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Olivia QLucidite

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Building high-performing engineering teams

Hey fellow engineering leaders! We all strive for top-notch teams, right? But the path to get there isn’t always a walk in the park. It takes trust, autonomy, and effective collaboration.I recently had the opportunity to chat with Andy Hurd, Senior Director of Engineering at Lucid. He shared some wisdom on how to build high-performing teams:Hire intentionally Set clear expectations Foster individual ownership Prioritize alignment Coordinate work Centralize communicationWhat are your go-to strategies for building and maintaining high-performing engineering teams? Share your tips with the community in the comments below!

Micala RLucidite

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Upcoming webinar on July 10: Connecting Lucid and Google Workspace for seamless workflows

Do you use Google Workspace in your workflows? If so, our upcoming webinar is perfect for you! Lucid and Google Workspace pros will be sharing:An example workflow using Lucid and Google Workspace together Information about Lucid’s Google Chat integration Tips for enhancing efficiency in your day-to-day workHere are the details:Date: July 10, 2025Time: 11 a.m. MST (1 p.m. ET)Register here

josephwhitingLucidite

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Using collaboration assessments to make your collaboration more impactful!

Collaboration is critical in any organization, and everyone knows that their collaboration can be improved. But how do you know where to start? That’s where Lucid’s here to help. Our team has developed a collaboration evaluation that you can use to identify exactly where you excel and where you need to focus on improvement. We’ve established five key areas that you should be secure in for successful collaboration, which form what you can consider as your collaboration North Star. These key areas are: Clarity Impact Environment Conflict Autonomy Check out our collaboration assessment template, which will walk you through the five areas and lead you in your evaluation of your collaboration strengths and weaknesses. Use the template with your team and dig into the automatically aggregated results! The great thing about Lucid’s collaboration assessment tool is that it provides a way for you to identify exactly what needs to be changed on your journey to improve collaboration. Keep in

Olivia QLucidite

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Webinar follow-up questions and resources: Mapping technical systems in Lucid

Thank you for joining us for our hands-on workshop: “Mapping technical systems in Lucid”! (If you didn’t have the chance to join, you can access the webinar on demand here.)Check out these additional resources for step-by-step instructions on the features shown:Enabling shape libraries and creating custom shape libraries Adding layers Adding actions and links Adding notes to shapes Adding comments Linking data Setting up conditional formatting Using ERD import Creating UML sequence diagrams from markup Generate a diagram with AIPlus, check out our template gallery if you need a starting point for your technical diagrams.Leave any follow-up questions you have from the webinar in the comments below so that a Lucid team member can help answer them.

Olivia QLucidite

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8 Lucid features to create beautiful process documentation 💫

If you’ve ever tried to document a process, then you know that it can sometimes be a messy operation. But good documentation is the key to smooth operations and mutual alignment within a team or organization.We recently posted an article about our top eight Lucid features to make business process documentation a breeze.Here’s a sneak peek:Actions: Quickly perform certain actions with shapes on your board. Conditional Formatting: Set up specific rules to automatically highlight elements in your documentation that need your attention. Dynamic shapes: Bring your data to life to visually represent statistics or percentages, making your documentation more engaging. Layers: Organize your documentation with Layers to show different phases or details without overwhelming viewers. Be sure to read the full article to explore all the ways to improve business process documentation. Have you tried any of these features? Let me know in the comments below!

Cal MartinLucidite

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Upcoming workshop on June 26: Mapping technical systems in Lucid

Hey, Lucid Community! If you’re an engineer or IT professional, you likely understand the challenge of mapping technical systems. If you find yourself lost on where to begin or want to minimize friction when mapping intricate concepts, then I’ve got a great opportunity for you.I’m hosting an interactive workshop where I’ll walk you through exactly how to build and optimize network architecture diagrams, ERDs, and other technical diagrams.I hope you’ll join me next week!Here are the details:Hands-on workshop: Mapping technical systems in Lucid Date: June 26, 2025Time: 11 a.m. MT (1 p.m. ET)Register now

Olivia QLucidite

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Q1 Lucidchart templates

Not sure if you saw my last post on Lucidspark templates, but I also wanted to highlight our new Lucidchart templates from last quarter! ✅ Smart flowchart: Leverage the power of Lucid’s AI and flowchart shape banks to document your systems and processes. ✅ Similarly, our Smart flowchart with swimlanes adds more clarity to your diagram.✅ Smart algorithm flowchart example: Easily visualize the flow of your algorithms with your team to enhance clarity and alignment. Access the curated flowchart shape library to make your diagram dynamic. This template is great for engineers, developers, and more.✅ Nonprofit Cloud & Education Cloud Fundraising: If you’re a Salesforce user, this template will help you document and visualize how entities relate within your Nonprofit and Education Cloud Fundraising model.Which template interests you most?

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Lucid dashboard to track business goals, display graphs and process maps, and link Excel data

Has anyone used Lucid in the same fashion as Excel dashboards for business partner coaching and reviews? I work for a marketing organization that helps financial advisory firms grow their business. Consider these firms as business partners or “clients” rather than internal teams or departments. I would like to use Lucid with our business coaching calls/presentations. Our support is very vast for our business partners which allows for very customized business coaching. The 3 main categories our services and support fall under are Marketing, Sales and Operations. I’m thinking of this being a tool to help these firms with end of the year planning as well as a mid-year review to keep them on track for hitting their goals. Initially this would remain more high level in each of areas tracked but could eventually expand on each area using the breakout boards or other features. This dashboard would include:setting and tracking the firms goals and initiatives illustrating past, YTD and pacing p

Olivia QLucidite

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9 summer virtual team activities! 🌞🏖

For me, summertime has always been about adventure, playing outside, and simply enjoying life. 🍉🌵But even while working, there are still some fun and festive ways to capture the spirit of summer with your team!In fact, I recently compiled a list of nine activity ideas for team building that I wanted to share with you!Here are a few of my personal favorites: Favorite things party: Share your all-time favorite items with your team. How it works: Assign everyone a team member to mail a few small items to. Think about your summer favorites: like sunscreens, hats, sunglasses, and anything else you use and love. Get crafty: Whether in-person or virtual, there are so many fun crafts you can do with your team. For example, my team has done:Succulent terrarium Soap making Chocolate makingSummer book club: For the bookworms, pick a fun book to read with your team this summer. Bonus points if it takes place in a sunny location!Be sure to check out all the activities that you can do with your te

knikolaiLucidite

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Webinar: How Mercury uses Lucid to transform Agile practices

Did you know that using Lucid can make planning sessions 83% faster? That’s the success that one of our customers has found with Lucid—and we want you to hear his story!Join our upcoming webinar to learn how Agile coaches at Mercury, New Zealand’s largest utility company, use Lucid to facilitate Agile sessions, align on project timelines, and boost efficiency. One of our solutions engineers will also share tips and features you can use to make your own Agile practices more efficient.How Mercury uses Lucid to transform Agile practicesJune 12, 2025 at 11 a.m. MT (1 p.m. ET) Register here

Collin MLucid product team

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Webinar: Sustaining Agile Manifesto values

The values of the Agile Manifesto haven’t changed, but Lucid continues evolving to help teams stay agile and adapt quickly—even as AI, hybrid work, and other workplace changes make it challenging to do so.Join us for the rebroadcast of this popular webinar featuring practical tips from Agile coaches on how to sustain the values of the Agile Manifesto across your organization.We have also added a demo showing how Agile teams use the Lucid Suite to collaborate, get aligned, and work effectively from anywhere. Come for a sneak peek at the new Agile Accelerator, plus a showcase of Lucid Suite features you can start using right now!Sustaining the values of the Agile Manifesto in today’s workforceMay 15, 2025 at 11 a.m. MTRegister here

shannonLucidite

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Webinar follow-up questions and resources: Sustaining the values of the Agile Manifesto in today’s workforce

Thank you for joining us for our webinar, “Sustaining the values of the Agile Manifesto in today’s workforce”! (If you didn’t have the chance to join, you can access the webinar on demand here.)Check out these additional resources related to the Agile Manifesto values and Lucid features discussed during the webinar:Individuals and interactions over processes and toolsHow Agile teams can prioritize “individuals and interactions” in a hybrid environment Team hubsWorking software over comprehensive documentationThe dos and don’ts of Agile documentation Agile Manifesto co-author James Grenning on the importance of documentation Dynamic Tables Agile templates Facilitator ToolsCustomer (or team) collaboration over contract negotiationVisual Activities Private modeResponding to change over following a planUniversal canvas Lucid Cards Lucid Cards with Jira Lucid Cards with Azure DevOps Dependency mappingAnd as we mentioned, our new Agile Accelerator is now available—you can learn more about t

Olivia QLucidite

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Present like a pro: 6 practical tips

Recently, I had a chance to sit down with one of our awesome customer trainers, Cal Martin, to ask him to share the secrets to designing interactive and engaging presentations. In a virtual world, Zoom fatigue is real, and people will quickly become disengaged in your content. To combat this, here are Cal’s six tips for facilitating meetings or presentations.💫 Tip #1: Leverage real-time collaboration: Instead of talking at your audience, invite them to collaborate on Lucid’s canvas. Think polls, in-product chat, and sticky notes.💫 Tip #2: Build powerful visuals: Avoid big blocks of text by using visuals to convey your ideas.💫 Tip #3: Incorporate activities: Incorporating activities keeps people engaged, improves retention, and helps them refocus.💫 Tip #4: Set an agenda: Inform your audience about the content you are presenting so they can prepare.💫 Tip #5: Use Facilitator Tools: Flow confidently through your content and make your presentation interactive.💫 Tip #6: Organize conten

Torrie FLucidite

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Four tips and tricks for designing beautiful, dynamic Lucid documents

You’ve built a Lucidspark board, or Lucidchart document-- nice work! Now it’s time to share it, but you’re second guessing the visual elements. Do these colors work? Would people want to engage with this? The good news is, you don’t need to be a designer to make something that “WOWs” your audience. Before you hit that share button, here are four tips and tricks to apply to your Lucid document to make your audience admire and explore it: Use the eye-dropper tool to add color from color palettes or images Whether you’re following your company’s branding guidelines, or want to play more with color, this trick will work for you. Add an image of a color palette from an online search to your canvas. Then, highlight the shape(s) you want to add a specific color to, and from the “fill color” option, click +. This will give you the eye-dropper tool. Take that eye-dropper and click on the color you want to add to the highlighted shape(s).*Using color can get really tricky. We go deeper into be

Olivia QLucidite

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10 Lucidchart templates to reduce project disruptions

Happy Wednesday, Lucid Community! This one’s for the engineers. All too often, project disruptions and shifting requirements can slow down progress and decrease morale on your team.Luckily, I recently compiled a list of 10 templates to help keep projects on track and increase effective collaboration.Here are a few:Org chart by Scrum teamOrg chart by Scrum teamCommunication planCommunication planProject dashboardProject dashboardCheck out all the templates and share below which ones have helped you with your collaboration and productivity.

LauraMNLucidite

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Webinar follow-up questions and resources: How Mercury uses Lucid

Thank you for joining us for our webinar, “How Mercury uses Lucid to transform Agile practices”! (If you didn’t have the chance to join, you can access the webinar on demand here.) Now, for what you have been waiting for… all of the links and resources you need to try the Agile use cases out for yourself. 🤩Additional resources on the features shown during this webinar:Timelines Lucid Cards Bonus: If you use Jira or ADO, you should also check out Lucid Cards for Jira and Lucid Cards for Azure DevOps! Our on-demand webinar provides a full demo of these integrations. Quick tools (including shape banks) Custom templates Frames and Paths Breakout boards Facilitator Tools Private modeTemplates:Project retrospective (created based on Cory’s boards) Quick retrospective Project timeline (created based on Cory’s boards) TimelineFinally, if you want to see other ways that Agile teams use Lucid, check out this blog post.Leave any follow-up questions you have from the webinar in the comments

mmerrillLucidite

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Webinar follow-up questions and resources: New features to organize your canvas

Thank you for joining us for our webinar, “Diagram to delight: New features to organize your canvas”! (If you didn’t have the chance to join, you can access the webinar on demand here.)Check out these additional resources related to organizing your canvas and the Lucid features discussed during the webinar:Building beautiful diagramsAdd swimlanes Add Containers Apply assisted layout Features for quicker diagramming Generate a diagram with AI Add conditional formatting through AIOrganizing a brainstorming sessionAdd sticky notes Use collaboration tools Apply assisted layout Sort ideas Summarize ideasStill have some questions about diagramming or organizing content in Lucid? Leave any questions you have from the webinar in the comments below so that a Lucid team member can help answer them!

mmerrillLucidite

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Lucidspark templates for managers

Hey, managers! 👋🏽 This one’s for you. In our recent blog post, we’ve gathered seven of our favorite manager templates to make your job easier. They’re perfect for teams of any size and in any industry.Here are just a few:1. Team competency matrixKeep track of your team’s skills and knowledge gaps with this team competency matrix template. Simply personalize it with the names of team members and competencies specific to your team, and you’re ready to get started.2. Team profile icebreaker Boost team cohesion (particularly with dispersed team members!) with this team profiles icebreaker template. Assign squares, leave time for others to fill out their respective section, then share to learn new things about each other. This is especially useful when you add a member to your team or there has been some recent reorganization!3. Program planning canvasAlign elements of a program or initiative with our planning canvas template. It’s perfect for ensuring you’re all on the same page about a

ChChavezLucidite

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5-Minute-Learning: How to Conduct a Retrospective

Welcome!Hi there! Do you conduct retrospectives on your sprints or projects? Are you tired of the same old round-robin meeting to cover lessons learned? Try hosting your next retro in Lucidspark! Add your ideas through sticky notes, react to your teammates’ comments, and prioritize your action items with a Visual Activity. If you’re just getting started with the Lucid Suite, retrospectives are my number one recommendation for you to get quick value. Here’s how to get started. 🚀 OverviewConducting a retro is easy. You just need to do these five things:Add a template from our templates library Use sticky notes to add your ideas Emoji react to ideas from your team Present your ideas Prioritize action items using a Visual ActivityLet’s get into it! Framework1. Add a template from our templates libraryYou’ll find that we have many of the industry standard retrospective activities that you’re used to. For your first retro, I would recommend the Quick Retrospective template. It’s simple and

KtomlinsonLucidite

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Your Step-by-Step Guide to Better Workshops — Built in Lucidspark!

Hi everyone!I’m excited to share something I’ve been working on — a Workshop Design & Facilitation Checklist built in Lucidspark!✨ Do you have a workshop coming up?✨ Wondering where to start and how to include the elements that make up a creative and engaging session?This checklist is designed to help you plan, lead, and follow up on workshops more effectively — whether you're running a quick brainstorming session or a large strategic planning event.You can choose from 3 different visual styles, select the one that best fits your working style or team needs: ✅ Simple Checklist — A clean checklist where you can mark off each task as its completed 🗂️ Dynamic Table + Sticky Notes — A flexible layout where tasks are sticky notes you can move, update, and organize visually 🧩 Dynamic Table + Lucid Cards — A more structured option where you can add assignees, statuses, due dates, and manage tasks collaboratively Each version walks you through key phases:📌 Planning📌 Designing📌 Fa

josephwhitingLucidite

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PERT Diagraming in Lucid - Saving Weeks of Time

PERT Diagraming in LucidPERT diagramming is a project management tool used to schedule, organize, and coordinate tasks within a project. It graphically represents the sequence of tasks and their dependencies, showing the critical path and estimated timelines. This method helps in analyzing potential bottlenecks and ensuring timely project completion.Historically individuals would write out the tasks and corresponding duration times on little cards then spread them across the room, they would then need to do mental math to calculate the start, finish and slack for every card. With a large process with many hundred steps that could be hours of monotonous math. Then if any cards are moved in position all the upstream and downstream calculations need to be adjusted. Enter Lucid, with the power of Lucid’s powerful formula system. These cards can be calculated instantly by mapping dependency lines. This means all those hours of math calculations disappear! And when a card needs to be moved o

Olivia QLucidite

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Q1 Lucidspark template roundup

Hey there, Lucid Community! Whether you’re a template enthusiast or haven't tried them before, here are two new Lucidspark templates that we released last quarter.💫 Solution alignment: Empower your team to prioritize impactful business and customer solutions. Track and monitor progress towards implementing these solutions in a collaborative space.💫 Strategic planning team space: Welcome to your one-stop shop for your next project. Here, you can assemble your team roster, outline responsibilities, and house important resources.Which template are you most excited to use? Share below!

ssahagunLucid support team

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What syntax can I use to diagram as code with Mermaid?Lucid advice

Lucidchart supports a variety of diagram types when using Mermaid for diagramming as code. This post outlines the basic syntax for creating supported diagrams with Mermaid in Lucidchart. FlowchartCreate clear and easy-to-understand flowcharts to represent complex systems and processes. The following code provides a framework for implementing a flowchart using Mermaid syntax in Lucidchart. Code: ---title: Chart Title---flowchart LRA[Start] --> B[Step 1]B --> C[Step 2]C --> D{Decision Point}D -- Option 1 --> E[Step 3A]D -- Option 2 --> F[Step 3B]E --> G[Step 4A]F --> H[Step 4B]G --> I[Next Step or End]H --> IThis code represents a basic flowchart structure where each step or decision point is clearly defined. Use ‘LR’ for left-to-right flowcharts. Use ‘TD’ for top-to-bottom flowcharts. For more advanced flowchart styling options, check out Mermaid’s Flowchart Basic Syntax guide. The example below utilizes Mermaid code to visualize the scientific method through

Felicia LinLucidite

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Visualize Your Vision with Lucidspark Timelines!

Ever feel like your project roadmap is scattered across different tools, making it tough to see the big picture? Juggling deadlines, milestones, and understanding the WHY behind each step can be a real challenge for complicated projects.That's where Lucidspark's Timeline steps in as your visual compass. Imagine a clear, dynamic view of your project's journey, all in one collaborative space.Here's how Timelines help you conquer those roadmap hurdles:Crystal-Clear Roadmaps: No more deciphering complex spreadsheets! Timelines allow you to visually map out your project's phases and dependencies, making it easy for everyone to understand the sequence of events. Milestone Mastery: Easily define and track key milestones, ensuring everyone stays aligned on critical deadlines and deliverables. Visualize progress at a glance and proactively address potential roadblocks. Connecting Actions to Impact: Go beyond just dates and tasks! With Timelines, you can link specific activities to their intende

josephwhitingLucidite

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Make your own Capacity Calculator! - Lucid Recipe

I recently had a conversation with someone who said they had seen me build an agile calculator as a part of the Lucid Formula training and was frustrated because they thought it was really cool but felt I went too fast and relied on the previous videos too much. This step by step guide will hopefully rectify that and help you build your own capacity calculator in Lucid. You can imagine this as a “Lucid Recipe”, so let’ start cooking! I created this practice board with the same instructions you are welcome to follow along on, it has the same instructions but is in a Lucid document, when you click the link above it will automatically make a new copy for you of the practice board. Capacity CalculatorTime to build: 30 minutes (for a beginner) What you’ll need:A Lucid Licenses (this will work best with a Lucid enterprise license where you have access to both Lucidchart and Lucidspark) but you can do it with a free lucidchart license, it just requires some substitutions. Inside of Lucid you’

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