The world is more unpredictable than ever, yet 90% of organizations admit they lack key resilience capabilities. Dr Lisa Colledge explains why most resilience strategies miss the mark and how leaders can shift from short-term damage control to proactive adaptability. She highlights critical disruptors, the role of psychological safety, teamwork, and cognitive inclusion in building lasting resilience, and introduces the WEF-McKinsey Private Sector Resilience Framework. Dr Colledge also outlines actionable steps and presents a free resource—Neuro-Inspired: 12 Steps to a Future-Proof Workplace Culture—to help integrate cognitive inclusion into your organization.

Dr Lisa Colledge explains the research behind the Theory of Complimentary Cognition, and how evolution formed humanity's unique ability to adapt to change through collaboration and cognitive diversity. Lisa breaks down why our workplaces often miss out on the benefits on offer from this evolutionary superpower by prioritizing cognitive "fit" over "mix", resulting in teams that may be efficient but which lack resilience. Drawing on research from Helen Taylor and her colleagues, she explores how organizations can proactively build cultures that attract and connect different cognitive styles to unlock innovation and long-term success in unpredictable conditions. Learn how to shift from conformity to a cognitively diverse team culture that thrives in uncertainty and change.

Dr Lisa Colledge explores how cognitive diversity fuels organizational innovation and resilience. Drawing on new scientific research, Lisa illustrates how traits commonly associated with ADHD—although often misunderstood—can be powerful assets in fast-paced, ever-changing environments. Learn why a mix of cognitive styles within your team is essential, and how investing in building strong connections between people with different styles enhances creativity, adaptability, and long-term success.

Dr Lisa Colledge continues her focus on innovation by exploring the cognitive strengths associated with dyslexia. Drawing on research by Helen Taylor and Martin David Vestergaard to reframe dyslexic skills as team strengths rather than challenges, Lisa highlights how dyslexic traits—such as strong holistic perception, and a rich memory for the context of experiences—equip teams to thrive in rapidly changing environments. She also discusses how evolutionary pressures shaped these traits to benefit humanity and how teams and organizations can emulate this to build resilient, adaptive teams.

Discover how cognitive diversity powers the innovation cycle in this episode of Culture by Neurodesign. Dr. Lisa Colledge explores the connection that she made in episode 13 between Patrick Lencioni’s six working geniuses and the innovation cycle. She explains the innate behaviors that drive each genius and highlights examples of people who exemplify these traits in action. Learn how gaps in your working geniuses will hinder innovation—and why activating them through a cognitively inclusive culture is essential for creating sustainable organizational success.

Dr. Lisa Colledge debunks the myth that innovation can't be systematized. By drawing distinctions between creativity and innovation and introducing frameworks like the explore-exploit model and Patrick Lencioni’s six working geniuses, Lisa explains how leaders can create the systemic conditions in their organizations to enable innovation to emerge naturally. This episode explores how a balance between cognitive styles, together with an inclusive culture, enables organizations to cycle from idea generation to value creation sustainably. Discover how to transform innovation into a lasting characteristic of your organization.