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New York time - 11am-12:15pm
California time - 8am-9:15am
About the Event
The theme for this year's National Inclusion Week (23rd - 29th September) is Impact Matters. This event will be focussed on exploring the importance of a neuro-inclusive workplace, and the impact this can have on your employees' wellbeing and the success of your business.
Join Helen Musgrove, Director of Psychological Consulting at Lexxic, and Kay Sargent, Director of Thought Leadership, Interiors at HOK, as they host a discussion around the practicalities and the benefits of designing for neuro-inclusive workplaces. This discussion is both backed by findings from recent research, and professional expertise in the field of neurodiversity.
Lexxic are a specialist psychological consultancy with clients around the globe, and leaders in empowering neurodiversity in the workplace. We believe that all minds belong, so it is our mission to inspire a world that supports and values the talents of neurodivergent minds, empowering individuals to be their best selves.
HOK is a global design, architecture, engineering and planning firm. Over the past seven years they have undertaken continued research on the topic of designing for neurodiversity, sensory processing and cognitive well-being. To date there has been a dearth of research into creating inclusive scientific spaces, which is why HOK and Advanced Research Clusters (ARC) have teamed up to expand their research into how they design exploratory and scientific lab spaces to be more neuro-inclusive for all.
In this session we will be discussing:
HOK's research and findings on designing for neurodiversity, sensory processing and cognitive well-being
The benefits of neuro-inclusive workplaces, for both the employee and organisation
The barriers neurodivergent individuals may experience in physical working environments, e.g. related to sensory sensitivity, focus, social interaction and building navigation
The practical things that we can do to make existing physical working environments more neuro-inclusive
...and more!
There will be some time available for audience Q&A.
Meet our event panelists:
Helen Musgrove
Director of Psychological Consulting at Lexxic
Helen is the Director of Psychological Consulting at Lexxic. Helen and her team of Consulting Business Psychologists partner with employers across the UK and internationally, providing training and consultancy services to help create more neuro-inclusive workplaces. Helen trained as a Business Psychologist following a career as a Senior Civil Servant tackling some of the UK’s biggest social policy challenges. She is passionate about celebrating neurodiversity and breaking down the barriers neurodivergent individuals can experience at work.
Kay Sargent
Director of Thought Leadership, Interiors at HOK
Kay Sargent is a practicing, licensed and certified Interior Designer with 40 years of experience. Kay is the Director of Thought Leadership, Interiors for HOK, a global Architectural and Design firm. With a passion for using design to transform how and where people work, she spends her days (and many nights) working with clients on workplace strategy, design and inclusion.
Click here to find out more about HOK and their recent research