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# Choose which key insights appear on a dashboard

> Set how many key insights a Mammoth dashboard shows, their look and focus (leaders, momentum, risk), and pin or hide kinds of insight.
>
> Applies to: Roles: Anyone with edit access to the board. Where: Dashboard editor › click Key insights › Edit key insights

The **Key insights** section lists findings Mammoth computes from your data. Click it on the canvas in the dashboard editor to open **Edit key insights**, where you choose how many show and which kind come first. To turn the section on or off, use **Design** → **Format** → **Sections** (see [Themes](https://mammoth.io/docs/learn/dashboards/themes/)).

| Panel note |
|---|
| "Pin to lock it above the line, hide to drop it — every number stays computed from your data." |

## Set how many key insights show and their look

- **Look**: **List**, **Tinted**, **Cards**, **Numbered** or **Banner**. Like the KPI look, it saves immediately and applies to every page.
- **How many**: a − / + stepper showing how many are shown and how many are available. The minimum is 1; the maximum is the number available, so hiding insights lowers it.

## Pick the focus of key insights

**Focus** decides which kind of insight ranks first:

| Focus | What it favours |
|---|---|
| **Auto** | Mammoth picks the most newsworthy mix for this data. |
| **Leaders** | Who's winning and by how much: ranks, gaps, dominance. |
| **Momentum** | What's moving: growth, spikes, month-over-month shifts. |
| **Risk** | What needs attention: laggards, declines, concentration. |
| **Mix** | A balanced spread across every kind of insight. |

## Pin or hide a kind of insight

**What will appear** lists the insights in ranked order, with a **cut line** after the number you chose to show. Each row has a type tag (leader, gap, momentum, laggard, concentration, peak, quality or spread) and **Pin** and **Hide** buttons.

- **Pin** keeps that insight above the cut line.
- **Hide** drops it into the **Hidden** tray, where **Show** brings it back.

Pin and Hide act on the type tag, not one row: hiding one momentum insight hides every momentum insight, so think of it as "hide this kind of insight".

| Message | Fix |
|---|---|
| "No insights match — try a different focus, or unhide some below." | Change **Focus**, or show hidden insights. |

When the title band uses the board's lead insight as its subtitle, that insight appears under **In the header** instead of in the list. To list it again, edit the title band and clear **Use the board’s lead insight**. See [Title band](https://mammoth.io/docs/learn/dashboards/title-band-and-cover/).

Some boards have insights written for them by the AI. For those, the panel shows only the count and "These insights were written for this dashboard. Choose how many appear." There is no **Focus**, **Pin** or **Hide**.

## Limits for key insights

| Item | Limit |
|---|---|
| Key insights shown | At least 1, at most the number available |

## Related

- [Add, remove and edit KPI cards](https://mammoth.io/docs/learn/dashboards/kpi-cards/): the KPI strip.
- [Title band](https://mammoth.io/docs/learn/dashboards/title-band-and-cover/): the lead insight in the header.
- [Themes](https://mammoth.io/docs/learn/dashboards/themes/): turn the Key insights section on or off.

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Source: https://mammoth.io/docs/learn/dashboards/key-insights.md · Updated: 2026-11-08