Dashboard UX Correction

Date: 2026-06-28

What Failed

The first Decision-First Dashboard prototype was still confusing. It used better CI concepts than the old signal table, but it did not provide a clear user journey.

The main failure was information architecture:

• Too many sections had equal visual weight.
• Labels such as "Decision brief", "Trust state", "Operations", and "Material movement" reflected internal system concepts.
• The screen required Arijit to infer what to do.
• Source health and collector details were too prominent for a user trying to decide what action to take.

Correction

The dashboard was redesigned as a guided weekly brief:

1. Start here: one recommendation.
2. Next actions: three clear action items.
3. Show proof: evidence appears only behind each action.
4. Data quality: system health is secondary unless trust is broken.

Files Updated

• Standalone repo:
• apps/dashboard/public/index.html
• apps/dashboard/scripts/verify-static.js
• docs/workspace/decision-first-dashboard/02-ux-correction.md
• docs/workspace/decision-first-dashboard/_status.md
• Local vault dashboard artifact:
• artifacts/competitive-research/dashboard/index.html

Validation

• npm run dashboard:build passed.
• npm run test passed: 18 tests.
• Desktop and mobile headless screenshots rendered.

Next

The next product slice should not add more UI sections. It should make the simplified workflow real:

• Persist action outcomes.
• Compute true deltas.
• Generate each action from ledger evidence.
• Keep source health as a trust indicator, not a main workflow.