Dorenda Britten was guest speaker at a recent Avonhead Rotary meeting (7.10.24). She took time to mingle with her audience, to get to understand them a bit better, before doing her presentation. Dorenda was open and direct and showed a passion for her topic, Unlock Innovation. She had an excellent knowledge, both personal and professional, of neurodiversity, and in particular, dyslexia. She quickly convinced us of the need to unlock the dyslexic talent in our communities and workplaces. Of particular interest to her, was the wealth of knowledge and ways of processing problems that dyslexic ‘workers’ bring to the workplace, particularly in the area of technology.

As neuroscience enhances our understanding of how the brain works, AI further enhances the importance of technology in our workplaces and daily lives. The neurodiverse are well placed to bring together these two movements.