August 1, 2025

DataFam Roundup July 28-August 1, 2025

A weekly blog that brings together what’s trending in the Tableau Community all in one post.

Welcome! Dig into this week's DataFam Roundup—a weekly blog that brings together community content all in one post. As always, we invite you to send us your content—and the DataFam content from your peers that have inspired you! Find the content submission form here.

Community Highlight

To recognize new and consistent Tableau contributors—we’re excited to have a section within the weekly DataFam Roundup called the Tableau Community Highlight. Find out how to get involved.

Karishma Darla, Product Engineer and Data Analyst
California, USA

Karishma Darla is a Product Engineer and Data Analyst who uses Tableau to transform complex data into clear, interactive dashboards that drive business decisions. Her goal is to tell a story with data, enabling users to track key performance indicators, identify trends, and perform "what-if" analysis. She learned Tableau through a combination of self-guided tutorials, hands-on experience at work, and active engagement with the Tableau Community. She also uses Tableau to stay creative and practice new techniques.

Karishma is now deeply involved in the Tableau Community, which she describes as welcoming and inspiring. She is a co-leader of the Data + Women US Northeast Tableau User Group and an active member of several others, motivated by a desire to bring together creativity and logic in the data world and to support other women in tech. She has organized and hosted community events, including workshops and panels, and has engaged with the DataFam at events like Tableau Conference 2025, where her team won a hackathon award. Karishma also shares her knowledge through social media, university workshops, and local networking events, aiming to make data more accessible and empowering for everyone.

Connect with Karishma on Linkedin, X, and Tableau Public.

DataFam Content

Dawn Harrington: How it all began - Totally Rad Tableau Podcast
Rafael Guevara: Wrenches and Workbooks: MediTech Dashboard Deep Dive
Jim Dehner: Fun Ways to Tackle 6 Tough Problems
Brittany Rosenau: Makeover Monday 2025 W31 Walkthrough - European Minimum Wages
Nicole Klassen: Charting a New Course: Leading the Teams Behind the Vizzes
Heather Cox: Fictional Bands, Real Data: Louis Yu Tackles K-Pop Demon Hunters | Ep 1 – Unfinished Vizness
Fi Crocker: Not A Numbers or Data Person? Good. Start Here with Dr Selena Fisk
Steve Wood: Tableau Expander Tables - Part 1
Steve Adams: The Dashboard Crash Test
Tore Levinsen:
- TinyTableauTip Summer Guest Host Series w/Nik Dutra
- TinyTableauTip Summer Guest Host Series w/Louis Yu
Deepak Holla:

Visualizations

Tableau Public Viz

Rafael Guevara: The Open Championship

See the latest Viz of the Day, trending vizzes, featured authors, and more on Tableau Public.

Check out some inspirational vizzes created by the community:

Ojoswi Basu: MLB Stats for Smartphone
Leslie Ley: Eras in Color: A Sankey Diagram of Taylor Swift’s Lyrical Color Palette
Le Luu: Wow Tracking Challenges
Seun Adeyemo: Pacific Resilience

Community Projects

Back 2 Viz Basics

A bi-weekly project helping those who are newer in the community and just starting out with Tableau. Not limited just to newbies!
Web: Back 2 Viz Basics
X: #B2VB

Workout Wednesday

Build your skills with a weekly challenge to re-create an interactive data visualization.
Web: Workout Wednesday
X: #WOW2022

Preppin' Data

A weekly challenge to help you learn to prepare data and use Tableau Prep.
Web: Preppin’ Data
X: #PreppinData

Makeover Monday

Create business dashboards using provided data sets for various industries and departments.
Web: Makeover Monday
X: #MakeoverMonday

Data ChangeMakers

Volunteer to design data visualizations that help nonprofits harness the power of data for social change.
Web: Data ChangeMakers

Visual Climate

Collaborate and share climate data.
Web: Visual Climate
X: #VisualClimate

DataFam Con

A monthly challenge covering pop culture and fandoms.
Web: DataFam Con
X: #DataFamCon

EduVizzers

A monthly project connecting real education data with real people.
Web: Eduvizzers

Games Night Viz

A monthly project focusing on using data from your favorite games.
Web: Games Nights Viz
X: #GamesNightViz

Iron Quest

Practice data sourcing, preparation, and visualization skills in a themed monthly challenge.
Web: Iron Quest
X: #IronQuest

Storytelling with Data

Practice data visualization and storytelling skills by participating in monthly challenges and exercises.
Web: Storytelling with Data
X: #SWDChallenge

Project Health Viz

Uncover new stories by visualizing healthcare data sets provided each month.
Web: Project Health Viz
X: #ProjectHealthViz

Diversity in Data

An initiative centered around diversity, equity & awareness by visualizing provided datasets each month.
Web: Diversity in Data
X: #DiversityinData

Sports Viz Sunday

Create and share data visualizations using rich, sports-themed data sets in a monthly challenge.
Web: Sports Viz Sunday
X: #SportsVizSunday

Real World Fake Data

Create business dashboards using provided data sets for various industries and departments.
Web: Real World Fake Data
X: #RWFD

Data Plus Music

A monthly project visualizing the data behind the music we love!
Web: Data Plus Music
X: #DataPlusMusic

BizViz52

A weekly project centered around designing business dashboards.
Web: BizViz52
X: #BizViz52