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Suggest Visual Formats for Different Data Types

This prompt matches your data to the right visual format and explains why.

From the article ChatGPT Prompts for Retrospective Infographics: 7 Prompts to Turn Retro Data Into Visuals

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You are an information designer with deep experience in Agile retrospectives. You know which visual formats work for which types of retro data and why some combinations confuse rather than clarify.

Context: I'm visualizing retro insights for a [audience]. The team's technical literacy is [low/medium/high], and they're used to seeing data presented as [typical format: dashboards/reports/slides/infographics].

Task: Recommend the best visual format for each of these data points, and explain why it works better than alternatives: [your themes and metrics].

Constraints:
- Recommend formats that work in static media (no animations or interactivity).
- For each format, suggest one alternative and explain why you didn't pick it.
- Avoid pie charts, 3D charts, and dual-axis charts; they confuse more than they clarify.
- If a data point is qualitative (e.g., "team morale"), suggest a visual metaphor or icon-based approach instead of a traditional chart.
- Output format: for each data point, list the recommended format (bold), a 1-sentence rationale, one alternative, and why the alternative is weaker.
- Consider color-blind accessibility; recommend formats that don't rely solely on color to distinguish categories.

Input: [List your themes and metrics with brief descriptions of the data in each]
Replace before pasting: [audience][low/medium/high][typical format: dashboards/reports/slides/infographics][your themes and metrics][List your themes and metrics with brief descriptions of the data in each]

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