This is a functional question and "how to change" depends on what you have done in the past to develop the dashboard.
Often, the dashboards could get very complex over time (new modules added, too many dashboard developers laying their hands and of course the awful workarounds). replacing the connections could be challenging (Again a generic statement - grossly depends on your own dashboard).
Why not take this as a chance to build a new Design studio dashboard? If not ready for that, all I can advise is to make a proper impact analysis to asses the magnitude of the efforts involved.