Mind Mapping: An Effective Strategy for Differently Wired Brains
I started using mind mapping after reading I Can See You Naked: A Fearless Guide to Making Great Presentations by Ron Hoff (1988). My first presentation was drawn out like a colorful board game with a route to follow, arrows, and picture images of what I was going to...
Gen Z’s Position on Workplace Neurodiversity
How different generations view diversity and neurodiversity While many of us don’t consider the social striations between the generations relevant, the truth is there are distinct psychological differences between the Baby Boomers and the fresh new crop of Gen-Zs...
How to Design an Inclusive Dynamic Workplace Environment that Helps Neurodivergent Employees Succeed
Or, how do you make the workplace neurodiverse-friendly? At the beginning of this century, one of the hottest trends in office design — at least at dot-coms, where companies all vied to look like they were on the cutting edge of trends — was creating a “loosened up”...
How Major Employers — like Google, SAP and Microsoft — Recruit and Hire Neurodivergent Employees
Currently, unemployment for neurodivergent adults runs as high as 30 to 40 percent. Yet, at least 70 percent of employers worldwide, especially in the STEM and manufacturing fields, are having trouble filling open positions. How do you, as an employer, help move the...