The PolicyViz Podcast Flourish, Canva, and the Future of Data Storytelling: Duncan Clark Returns to the Podcast
Dec 16, 2025
Duncan Clark, CEO of Flourish and a key player at Canva, shares insights about the evolution of data visualization tools. He discusses Flourish’s acquisition by Canva and highlights exciting new features like 'Start With Data' that enhance user experience. The conversation explores the integration of AI for data-viz workflows, the balance between interactive storytelling and presentations, and how dashboarding may redefine public communication. Duncan's expertise sheds light on the bright future of data storytelling and its increasing importance in our digital world.
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Distinct But Complementary Roles
- Flourish's core use case remains embedding interactive charts on websites, rooted in journalism origins.
- Canva complements this by focusing on documents, so Flourish graphics can be embedded into Canva outputs.
Presentations Are Becoming Interactive
- There's a growing trend of people wanting interactive data visuals inside presentations rather than only web publishing.
- Flourish and Canva are building features to support filters and interactive charts within presentations.
Protect Sensitive Data
- For high-security needs, use customer-managed encryption and enterprise API options to keep data under your control.
- Consider Flourish's API that pulls templates and renders locally so data never leaves your infrastructure.