of your home or office furniture in a personal project, crafting a presentation for a meeting, or designing your latest data analytics dashboard, Excalidraw helps you bring your ideas on the screen effortlessly. The tool has an intuitive interface and offers user-friendly features. One of my favorites is the access to a directory of public libraries offering a diverse range of sketch-packages on various topics that you can easily add to your personal library, enhancing your creative toolkit.

I started to use the tool recently, so I am still getting to know it's many functionalities. However, it so far helped me to sketch out a data analytics dashboard I would like to create in Tableau and also to give form to a little project in my workplace.

Here is what these two look like:

Sketch for a Tableau Dashboard
Sketch for the Office Project

This is a tool I am really excited about and will definitely pack into my toolbox. The sky is the limit in terms of creativity. So don't wait any further and give it a try. I hope you find it as cool as I did!