Workplaces Where Every Brain Thrives
People think, focus, process information and handle stress in different ways, and most workplaces are built around only a few of them. This short course shows you how to notice when the environment is working against you or your team. You’ll learn how to tell whether a workplace is regulating or draining people, why belonging is not the same as fitting in, and why inclusion is a leadership skill. Each lesson ends with small, practical changes to try, whether you lead a team or want your own workspace to work better for you.
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Lesson 1: Belonging Is Not the Same as Fitting In
Fitting in means adjusting who you are to be accepted, while belonging means being accepted as you are. Learn how small, repeated moments build the safety people need to speak up and think differently.
Tip: This week, notice how your team reacts when someone asks a question or admits a mistake.Fitting in means adjusting who you are to be accepted, while belonging means being accepted as you are. Learn how small, repeated moments build the safety people need to speak up and think differently.
Tip: This week, notice how your team reacts when someone asks a question or admits a mistake. -
Lesson 2: The 15-20% Most Workplaces Are Not Designed For
Many workplace norms were built around one way of thinking, and that creates friction for neurodivergent people. Learn to tell when someone is struggling with the environment, not the work.
Tip: Pick one simple adjustment, such as a shared agenda, and offer it to the whole team.Many workplace norms were built around one way of thinking, and that creates friction for neurodivergent people. Learn to tell when someone is struggling with the environment, not the work.
Tip: Pick one simple adjustment, such as a shared agenda, and offer it to the whole team. -
Lesson 3: Your Workplace is Either Regulating or Depleting You
Noise, lighting and constant interruption quietly use up your team’s capacity. Learn to notice the signs and use the CALM Protocol to check in early.
Tip: Look at your own workspace first and find one thing that works against your focus.Noise, lighting and constant interruption quietly use up your team’s capacity. Learn to notice the signs and use the CALM Protocol to check in early.
Tip: Look at your own workspace first and find one thing that works against your focus. -
Lesson 4: Inclusion is A Leadership Skill Not a Personality Trait
Inclusive leadership is a set of behaviours you can learn, not a matter of being naturally warm. Bring the course together in four practical behaviours you can start using now.
Tip: Choose one behaviour and practise it consistently for a week.Inclusive leadership is a set of behaviours you can learn, not a matter of being naturally warm. Bring the course together in four practical behaviours you can start using now.
Tip: Choose one behaviour and practise it consistently for a week.
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