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What Makes a Great Brains Trust?
Reading Ben Thomas's opinion piece in The Press this weekend got me thinking.
By Chris Cole
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Research, interviews and practical ideas on cognitive diversity at work, starting with the pieces we still get asked about.
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Awareness Creates New Conversations
When we first began working together, one of the earliest shifts was simply awareness.
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AI, Dyslexia, and the Quiet Shift in How We See Ourselves
AI is reshaping how we work — and how we think.For dyslexic thinkers, that shift is both exciting and confronting.
By Chris Cole
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Revealing the Underground
In September 2025, Seequent and Unlock Innovation founded a research project with the University of Canterbury, to investigate a link between the deliberate inclusion of dyslexic minds in teams, and i
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Designing for the Future: Innovation and Diversity in the 21st CenturyBy Dorenda Britten1 min
NZ As A Place Where Talent Wants To LiveBy Dorenda Britten2 min
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Innovation, not LimitationBy Dorenda Britten2 min
A Brighter Future for Tech Talent in NZBy Dorenda Britten2 min
Dyslexic Skills for 2025By Dorenda Britten3 min
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How Big Things Get DoneBy Dorenda Britten2 min
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Unlock Innovation Launch SurveyBy Dorenda Britten1 min- Unlock Innovation LaunchBy Dorenda Britten2 min
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Looking To the FutureBy Dorenda Britten3 min
What Do You Do With An Idea?By Dorenda Britten2 min
Optimising Our Economic EngineBy Dorenda Britten2 min
Building National Innovation CapacityBy Dorenda Britten2 min
Canterbury Tech SummitBy Dorenda Britten2 min
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