Euler Diagram Template

About the Euler Diagram Template

The Euler Diagram Template helps you understand complex hierarchies and deconstruct arguments, ideas, systems, and overlapping definitions.

This diagram lets you visualize all the possible connections between a number of groups and make sense of complex relationships. For example, you can use one to show the relationships between viruses, humans, and other organisms. 

You can also use Euler diagrams to chart out the relationships between different people in an organization or the structures of computer networks.

In short, Euler diagrams are useful when you want to represent complicated hierarchies or understand how items in a group relate to each other.

Keep reading to learn more about our Euler Diagram Template.

What is an Euler diagram?

Euler diagrams are a visual representation of existing relationships between a number of items (sets).

In mathematics, sets represent collections of objects. These groupings, or “sets,” can be any category: people, buildings, cars, computer networks, or anything else.

Set Theory states that grouping similar elements can often simplify problems, making them easier to work with.

Euler diagrams can also represent a given scenario from different perspectives. For example, they can help you visualize how a particular treatment affects patients from different demographics.

This is useful to understand the impact of certain conditions, simplify a complex concept, or compare different approaches to solving a problem.

You can also use Euler diagrams to deconstruct and visualize the relation between ideas in an argument.

Euler diagrams differ from Venn diagrams in that they illustrate already-existing relationships whereas Venn diagrams are used to represent all possible relationships between a set or group.

Benefits of implementing an Euler diagram

Some of the main benefits of implementing an Euler diagram include:

• Clarifies complex relationships: Euler diagrams are useful if you want to plot out the connections between a large number of data points. For example, they can help you understand how different groups and categories interconnect.

• Allows you to visualize things from multiple perspectives: Euler diagrams are useful in complex thought experiments. They allow you to shift your perspective and see how things would change if you had different inputs.

• Improves your decision-making: Euler diagrams can be useful if you want to make a decision between different courses of action. For example, they allow you to see how different management strategies would affect companies from different sectors.

• Helps you better analyze arguments: Euler diagrams allow you to deconstruct an argument. They let you uncover different perspectives and visualize how each part contributes to the whole. 

Create your own Euler diagram

With Miro, creating an Euler diagram is pretty straightforward.  First, select the Euler Diagram Template. Then, follow these steps:

Step 1. Enter the names of categories or groups that you want to classify

The Euler Diagram Template contains pre-made Euler circles or “cells” that let you enter the names of groups. You can add names to your Euler diagram by simply typing the name of a category in each cell. 

For example, you can use the pre-made circles to represent 'People,' 'Bacteria,' and 'Organisms' in your Euler diagram. 

Step 2. Assign your relationships

Once you’ve added all the names of different groups in your Euler diagram, assign a relationship to each group and category.

In the given example, 'People' and 'Bacteria' both belong to the same category of 'Organisms.' You can add this relationship in the Euler diagram.

You can also add a negative relationship between 'People' and 'Bacteria.' This means that people are not bacteria.

In Miro, you can change the color of a given category to signify whether it’s positive or negative. You change the color of Euler circles by clicking on the color picker and choosing a new color for the circle.

Step 3. Move the Eulerian circles accordingly

Once you have added the relationships between different groups or circles, move them accordingly.

This step involves moving the corresponding circles to their correct position and orientation. You can move the circles by clicking and dragging them. 

You can also delete circles by selecting them and hitting 'Delete.' Or, you can edit them by selecting them and typing in a new name.

If you wish, resize the circles to get an accurate representation of your diagram. For example, if a category has many sub-categories, you can resize the circle so that every category fits in the main circle.

You can also supplement your Euler diagram with other charts using Miro's graph maker or a selection of ready-made chart templates.

A real-world example of an Euler diagram

Let’s say that you want to understand the economic relationship between European countries. You could represent the European Union as one circle. Then, inside this circle, you can represent how different countries relate to each other in terms of trade. You can split this circle into different sections, representing different types of goods that countries trade with each other. 

For example, you could have Germany buying Swedish wine and selling plastic goods to Spain. Then you could have France buying Italian liquor but selling cars to Germany. 

You can add these relationships to your Euler diagram and then use them to get a better understanding of which countries trade with each other.