People with a gangly brain are called neurotypical. At least 20 percent of the world's population is neurodivergent. That could be called an A-typical brain. That's often seen as a disability or disorder, something we have to fix. Many of them are given a medical label such as autism, ad(h)d, dyslexia, bipolar disorder, or otherwise labeled such as highly sensitive or gifted. For many neurodivergent people, the standard way of working or directing things chafes so much that it bothers them. They are much more likely to experience frustration, conflict and even dropout or dismissal because the environment does not suit them or because their talent is not recognized.
Where some people go crazy with lots of meetings, others need lots of consultation. And where some thrive on working from home, others thrive on liveliness in the workplace. Work environments are often tailored only to the most common of brains. Today we speak with Saskia Schepers. She wrote the book "When All Brains Work. And will discuss with her the sense and nonsense of radical inclusive organizations.
Neurodiversity
Let's start at the beginning, because what exactly is neurodiversity? "It is natural variation in brain, mind and wiring. Like biodiversity has all kinds of plants and flowers. There is no standard flower. There is also no standard brain. Actually, we're just talking about a natural variation in brains. That natural variation leads to difference in thinking, learning, communicating and to different talents and that's where it gets interesting for organizations. These are often talents with outliers in hyper focus, data-driven thinking, creativity, innovative ability, these are talents that we just need and that's why it's interesting to look at diversity in this case neurodiversity.
Wondering how to find out when people are neurodivergent? And what gains can be made in your organization? Listen to the latest episode of the Work Professor podcast now!
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More about Saskia Schepers
'When all brains work' - the book
My brain manual
Other forms of work by Saskia Schepers
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