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Rube Goldberg Dashboard

Take a look at this business dashboard. Forgive me for saying so, but upon viewing this dashboard, I couldn’t help but think of Rube Goldberg Machines, those convoluted devices that take incredibly complicated paths to perform a simple task.

I’ll let you decide for yourself. Here’s the video of the dashboard. It is titled “Visual Communication - Business Dashboards” and has the stated goal of “Improving communication of data - an example of an escape from the traditional spreadsheet”.

Maybe, it’s just me, but I find the design way too complicated. Plus isn’t it overwhelming in a mechanical sort of way? I can’t help but think of those Rube Goldberg cartoons.

Below the video is another video that you should watch. It’s a real favorite of mine.

Visual Communication - Business Dashboards

MythBusters Rube Goldberg Machine

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2 Responses to “Rube Goldberg Dashboard”

  1. Jon Peltier Said on August 18th, 2008 at 1:19 pm quote

    The Mythbusters machine was easier to understand and worked better than the dashboard.

  2. admin Said on August 18th, 2008 at 2:12 pm quote

    Ha, Ha, Ha. You crack me up, Jon.

    You’re definitely right!

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