Meet the Team
Unlock Innovation empowers organisations to unleash the hidden strengths of dyslexic talent. Through research-driven training and programmes, they turn workplaces into hubs for innovation.
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Our Partners
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With Gratitude
Unlock Innovation thrives on collaboration and community support. We’re grateful to our partners, advisors, and contributors whose expertise, encouragement, and resources help bring our mission to life.
Aaron Jay
The Unlock Innovation team are deeply grateful to our supporters, Aaron Jay and family.
Aaron is proudly dyslexic, and credits his success, as the founder and CEO of Blenheim-based Hortus Ltd, to his ability to see the big, exciting, picture for his chosen industry
Steven Newman
It has been my pleasure to support Unlock innovation on their mission to increase New Zealand’s understanding of, and support for, dyslexic individuals in the technology sector.
Evolving technology will always underscore the growth of our high return businesses, and we have relied too long on importing essential skills when there is unrealised capacity hiding in plain sight.
As a dyslexic thinker, my own career trajectory in the technology industry could not have happened were it not for the recognition of the special skills dyslexia affords me and the high-profile companies I have worked for, and led, towards international success.
Acknowledgement
A special thanks to Ann Brown for her invaluable contributions as an original co-founding member of the Unlock Innovation team. Ann champions a fully integrated co-design approach, ensuring that those with lived experience are not only heard but also respected as experts and partners throughout the journey. Ann's thoughtful co-design advice and skills have significantly enriched our project, shaping it into what it is today.