FigJam for brainstorming in Figma - Dashboard Guide

Dashboard Mode - FigJam for brainstorming

Goal

How can a team use FigJam to brainstorm ideas effectively and organize them visually?

Sample Data: Brainstorming Ideas

Idea ID	Idea	Category	Votes	Status
1	New mobile app feature	Product	5	Open
2	Improve website UX	Design	8	Open
3	Launch marketing campaign	Marketing	3	Open
4	Customer feedback survey	Research	6	Closed
5	Automate reporting	Operations	4	Open
6	Team training sessions	HR	7	Open
7	New pricing model	Product	2	Closed

Dashboard Components

• KPI Card: Total Ideas - Count of all ideas (7)
• KPI Card: Open Ideas - Count where Status = 'Open' (5)
• Bar Chart: Votes by Category - Sum of Votes grouped by Category
  Formula: SUM(Votes) grouped by Category
  Result example: Design=8, HR=7, Product=7, Research=6, Operations=4, Marketing=3
• Pie Chart: Idea Status Distribution - Count of ideas by Status
  Formula: COUNT(Idea ID) grouped by Status
  Result example: Open=5, Closed=2
• Table: Ideas Detail - Shows Idea, Category, Votes, Status

Dashboard Layout

+----------------------+-----------------------+
| Total Ideas (KPI)    | Open Ideas (KPI)      |
+----------------------+-----------------------+
|                                              |
|      Bar Chart: Votes by Category             |
|                                              |
+----------------------+-----------------------+
|                                              |
|      Pie Chart: Idea Status Distribution      |
|                                              |
+----------------------+-----------------------+
|                                              |
|           Table: Ideas Detail                  |
|                                              |
+----------------------------------------------+
  

Interactivity

Filter by Category or Status using slicers. Selecting a category updates the Bar Chart, Pie Chart, and Table to show only ideas in that category. Selecting a status (Open or Closed) filters all components to show only ideas with that status. The KPI cards update counts accordingly.

Self Check

If you add a filter for Status = 'Open', which components update and what changes occur?

• KPI Cards: Total Ideas changes to 5, Open Ideas stays 5
• Bar Chart: Shows votes only for open ideas categories
• Pie Chart: Shows only 'Open' slice (100%)
• Table: Lists only ideas with Status 'Open'

Key Result

A FigJam brainstorming dashboard showing idea counts, votes by category, status distribution, and detailed idea list with interactive filters.