Episode 59: Season 1 reflection: the three themes you connected with most

In this special Season 1 finale of Culture by Neurodesign, Dr Lisa Colledge reflects on a full year of episodes, and explores three themes that have resonated deeply with her listeners.

1. Why neuro-inclusion is your performance infrastructure, not only an ethical add-on. How connecting diverse neurostyles strengthens both wellbeing and organizational results, and why this dual focus is the heart of the modern leadership playbook.
2. Why accommodations don’t scale as the primary strategy to enable neurodivergent talent. And how proactive cultural design (“design, not disclosure”) creates healthier, more scalable, and more effective working cultures.
3. Why the neurodiversity lens goes beyond neurodivergence, and resonates with everyone. How cognitive factors are universally shared spectra, and why designing for neurodiversity as the extreme of these spectra lifts performance and wellbeing for all.

Stay connected until the start of Season 2: • Register for Lisa’s free weekly newsletter, The Neuro-Inspired Question: https://www.lisacolledgeconsulting.com/lets-connect • Join her free presentation to mark International Day of People with Disability on 3 December: Autism-inspired innovation: how freedom within a framework builds neuro-inclusive cultures: https://www.crowdcast.io/c/autism-inspired-innovation • Book a free Performance Leaks Audit (https://calendly.com/lisa-colledge-consulting/performance-leaks-audit?month=2025-11) or a meeting that you shape according to your questions (https://calendly.com/lisa-colledge-consulting/connect-with-lisa-colledge?month=2025-11)

Lisa mentioned these episodes to the themes she reflected on.

Theme 1: neuro-inclusion is not an add-on — it’s performance infrastructure for the modern workplace • Episode 29 – “Culture is the Game — IBM vs Polaroid.” https://www.lisacolledgeconsulting.com/podcast/culture-is-the-game-ibm-vs-polaroid • Episode 33 – “Autism and Silicon Valley: a case study in neuro-inclusive design.” https://www.lisacolledgeconsulting.com/podcast/autism-and-silicon-valley-a-case-study-in-neuro-inclusive-design • Episode 21 – “Organizational resilience: 90% of companies lack the core capabilities.” https://www.lisacolledgeconsulting.com/podcast/why-most-companies-fail-at-resilienceand-how-to-fix-it

Theme 2: design over disclosure - the shift from accommodations to proactive cultural design • Episode 56: “Trust over control: autism and universal design at Schiphol airport.” https://www.lisacolledgeconsulting.com/podcast/schiphols-neuro-inclusive-design-a-better-way-for-autism • Episode 37: “Neurodivergence and high performance: lessons from a underwater school play.” https://www.lisacolledgeconsulting.com/podcast/neurodivergence-and-high-performance-lessons-from-a-underwater-school-play • Episode 45: “From autism diagnosis to entrepreneur: finally, inclusion that works for everyone.” https://www.lisacolledgeconsulting.com/podcast/from-autism-diagnosis-to-entrepreneur-finally-inclusion-that-works-for-everyone

Theme 3: the universal appeal of the neurodiversity lens • Episode 20: “Quiet strengths: engaging introvert talent - a discussion with Richard Etienne.” https://www.lisacolledgeconsulting.com/podcast/how-to-engage-and-retain-your-introvert-talent • Episode 40: “My ADHD team lead is unbearable during deadlines. What can I do?” https://www.lisacolledgeconsulting.com/podcast/my-adhd-team-lead-is-unbearable-during-deadlines-what-can-i-do • Episode 28: “Work get-togethers: connection not conformity.” https://www.lisacolledgeconsulting.com/podcast/work-get-togethers-connection-not-conformity

 

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