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shannon
shannonLucidite
posted in Inspiration

Where do you struggle with team alignment? (+ our tips for improvement!)

During our Lately @ Lucid launch, we introduced several new features to help teams get better aligned—but since team alignment can be such a complex issue, we wanted to provide some additional tips!Teams might experience challenges with:Spending too much time getting team members on the same page Relying on meetings to reach alignment Using too many different tools Finding relevant project informationTo solve these challenges, try the following strategies:Use visuals to create a shared understanding (Lucid features like quick diagramming and generate a diagram can make this process very quick!). Determine whether a meeting is really necessary to relay information and use asynchronous collaboration where it isn’t. Look for opportunities to standardize your tech stack. Use Lucid integrations to connect your team’s various systems. Create a single source of truth using team hubs.Where have you struggled with team alignment? How have you used Lucid to get everyone on the same page?We’d lov

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Ria S
Lucid Legend Level 2
8 hours ago
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JStelly
asked in Lucid for Developers

Auditing a User's owned Documents

Hi! We like to automate our onboarding and offboarding process through a given product’s API, and part of our offboarding process for a User from Lucid is:Determining if the User owned documents Transferring those documents to another suitable UserI’m having a hard time finding an endpoint in the Lucid API docs that allows me to provide a User ID to obtain the documents they own. I don’t see a practical way of doing this. I could GET the https://api.lucid.co/documents/:id endpoint with a multi-threaded “scanner” approach that increments the documentId (a UUID) every call (this would only take several trillion API calls per User) and collects documents with a matching creatorId of the target User, but I’m hoping for a more efficient approach. I could use help. What is the simplest endpoint of the Lucid API I can use to retrieve a list of a User’s owned documents? 

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Michel L
18 hours ago
shannon
shannonLucidite
posted in Inspiration

Next-gen diagramming webinar: Follow-up questions and resources

Thank you for joining us for our webinar, “A look at the next generation of diagramming”! (If you didn’t have the chance to join, you can access the webinar on-demand here.)Check out these additional resources to start using Lucid’s intelligent features:Quick diagramming Quick shape banks and quick actions Generate diagram with AI ERD import Data linking Conditional formatting Dynamic shapes Smart Containers Visual Activities Gather and SortTo look out for diagram as code, keep an eye on our release notes!Leave any follow-up questions you have from the webinar in the comments below so that a Lucid team member can help answer them.

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shannon
1 day ago
Michel L
Michel L
asked in Lucid for Developers

Suspicion of Bug in Rest Api Get Document content

It seems that there is a limit of document size when trying to retrieve the content of a document with the endpoint https://api.lucid.co/documents/{YourDocumentId}/contentsThe limit is about 40000 lines in the json result.If this limit is exceeded the endpoint returns an error code of 400  for bad request which is not a good response as the endpoint is successfull when the same document contains less elements (block, lines, groups, ...)Any explanation?Best regards.

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Michael B
1 day ago
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chris.muller
asked in Inspiration

Who is at Agile Alliance Conference in Dallas this Week?

Just curious how many others are in Dallas this week for the Agile Alliance conference.

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R
2 days ago
Humas1985
Lucid Legend Level 3
Humas1985Lucid Legend Level 3
posted in Inspiration

Adventure Island Themed Retrospective for Retail Banking Crew

First Name: HumashankarIndustry: Banking Lush Beach (Liked)Mysterious Jungle (Learned)Stormy Sea (Lacked)Lifesaver (Kudos)Building the Bridge (Action item)Fortifying the Shores (What should we do differently) Message in a Bottle (Open questions) https://lucid.app/lucidspark/c439c7dc-fbc9-4df8-8aa0-dfbc15d5fd25/edit?viewport_loc=-7974%2C-1924%2C12548%2C6257%2C0_0&invitationId=inv_a39a65cd-383b-4689-9b0b-a955735f0e28 Lush Beach (Liked)Mysterious Jungle (Learned)Stormy Sea (Lacked)Lifesaver (Kudos) and Message in a Bottle (Open questions)Building the Bridge (Action item)Fortifying the Shores (What should we do differently) Regards

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Humas1985
Lucid Legend Level 3
2 days ago
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cpatters
posted in Inspiration

Mario Kart Retrospective

Chelsea Patterson, Myriad Geneticshttps://lucid.app/lucidspark/65f4d6ff-5892-4225-a4cf-ba78054b90e9/edit?viewport_loc=-942%2C-2826%2C6398%2C3063%2CVMi2su6Pv5osa&invitationId=inv_006229e5-2330-4ff5-b43b-0b98cbda3a17I love this board because it’s a fun way to keep everyone engaged and thinking about retro from a different frame of mind.  It keeps it fun and has encouraged more people to participate in retro.

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M
2 days ago
Ria S
Lucid Legend Level 2
Ria SLucid Legend Level 2
posted in Inspiration

Story Book Retro Board

Name: Ria SooknarineCompany: UNIPETFor the Storybook Retrospective, the open storybook has 4 sections. Each section is colorful and has a whimsical design to engage the team. Beginning  - This space is for team members to add sticky notes about initial goals and plans. Middle - Add sticky notes about progress and challenges faced during the sprint.  End - Add sticky notes about outcomes and achievements. Epilogue - Add sticky notes about reflections and future improvements. ​​​​​https://lucid.app/lucidspark/3a170837-e79e-4d60-a4bd-0c6c37025208/edit?viewport_loc=-784%2C-89%2C3475%2C1714%2C0_0&invitationId=inv_272c143d-deb7-4e5f-b1d1-15a5ddaec550 

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M
2 days ago
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khaleesioflucidchartLucidite
posted in Inspiration

Date input on the canvas to pull date ranges from data - using formulas

Working with dates and formulas can be a challenge. But did you know that you can pull date ranges from text input on the Lucid canvas, to change which dates are used in formulas? Check out this video to learn more!https://play.goconsensus.com/ac005f4a5

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Micah
3 days ago
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khaleesioflucidchartLucidite
posted in Inspiration

Highlighting connected shapes using conditional formatting & formulas

What happens if you want to highlight all the shapes connected to a specific shape in the diagram?With Lucid, we have a handy “Select” menu where you can easily select all shapes connected to the one you have currently selected:Lucidchart’s “Select” menu But even better - you can use some fun formulas & conditional formatting to make the connections stand out in the diagram, which will change if you change your “input” on what should be highlighted. Check out this video! https://play.goconsensus.com/sae7857fc

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K
3 days ago
Casey Lucid-Design
Casey Lucid-DesignLucid product team
posted in Inspiration

Cozy Fall Coffeeshop Retrospective

Casey - Lucid SoftwareTurn your fall coziness up to 11 with this coffeeshop themed template, add photos of the the whole team relaxing on the couch of your favorite coffee shop and jump in. Start off with a private brainstorming session on everyone’s favorite coffeeshop drink, then use the visual activity guess who’s is who’s! View only linkhttps://lucid.app/lucidspark/ae1e5557-e788-4d00-b2c7-e1e6251078c7/edit?viewport_loc=-7689%2C-4687%2C17186%2C10741%2C0_0&invitationId=inv_83d5bb74-18c8-45ef-9bbf-af579f51e3fc

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Ruturaj E
4 days ago
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Eric HoffmanLucidite
posted in Inspiration

Wild West Sprint Retro Board

First Name: EricIndustry/Company: Lucid SoftwareView-Only Link to Retro BoardThis board makes me giggle whenever I look at it. I think having a strong style/theme can help the team stay engaged throughout retro. Changing up the section names is another great way to keep things fresh. 

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Ruturaj E
4 days ago
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Melinda FLucid product team
posted in Inspiration

Buzz Aldrin Retro

Name: MelindaCompany:  LucidI love this board because the moon buggies are movable, as well as the floating astronaut.  It was a fun addition to add some interactive features to play with.  I’m sorry that these won’t work in View Only mode.I’ve also incorporated a little Easter Egg from a previous Retro meeting.  Somewhere in the studio you’ll find a weird little cat that was used in a medieval themed board.My Retros are themed and tend to act as an Ice Breaker all on their own.The “business” part covers these areas:Shout OutsA fun section that changes each sprintWhat can be improvedWhat went wellDiscussion topicsWho’s out next sprintAction ItemsI also include a Visual Activity to allow the team to vote on the theme for the next sprint.  This helps to create unity and morale within the team.View only link:Buzz Aldrin Retro Board 

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Kira
4 days ago
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jhallmark
asked in Lucid for Developers

Use API to set status

Is there a way to use the API to set the Status on a document?

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Michael B
4 days ago
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jhallmark
asked in Lucid for Developers

API Document Search options

Is there a way to search for documents, using the API, using tags, status and/or classification as a search parameter?

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Michael B
4 days ago
Jonathan M102
Jonathan M102
asked in Lucid for Developers

BUG: COUNTIF(source, x=> GET(x, this."Field") = this."Value") fails when "FIELD" is the output of a formula

I've created a shape object that has three fields. One field is named "Field" this is the column name of a data source where I want to count values in the rows that match a specific value. The next field is named "Value" this is the text value I want to match and count in the column of the data source. Finally I have a third field named "Count" that has a formula that counts the rows in the data source where the name matches. This solution has worked great for the last week or so. I can duplicate the shape and change the "Field" value or the "Value" value and I get the counts I want, very reusable. I wanted to evolve this by putting my shape in a container and having the "Field" value be a formula that pulled the value of the container name/label. When I did this it seemed to work the new "Dynamic Field" pulled the value I wanted that matched the static "Field" value. But when I updated the formula to use the "Dynamic Field" value my count ended up being 0.  Screen shot of the "Count"

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Jonathan M102
7 days ago
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PromitaDan
asked in Lucid for Developers

Connectors in Shape Library?

I have a need to provide a Connector with custom data fields.  My intent was to add a “connector” shape to a custom shape library.  After playing with the custom shape library, I do not feel this is possible.  Is it?  assuming it is not possible, any suggestions?  Perhaps my extension package would handle whenever some creates a new connector, it detects it and adds the custom field?Thanks, Dan

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J
8 days ago
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Shelly KLucid product team
posted in Inspiration

Butterflies on Animal Noses Retro

Name: ShellyCompany: LucidView-only link: https://lucid.app/lucidspark/64c19702-1a95-4bba-912d-a5eafc17a9b5/edit?viewport_loc=-8090%2C-3613%2C17802%2C8055%2C0_0&invitationId=inv_367f7711-7277-45b9-ab6a-68ba75b006ccWhy I love it: This is one of the boards I created when I led retrospective meetings on my old team! I would have teammates vote on a general theme, and then I would create a themed board based on that idea. This theme was butterflies on animal noses, and I had a lot of fun finding individual images of animals to add to the fantasy-like backdrop, as well as putting little butterflies on each animals’ nose. Teammates got a kick out of realizing that ALL the animals had a butterfly on their noses. I also find the overall template to be calming and relaxing to look at. 

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Kira
8 days ago
shannon
shannonLucidite
published in Inspiration

Thank you for joining our team coordination webinar!Webinar

Thank you for joining us for our webinar, “How to improve cross-functional team coordination”! If you didn’t have the chance to join, you can access the webinar on demand (might take a day to update with the recording): https://lucid.co/resources/webinars/how-to-improve-team-coordination-july-2024Check out these additional resources:A step-by-step guide to assembling a cross-functional tea Course: Coordinate work with team hubs How to build a single source of truth your team will actually use Team space template Project launch template (also super helpful to use as your team space)Leave any follow-up questions you have from the webinar in the comments below so that a Lucid team member can help answer them.

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shannon
8 days ago
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Shelly KLucid product team
posted in Inspiration

Froggy Adventures Retro

Name: ShellyCompany: LucidView-only link: https://lucid.app/lucidspark/36824fcf-284b-477b-890d-56debd864855/edit?viewport_loc=-5310%2C-2489%2C12005%2C5432%2C0_0&invitationId=inv_7a2f8cfa-59d6-471f-bc2a-591f6a2ba84aWhy I love it: This is another board I created when I used to lead retrospectives for my old team! They voted on a frog theme, and this is what I created for them - frogs having grand adventures! I like how frogs are depicted doing unique activities within the same setting. My favorite frog is the frog artist painting at the top of the Shoutouts frame, as I tried to make what he’s painting a bit meta (he’s painting the very landscape he’s looking at).

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Kira
8 days ago
R
RMSeitz
posted in Inspiration

Engineering Retrospective: A Return to Simplicity

First Name: MarcCompany: Elastic - Search AI CompanyDescription: Working in a globally distributed company across every timezone creates a high threshold to hold synchronous retrospective meetings. We need to make our time count, but we don’t want lose out on valuable perspectives of how our team is doing from sprint to sprint. It’s also important to mention that it can be difficult to get more introverted teams to engage in lengthy retrospectives. Our iterations over time have seen a simplified version be both more time effective and engaging for all team members. I love this retro because it combines what we see in our data with how the team feels about the progress. Using this information, we can make prioritized decisions about what we need to fix and not prematurely correct issues that are not truly issues. How to Use:- Prep Work: Upload metrics from any tool, dashboard, spreadsheet, etc…  into the data analysis side- Running the Meeting:1. Give time for the audience to review the

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Micah
8 days ago
Jacek W
Jacek W
asked in Lucid for Developers

Make diagrams programatically using Lucid API

Hello, where to start to make diagrams programatically using Lucid API? I would like to access Lucis API from python program and make diagrams. Any snippets to start with? How to get access to Lucid API?

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Emma D
8 days ago
Audrey V
Audrey VLucidite
posted in Inspiration

A few of our favorite things to automate in Lucid ✨

At Lucid, we’re continually looking for ways to automate the mundane and free up time for higher-value work. Here are a few of our favorite ways to use automation in Lucid:1. Kicking off and summarizing brainstormsWith Collaborative AI, you can automatically generate ideas based on a simple topic or prompt like “marketing campaign ideas.”  Then, in seconds, Collaborative AI will help you name and iterate common themes in your ideas with a list of action items so you can easily take the next steps. 2. Creating diagramsBy automatically importing data directly from where it lives—whether that’s Microsoft Excel, Google Sheets, Salesforce, BambooHR, or another system of record—into the platform you collaborate in, you can create diagrams nearly instantaneously.And now, Lucidchart also includes a generate diagram feature that allows you to auto-generate a flowchart, sequence diagram, or class diagram simply by typing in a prompt.3. Analyzing data and feedbackTo quickly identify priority info

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Kelsey Gaag
9 days ago
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Melinda FLucid product team
posted in Inspiration

Godzilla's Goji Berries

Name: MelindaCompany:  LucidThis was my third retro board and it really set the standard for each of my later boards. This was the board that got me thinking outside of the “retro boxes”.My Retros are themed and tend to act as an Ice Breaker all on their own.The “business” part covers these areas:Shout OutsA fun section that changes each sprintWhat can be improvedWhat went wellDiscussion topicsWho’s out next sprintAction ItemsI also include a Visual Activity to allow the team to vote on the theme for the next sprint.  This helps to create unity and morale within the team.View Only Link:Godzilla's Goji Berries Retro Board 

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Kira
9 days ago
M
Melinda FLucid product team
posted in Inspiration

Dr. Seuss

Name:  MelindaCompany: LucidThis is the largest board I’ve made.  I incorporated stickies to complete the road over on the left.  This one also uses more shapes and images than any other board I’ve made. The business part of this board is toward the middle top of the main green area.My Retros are themed and tend to act as an Ice Breaker all on their own.The “business” part covers these areas:Shout OutsA fun section that changes each sprintWhat can be improvedWhat went wellDiscussion topicsWho’s out next sprintAction Items View Only Link:Dr. Seuss Retro Board 

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Kira
9 days ago
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