Neurodiversity - Overrated hype or a key to unlocking potential beyond mainstream (self)leadership tools?
Why does it feel like ADHD is everywhere now? Is it hype or just a new form of awareness and what is behind it? What other forms of neurodivergence are there and how do they manifest? How do some traits boost creativity and why do others make everyday things exhausting? Each brain is unique and everyone has different ways to process and think, yet, roughly 20% of our population qualifies as neurodivergent. This means, chances are high that our teams are also built of people who battle diagnoses like ADHD, Autism, or Dyslexia. Especially women often go through life undiagnosed, in numbers - 75% of women with ADHD are unaware - having developed coping mechanisms without ever knowing. In this workshop we want to explore strategies to build environments for your teams or yourself that allow for “Neuro-Spiciness” to be the fuel of innovation, discuss what it takes for us and our colleagues to feel accepted and how to meet the needs of “unaware” neurodivergent colleagues.
About the speaker
Meet Luisa Liesenberg, Director of Talents & Organisation at MVP Factory, a leading European Digital Product & Venture Builder, certified New Work Facilitator and Mental Health First Aider. In her role she is responsible for leadership and employee development, talent architecture, and culture building.
Luisa spent her past 13 years in Berlin-based tech startups and scaleups, focusing on facilitating work environments that help people to bring their best self to the job, and advocating for feminism and mental health in the workplace.
In 2020, another perspective was added by life as Luisa learned about herself that she has ADHD. As a so-called ālate in lifeā diagnosis, this had her set out on a new journey of reflecting, researching and learning how ADHD, especially in women, shapes ways of working and communicating holistically. Thanks to co-workers and an open-minded leadership, she was able to fully embrace that part of her identity and understand how to grow further.
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