Brainstorm

How can organizations tap into overlooked talent while boosting innovation and productivity? Why do traditional workplace systems consistently fail employees who think differently? Leaders everywhere are confronting these questions as budgets tighten and employees struggle to keep up with workloads that feel increasingly inflexible and unattainable.

In Brainstorm: A Guide to Neurodivergent Talent and the Future of Work, Dave Thompson--a leading voice in neurodiversity and workplace innovation--delivers a practical and transformative approach to creating sustainable and effective work environments from the ground up. The book offers a bold challenge to tired and unproductive corporate narratives: Rather than ask neurodivergent employees to adapt to systems not designed for them, why not redesign your company's approach to work in a way that captures the enormous value offered by the millions of people who may not think, act, or work like everyone else?

Thompson provides real-world examples, actionable strategies, and insights from trailblazers across industries and identities, revealing how to foster psychological safety, implement neuroinclusive hiring practices, and build traditional "accommodations" into "Success Enablers" that benefit every employee. Brainstorm solves common workplace obstacles like communication breakdowns, burnout, and bias while providing scalable solutions for organizations across industries, budgets, and belief systems. It goes beyond theory to offer hands-on tools for retention, career development, and building environments where innovation thrives.

Perfect for anyone shaping, leading or participating in the modern workplace--from executives, managers, and HR professionals to educators, colleagues and self-advocates--Brainstorm is also an essential playbook for everyone committed to creating workplaces in which anyone can thrive, regardless of how they think, learn, or communicate. It's a roadmap to transforming good intentions and exciting ideas into measurable results that benefit companies and the people who work for them.