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Neurodiversity is simply seeing things differently.
If you truly believe in and wish to have diversity in your organisation, actively seek out those who see things differently
HBR: Organizations are beginning to value neurodiversity.
Alex Honnold: That’s just a fancy manner of referring to people who see things slightly differently. Obviously, the more eyes you have on a problem, the more likely you are to find unique solutions.
From HBR interview: Life’s Work: An Interview with Alex Honnold
In the latest Harvard Business Review is an interview full of concise and simply stated learnings.
The interviewee is Alex Honnold, the feature of the breathtaking oscar-winning documentary “Free Solo” (trailer below), the story of him ascending the 3,000 foot El Capitan face in Yosemite without ropes or any safety measures. My nerves were shredded watching it, even though the massive plot spoiler is that, well, he made it and survived.
I loved his simple answer to the point made by HBR in the quote from the article above, which itself came from this interchange:
HBR: How do you decide which risks are worth taking?
Alex Honnold: The casual observer might think free soloing is all crazy and reckless. But you can’t have a long career unless you…
