Dyslexic Design Thinking
Gershoni Creative
Host and creative director Gil Gershoni explores the intersection of dyslexia and creativity with guests from a wide range of industries.
This season, you’ll hear from a rocket scientist, a political consultant, an ad executive, an expert in inclusive space design and the founder of a conference for neurodiversity in tech. All dyslexic. All making big moves throughout the world. You’ll also hear from nondyslexics like the authors of an influential book that’s reshaping the way we think about dyslexia.
This season, you’ll hear from a rocket scientist, a political consultant, an ad executive, an expert in inclusive space design and the founder of a conference for neurodiversity in tech. All dyslexic. All making big moves throughout the world. You’ll also hear from nondyslexics like the authors of an influential book that’s reshaping the way we think about dyslexia.
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Sep 24, 2021 • 53min
Dyslexia and the Future of Education
People with dyslexia often struggle in traditional school settings, but they have so much to offer as students and teachers. How can we support the dyslexia community through more inclusive ways to learn? Creative director Gil Gershoni and co-hosts Kate Power and Kathy Iwanczak Forsyth talk about the future of learning with two subject matter experts.
Guests Include:
Qona Rankin, Royal College of Art
Marcia Brissett-Bailey, Waltham Forest Dyslexia Association
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Sep 24, 2021 • 53min
From Disability to Hyper-Ability
Creatives are in the business of coming up with big ideas. But what does it mean to “think big"? Can dyslexia help creative professionals succeed? Creative director Gil Gershoni and co-hosts Kate Power and Kathy Iwanczak Forsyth lead an in-depth discussion exploring the creative mindsets of people with dyslexia.
Guests Include:
Charlotte Edmonds, choreographer and founder of Move Beyond Words
Lloyd Everitt, TV and film actor
Pip Jamieson, founder and CEO of The Dots
James Kinross, surgeon and Imperial College London lecturer
Helen Taylor, researcher and project lead at the University of Strathclyde
Ab Rogers, creative director, architect and founder of Ab Rogers Design
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Sep 22, 2021 • 47min
The Power of Visualization as a Tool for Creativity
Dyslexia enables people to see the world from an entirely novel perspective. So where do dyslexia and innovation intersect? Creative director Gil Gershoni and co-hosts Kate Power and Kathy Iwanczak Forsyth explore how dyslexia helps inventors and marketers confront existing ideas to create room for new ones.
Guests Include:
Tom Pellereau, winner of BBC One’s "The Apprentice"
Steven “Woody” Woodgate, Samsung Electronics UK
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