AI aggregates, but dyslexia innovates
The rise of AI is truly remarkable. It is transforming the way we work, live, and interact with each other, and with so many other touchpoints of our lives. However, while AI aggregates, dyslexic thinking skills innovate. If used in the right way, AI?could be the perfect co-pilot for dyslexics to really move the world forward. In light of this,?Virgin?and?Made By Dyslexia?have launched a brilliant campaign to show what is possible if AI and dyslexic thinking come together. The film below says it all.
As the film shows, AI can’t replace the soft skills that index high in dyslexics - such as innovating, lateral thinking, complex problem solving, and communicating. If you ask AI for advice on how to scale a brand that has a record company – it offers valuable insights, but the solution lacks creative instinct and spontaneous decision making. If I hadn’t relied on my intuition, lateral thinking and willingness to take a risk, I would have never jumped from scaling a record company to launching an airline – which was a move that scaled Virgin into the brand it is today.
Together, dyslexic thinkers and AI are an unstoppable force, so it’s great to see that?72% of dyslexics?see AI tools (like ChatGPT) as a vital starting point for their projects and ideas – according to new research by Made By Dyslexia and Randstad Enterprise. With help from AI, dyslexics have limitless power to change the world, but we need everyone to welcome our dyslexic minds. If businesses fail to do this, they risk being left behind.?As the?Value of Dyslexia?report highlighted, dyslexic skillsets will mirror the?World Economic Forum’s future skills needs?by 2025. Given the speed at which technology and AI have progressed, this cross-over has arrived two years earlier than predicted.
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With all of this in mind, it’s concerning to see a big difference between how HR departments?think?they understand and support dyslexia in the workplace, versus the experience of dyslexic people themselves.?The new research also shows that?66% of HR professionals believe they have support structures in place for dyslexia, yet only 16% of dyslexics feel supported in the workplace. It’s even sadder to see that only 14% of dyslexic employees believe their workplace understands the value of dyslexic thinking. There is clearly work to be done here.
To empower dyslexic thinking in the workplace (which has the two-fold benefit of bringing out the best in your people and in your business), you need to understand dyslexic thinking skills. To help with this, Made By Dyslexia is launching a workplace training course later this year on LinkedIn Learning –?and you can?sign up for it now. The course will be free to access, and I’m delighted that Virgin companies from all across the world have signed up for it – from Virgin Australia, to Virgin Active Singapore, to Virgin Plus Canada and Virgin Voyages. It’s such an insightful course, designed by experts at Made By Dyslexia to educate people on how to understand, support, and empower dyslexic thinking in the workplace, and make sure businesses are ready for the future.
It's always inspiring to see how Made By Dyslexia?empowers dyslexics, and shows the world the limitless power of dyslexic thinking. If businesses can harness this power, and if dyslexics can harness the power of AI – we can really drive the future forward.?
Literacy Matters, LLC
1 个月I know this is a really old post - I'm late to the party. I've been thinking a lot about dyslexia and AI lately, but not in the same way all of you are. Not every dyslexic has super powers that they can rely on to make it in life. I want to develop an intervention program that uses AI to guide dyslexic individuals through a specialized learning process to develop literacy skills. This is just one example of AI being the "perfect co-pilot for dyslexics" as Richard Branson points out. AI can facilitate learning the way a neurodivergent brain thinks and processes. In this case, however, AI innovates and successful dyslexics aggregate.
Retired Regional Service Manager at Bell & Howell
2 个月I have crazy Dyslexia...!! The result of brain bruising at birth using forceps' ....!! I'm now 87 & still cannot spell. I frequently read numbers inside out & back to front. At age 4 years old I made a windmill inside a golden syrup can with a spindle through it as a drive chain. I showed my Dad, and said "Look what I have invented" "Its a rotary engine". My Dad said "No son....!! "Its already been invented & its called a turbine.!!". Age 10 years old I built a Mains Radio using a dropper instead of a transformer. & all these years later my ex school mates still remind me of when I took it to school and we listened to the morning service in the morning & a football match in the afternoon. Later in life I've worked at places the "Institute of Aviation Medicine" Farnborough". GCHQ Little Sai-Wan in Hong Kong. & so much more, My career finally Culminated with being promoted to "Regional Service manager (Midlands) for the last company I worked for. So that's not bad for someone with brain damage....!!!
Dyslexia Therapy and Cognitive Coaching
3 个月Cool! It's all about the conversation with the AI. Dyslexic detective work.
Me and England rugby world cup winner Jason Leonard MBE-OBE,at his first club Barking in London.The day after this photo was took England beat France 44-8
4 个月A friend of mine is dyslexia but like you Richard his very organised and hard working after gaining his university qualifications, and he's running several organizations for the younger communities, I'm helping him but I think he needs some more help from an entrepreneur.
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