Dyslexic Design Thinking – Details, episodes & analysis

Gil is joined by educator, designer, photographer and author Jeffrey Conger. Jeffrey talks about his upbringing in the Rocky Mountains, his passion for cars, the teachers who went to bat for him before he knew he was dyslexic and the Dyslexia & Innovation Symposium he co-founded at Montana State University, where he is a professor of graphic design.In this episode:

• Jeffrey Conger on LinkedIn
• Dyslexia & Innovation Symposium

Find out more about Dyslexic Design Thinking or drop us a line at dyslexia@gershoni.com.

Dyslexic Design Thinking is a production of Gershoni Creative, a full-service creative agency in San Francisco. For more information, visit gershoni.com.

Gil is joined by neuroscientist, author, meditation teacher and speaker Nicole Tetreault. Nicole discusses the concept of neuroindividuality, the power of twice exceptional (2e) individuals and the inspiration for her book “Insight Into a Bright Mind: A Neuroscientist's Personal Stories of Unique Thinking.” She also shares how a constellation of challenging life experiences led her to combine the unlikely worlds of neuroscience and meditation.

In this episode:

• Nicole’s website
• Nicole on Instagram
• Nicole’s book, “Insight Into a Bright Mind: A Neuroscientist's Personal Stories of Unique Thinking”

Find out more about Dyslexic Design Thinking or drop us a line at dyslexia@gershoni.com.

Dyslexic Design Thinking is a production of Gershoni Creative, a full-service branding agency with offices in San Francisco and Dallas. For more information, visit gershoni.com.

Actor Lloyd Everitt talks to Gil about a career that has taken him from playing Othello at Shakespeare’s Globe to a role in one of Britain’s longest-running dramatic series. Find out about Lloyd’s inventive approach to learning his lines and what advice he would give an aspiring actor with dyslexia.

For more information:

• Follow Lloyd on Instagram
• Follow Lloyd on Twitter
  

Intercontinental flyweight champion boxer and author @ruqsanabegum_mt joins host Gil Gershoni on the new episode of Dyslexic Design Thinking. Ruqsana talks to Gil about the aspects of dyslexia that allowed her to become a world-champion fighter, the mantras that guide her life and what it meant to win Autobiography of the Year at the Sports Book Awards.

For more information:

• Follow Ruqsana on Instagram
• Watch In the Ring with Ruqsana on YouTube
• Find Born Fighter by Ruqsana Begum on Amazon

In this special two-part episode, innovator, creative thinker, writer and entrepreneur Chris Arnold talks to Gil about the viral job posting that put dyslexic ingenuity on the map, what it takes to conduct an orchestra of creative minds and the trouble with being able to solve problems *too* quickly.

Chris is the founder of CONNECT2, co-founder of Dyversity Lab and a former board director and creative director of Saatchi & Saatchi.

For more information:

• Find Chris on LinkedIn.
• CONNECT 2
• Dyversity Lab
• Ethical Marketing & The New Consumer by Chris Arnold
• Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott
• Do schools kill creativity? (TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson)

In this special two-part episode, innovator, creative thinker, writer and entrepreneur Chris Arnold talks to Gil about the viral job posting that put dyslexic ingenuity on the map, what it takes to conduct an orchestra of creative minds and the trouble with being able to solve problems *too* quickly.

Chris is the founder of CONNECT2, co-founder of Dyversity Lab and a former board director and creative director of Saatchi & Saatchi.

For more information:

• Find Chris on LinkedIn.
• CONNECT 2
• Dyversity Lab
• Ethical Marketing & The New Consumer by Chris Arnold
• Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott
• Do schools kill creativity? (TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson)

Gil welcomes Joe Fuld, the founder and president of The Campaign Workshop, a consulting firm that specializes in political and advocacy campaigns. Joe talks to Gil about why dyslexics make great entrepreneurs, how his dyslexia disclosure impacted his career and what mentors can teach us about our differences.

For more information:

• The Campaign Workshop (Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn)
• The Campaign Workshop Advocacy Training Program
• How to Win a Campaign
• How to Win a Campaign on Spotify
• Confessions of a Dyslexic Entrepreneur by Joe Fuld

Gil welcomes rocket scientist, adventure athlete and motivational speaker Meghan Buchanan to the podcast! Meghan talks to Gil about her pursuit of the explorer's grand slam, how she became a "fire chief" in her career and what her GGRIT philosophy can teach us about dyslexia.

Stu Shader talks to Gil about bringing a conference on neurodiversity to Silicon Valley, how companies are challenging assumptions about employees with differences, and what raising dyslexic children can teach parents about their own dyslexia.

Dyslexic Advantage founders Drs. Brock & Fernette Eide talk to Gil about patterns they’ve noticed among dyslexic creatives, why dyslexics make good astrophysicists and what they’ve learned in the decade since their groundbreaking book was published.

For more information:

• Dyslexic Advantage Book
• Dyslexic Advantage Newsletter
• Donate to Dyslexic Advantage