Acas' Susan Clews on how thinking differently about neurodiversity in the workplace can deliver for both businesses and employees.
The need for creativity and innovation seems more important than ever, particularly in light of the persistent productivity gap that the UK has with its international competitors. As the CBI’s ‘Be More Magpie’ campaign extols, it is surely time that the majority of businesses who are lagging behind start to borrow some ideas from the pioneers who are charging ahead.
But who are these pioneers and where can we find them? According to Siena Castellon, the sixteen year old who created ‘Neurodiversity Celebration Week’, we are not making the most of the skills and creativity of a huge section of our society. Some leading brands agree - Microsoft, JPMorgan, Google, GCHQ and Ford are all running or developing neurodiversity-at-work initiatives to capitalise on the competitive advantage that thinking differently can bring.
What’s different?
Neurodiversity refers to the different ways the brain can work and interpret information. It reminds us that people naturally think about things differentl
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