Best Practice - 4 reports, 1 dashboard

Hi, 

• We're working on a dashboard which will consist of 4 reports.
• All reports could be using the same dataset, and that is preferred.
• The dashboard will then be shared to several coworkers within the organization with read-permission only.
• We don't have the possibility to create a shared workspace.

Up until now, we've created the dataset together with report A in Desktop, while report B, C, and D were created in Desktop with Live Connection to the same dataset in the Service. This seemed like a good solution since we can re-use the same dataset, and only maintain that one dataset.

However, when the dashboard is being shared to the coworkers, they can't access the reports created with a connection to the dataset in the Service. This was once a bug (half a year ago), but seems to be considered a feature now... https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Service/Share-dashboard-with-content-from-direct-power-bi-connection/td-p/165571

This made us pretty pissed off, because it renders the whole feature of connecting to a dataset in the service useless.

My question is, what is the best way to implement and deploy these 4 reports and 1 dashboard?

Uploading the same dataset for each report seems stupid. We do most likely have to recreate 3 of the 4 reports again, but would like to avoid a similar scenario where some of the reports end up inaccessible.

Thanks in advance!