A 2026 Resolution: Spend Less Time on Dashboards, More Time on Answers

This New Year, stop reviewing dashboards. Start having conversations with your data. 

Every New Year begins with reflection. 

Leadership teams open dashboards. 
They scroll through KPIs. 
They compare last year to the year before. 

Revenue charts. Cost charts. Customer charts. Operational charts. 

And yet, after 30 minutes of staring at dashboards, the same questions remain unanswered: 

• Did we actually perform well in 2025?
• Where did things go wrong? 
• What really drove growth? 
• And most importantly, what should we do differently in 2026? 

The problem isn’t lack of data. 
The problem isn’t even dashboards. 

The problem is too many KPIs, too many charts, and too little clarity. 

In 2026, leaders don’t need more dashboards. They need answers. 

That’s exactly why we built Lumenore Ask Me. 

The Dashboard Problem No One Talks About 

Dashboards were meant to simplify decision-making. 
But somewhere along the way, they became overloaded control rooms. 

A single dashboard today often has: 

• 20+ KPIs 
• Multiple filters 
• Drilldowns within drilldowns 
• Different interpretations for different teams 

Finance sees one number. 
Sales sees another. 
Operations questions both. 

And when leadership asks a simple question like: 
“How did we really perform last year?” 

The answer usually sounds like: 
“Let me check a few dashboards and get back to you.” 

That’s not insight. 
That’s friction. 

A New Year Needs a New Way to Analyze Data 

New Year planning is not about looking at everything. 
It’s about understanding what matters most. 

Leaders don’t think in dashboards. 
They think in questions. 

• What worked? 
• What didn’t? 
• Why? 
• What’s next? 

So instead of forcing leaders to adapt to dashboards, what if analytics adapted to how leaders think? 

That question led to Lumenore Ask Me, a conversational analytics experience where you talk to your data like a colleague who already understands your business. 

No dashboard hunting. 
No KPI overload. 
Just clear answers, instantly. 

Step 1: Looking Back at 2025, Without Drowning in KPIs 

Every New Year conversation starts with the past. 

The first question leaders ask: 
“How did we perform in 2025?” 

Traditionally, this means opening multiple dashboards: 

• Revenue performance 
• Customer growth 
• Productivity metrics 
• Churn reports 

With Lumenore Ask Me, you simply ask the question in plain English. 

And your data responds. 

Not with raw tables. 
But with a clear performance summary, supported by visuals that matter. 

Instead of scrolling endlessly, you immediately see: 

• Revenue growth trends 
• Customer acquisition momentum 
• Productivity improvements 
• Churn reduction 

All in one cohesive response. 

The insight is simple, human, and leadership-ready: 

“2025 performance shows healthy growth driven by strong customer acquisition, improved productivity, and reduced churn, positioning the business for sustainable scaling.” 

This is what analytics should feel like, a conversation, not a chore. 

Step 2: Finding What Went Wrong, Without Guesswork 

No year is perfect. 

Once performance is clear, the next question always follows: 

“Where did we overspend last quarter?” 

This is where dashboards usually slow teams down. 
Finance digs into one report. 
Operations opens another. 
Meetings happen. 
Debates start. 

With Ask Me, the answer is immediate and precise. 

Your data highlights the issue clearly: 

“Logistics overspent by 11% due to transportation delays.” 

No slicing. 
No filtering. 
No interpretation of wars. 

Just: 

• The problem 
• The impact 
• The reason 

And yes, the insight is backed by a visual — automatically generated — so teams don’t just read it; they see it. 

This is analytics that saves time and prevents confusioSegment dashboards 

Demographic filters 

Multiple charts to comparen. 

Step 3: Understanding What Actually Drove Growth 

After costs and performance, leaders shift focus to growth drivers. 

“Which customer segment grew the fastest?” 

In traditional BI, this often means: 

• Segment dashboards 
• Demographic filters 
• Multiple charts to compare 

With Lumenore Ask Me, one question does it all. 

Your data immediately reveals: 

• The fastest-growing customer segment 
• Its contribution relative to others 
• A visual that highlights exactly where growth came from 

For example: 

“The 25–34 customer segment showed the strongest growth contribution.” 

This insight isn’t buried inside a dashboard tab. 
It’s front and center, because it matters. 

When analytics speaks your language, decisions become faster and sharper. 

Step 4: From Insights to Action, Planning for 2026 

Here’s where analytics usually fail. 

Most tools are great at telling you what happened. 
Very few help you decide what to do next. 

That’s why the most important New Year question is: 

“Based on last quarter’s performance, what should we focus on in the first quarter of 2026?” 

With Lumenore Ask Me, this question doesn’t just return charts. 
It delivers directions. 

Your data analyzes trends, demand signals, and past performance to show: 

• Demand is projected to rise 12–15% in Q1 
• High-growth customer segments will contribute 42–46% of projected growth 
• Logistics costs remain a risk if left unchecked 
• Forecast accuracy needs improvement to avoid stockouts 

But it doesn’t stop there. 

Ask Me also recommends clear next actions, such as: 

• Increase focus on high-growth segments in top-performing regions 
• Optimize logistics routes and pre-book capacity 
• Move to weekly forecasting cycles to improve accuracy 

This is not just analytics. 
This is decision intelligence. 

Why Conversations Beat Dashboards in 2026 

Dashboards will always exist. 
They’re useful for monitoring. 

But leadership decisions don’t happen inside dashboards. 
They happen in conversations. 

• Conversations in meetings 
• Conversations during planning 
• Conversations about trade-offs and priorities 

Lumenore Ask Me brings analytics into those conversations. 

Instead of: 

“Let me pull a report.” 

You get: 

“Here’s the answer.” 

Instead of: 

“Which dashboard shows this?” 

You get: 

“Ask your data.” 

A New Year Resolution for Leaders 

As 2026 begins, here’s a simple resolution: 

Stop building dashboards no one opens 
Start enabling conversations everyone understands 

With Lumenore Ask Me, your data becomes: 

• Easier to access 
• Faster to analyze 
• Clearer to act on 

No SQL. 
No BI training. 
No KPI overload. 

Just ask questions, and let your data answer back. 

Ready to start the New Year with clarity? 

Ask better questions. 
Get clearer answers. 
Make smarter decisions in 2026, with Lumenore Ask Me.