Pinboard

A Pinboard is a customizable collection of visualizations, data insights, and analytics that users can save and organize in one centralized location within a business intelligence platform. Similar to a physical pinboard where you might tack up important notes and reminders, a digital Pinboard allows users to gather their most relevant charts, tables, and answers in a single view for easy access and reference. Users can create multiple Pinboards to organize insights by topic, project, department, or any other meaningful category. This functionality serves as a personal or shared workspace where business users can curate the specific data visualizations and metrics that matter most to their role or current objectives, making it simple to return to key insights without having to recreate searches or navigate through multiple reports.

In modern business environments, professionals interact with vast amounts of data daily, and the ability to quickly access relevant insights directly impacts decision-making speed and quality. Pinboards matter because they eliminate the need to repeatedly search for the same information or recreate analyses, saving valuable time and reducing friction in data-driven workflows. For teams working in business intelligence and analytics, Pinboards serve as a bridge between ad-hoc exploration and formal reporting, allowing users to capture discoveries during their analysis journey and share them with colleagues. This capability supports both individual productivity and team collaboration, making critical metrics and insights readily available when they're needed most.

1. Create a new Pinboard by selecting the option to save or pin content within your analytics platform, giving it a descriptive name that reflects its purpose.

2. Add visualizations and answers to your Pinboard by pinning charts, tables, or search results that you want to keep accessible for future reference.

3. Organize and arrange the pinned content by dragging and dropping items to create a logical layout that makes sense for your workflow.

4. Share with team members by adjusting permissions to allow colleagues to view or collaborate on the Pinboard, facilitating team-wide visibility into key metrics.

5. Update and maintain your Pinboard over time by adding new insights, removing outdated content, or modifying the arrangement as priorities shift.

1. A sales manager creates a Pinboard called "Q4 Pipeline Review" that contains visualizations showing deal progression, win rates by region, and forecast accuracy. Each Monday morning, she opens this Pinboard during her team meeting to review performance trends. The team can quickly identify which regions need attention without having to generate new reports each week.

2. A marketing analyst maintains a Pinboard dedicated to campaign performance across different channels. She pins charts showing email open rates, social media engagement, and conversion metrics from paid advertising. When stakeholders ask for updates, she simply shares the Pinboard link rather than compiling a new presentation.

3. An operations director builds a Pinboard that tracks supply chain metrics including inventory levels, supplier delivery times, and production bottlenecks. His team references this shared Pinboard daily to monitor operational health. When issues arise, they can quickly drill into the relevant visualization to investigate root causes.

• Reduces time spent searching for frequently accessed data and visualizations by keeping them organized in one location.

• Supports better collaboration by allowing teams to share curated collections of insights with relevant stakeholders.

• Provides flexibility to organize analytics content according to individual workflows, projects, or business priorities.

• Maintains a living repository of insights that can be updated as new data becomes available or business needs evolve.

• Bridges the gap between exploratory analysis and formal reporting by capturing valuable discoveries during the research process.

• Improves decision-making speed by making critical metrics immediately accessible when needed.

ThoughtSpot's approach to Pinboards reflects a commitment to making analytics accessible and actionable for every business user. Rather than forcing users into rigid dashboard structures, Pinboards offer the flexibility to curate personalized collections of insights that align with how people actually work. This user-centric design philosophy recognizes that different roles require different views of data, and that the most valuable analytics experiences adapt to individual needs. With features like Spotter, your AI agent, users can quickly generate insights to add to their Pinboards, making it even easier to build comprehensive views of business performance without technical barriers.

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Pinboards provide a flexible, user-friendly way to organize and access the data insights that matter most to your work, supporting both individual productivity and team collaboration in data-driven environments.