Creately VIZ
Creately VIZ is an AI-powered tool that generates visuals to simplify tasks. Users can create a range of diagrams with few or many words an...
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What is Creately VIZ?
Creately VIZ is an AI-powered visual intelligence tool integrated into the Creately visual collaboration platform, enabling teams to generate diagrams instantly using natural language prompts. It combines expert visual frameworks with user data to organize, generate, expand, and transform visuals, streamlining teamwork by automating busy work like grouping stickies by sentiment or theme. Key features include diagram generation from prompts, multi-perspective visualizations, AI templates for complex diagrams like SWOT analysis or business model canvases, summarization and categorization of canvas elements, and seamless transformation between diagram types such as converting brainstorming notes to Kanban boards.
Designed for teams in business, product development, and project management, Creately VIZ unlocks innovation during meetings and brainstorms by providing counterpoints, suggestions, and structured insights. It supports extending existing diagrams, grouping elements by custom criteria, and automating workflows to create action items. Integration with Microsoft Teams and Copilot allows converting channel conversations into visuals, capturing meeting notes, and auto-updating workspaces.
Ideal for non-experts needing professional diagrams without manual drawing, it offers continuity in collaborative environments. Users access hundreds of AI-boosted templates to think like strategists, generate flowcharts from specs, user journeys from transcripts, and more. While in beta, it targets reducing friction in visual collaboration for faster problem-solving and idea execution.
Creately VIZ pricing
Pricing model: Freemium
Creately VIZ is available to all paid Creately users as part of their existing plans at no extra cost during beta. There is always a freely accessible VIZ component inside Creately. Moving forward, higher volume users of VIZ features will require subscription to an advanced VIZ plan; fair usage policy applies with unlimited access during interactive periods.
Creately VIZ pros
- Generates diagrams from natural language prompts
- Supports AI flowcharts, mind maps, and SWOT diagrams
- Transforms ideas into multiple visual frameworks
- Groups elements by theme, sentiment, or tags
- Extends existing shapes with 5 consecutive elements
- AI templates for business model canvas and service blueprints
- Integrates with Microsoft Teams and Copilot
- Converts conversations into visual insights
- Auto-captures action items from meetings
- Summarizes and categorizes canvas items instantly
- Provides counterpoints and suggestions in brainstorms
- Automates workflow by creating action items
- Transforms brainstorming notes to Kanban boards
- Generates user journey maps from transcripts
- Unlimited access during interactive period
- Accessible via Template section and Quick Toolbar
- Organizes stickies without manual busy work
Creately VIZ cons
- Available only to paid Creately users
- Currently in beta with experimental features
- Limited to English language support
- Fair usage policy applies to AI usage
- Requires minimum 5 elements to extend shapes
- Higher volume users may need advanced VIZ plan
- No data storage via third-party but uses Azure AI
- Beta updates targeted for Q1 2024
- Not fully rolled out to all languages yet
Frequently asked questions about Creately VIZ
Who can access Creately VIZ?
Creately VIZ is available for only paid users of Creately.
How do I access Creately VIZ?
Creately VIZ can be accessed directly from the Creately app in the Template section, Quick Toolbar, and Plus Create options. Log into a workspace, select an AI-enabled template, or use Quick Tools on canvas elements.
Do I need to pay extra for Creately VIZ?
Currently, Creately VIZ is available to all paid users as part of their existing plans. Higher volume users will eventually need an advanced VIZ plan, but a freely accessible component remains in Creately.
Why is Creately VIZ in Beta?
AI functionality is in an experimental stage as features are fine-tuned. Updates will continue, with plans to exit beta targeting Q1 2024.
How are you using my data?
Privacy and security are prioritized; data is not used for additional training or stored via third parties. AI content generation uses Microsoft Azure AI services, which do not store user data.
Do I have unlimited access to AI with Creately VIZ?
Yes, during the interactive period, with a fair usage policy applying to prevent abuse.
What languages is Creately VIZ available in?
Creately VIZ is currently only available in English. It will roll out to all languages after developing more functionalities.
What are the diagram types supported in Creately VIZ?
Supports AI flowcharts, AI mindmaps, AI SWOT diagrams. Complex types like business model canvas, service blueprint, business capability map, and lean UX canvas via pre-configured templates.
How do I create a diagram using a template with Creately VIZ?
Select Generate via Template, choose an AI-supported template from the panel, describe your requirement in the prompt window using natural language, and select Enter to generate.
How can I group or transform elements with Creately VIZ?
Select relevant elements on the canvas, go to Quick Tools → Creately VIZ. Group by theme, sentiment, tags, or custom criteria; transform into frameworks like flowcharts or Kanban boards.