1049: What Dyslexia Can Teach Us About Creativity, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking with Kate Griggs

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🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Kate Griggs discusses the untapped power of dyslexic thinking—and how professionals everywhere can harness it.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) Why dyslexia matters for everyone in the workplace

2) The surprising indicators that you may be dyslexic

3) How anyone can develop dyslexic thinking skills

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— ABOUT KATE —

Kate is a proud dyslexic thinker and has dedicated her career to shifting the narrative on Dyslexia and educating people on its strengths. She has written two best-selling books on Dyslexic Thinking, published by Penguin: This Is Dyslexia and Xtraordinary People, and has shared her wealth of expertise in Made By Dyslexia’s free training courses for schools and workplaces on Microsoft Learn and LinkedIn Learning. She is one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices and is also the host of the chart-topping podcast, Lessons In Dyslexic Thinking, and the presenter on the University of Dyslexic Thinking DyslexicU courses.

Her innovative approach to social change and advocacy has garnered global recognition, with major publications including BBC Morning Live, This Morning, and Harvard Business Review covering her efforts. Her powerful TED talk has also inspired countless individuals and organizations to rethink how they perceive Dyslexia.

• Book: This is Dyslexia

• Book: Xtraordinary People: Made By Dyslexia

• LinkedIn: Kate Griggs

• Website: MadeByDyslexia.org

• YouTube: Made By Dyslexia

• Podcast: Lessons in Dyslexic Thinking

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Study: “The Future of Jobs Report 2020” by the World Economic Forum

• Report: "Intelligence 5.0"

• Report: "The Value of Dyslexia"

• Book: A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Dan Pink

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0:00.0	We're brilliant simplifying things of seeing really complex issues and simplifying them.
0:14.0	So they're all skills that we don't test in schools and a psychometric test wouldn't pick up,
0:19.0	but they're really vital skills in every workplace now.
0:23.2	I think what's frustrating for so many dyslexic people is that we can see opportunities in businesses and things,
0:29.9	but often other people can't see those things until we explain how we've got there,
0:35.4	and we often can't explain how we've got there.
0:37.5	It's very frustrating,
0:38.8	until your teammates understand your strengths,
0:41.0	and you really understand them yourself.
0:50.9	That's Kate Griggs.
0:52.2	She's the award-winning founder of the charity made by dyslexia.
0:55.4	Her efforts helped introduce the skill of dyslexic thinking to dictionaries and LinkedIn.
0:59.8	Aside from that, she's also the author of two books on dyslexia and the host of the Lessons in Dyslexic thinking podcast.
1:05.5	So you'll learn one, why dyslexia matters for everyone in the workplace.
1:08.8	Two, the surprising indicators that you may be dyslexic.
1:12.2	And three, how anyone can develop dyslexic thinking skills.
1:15.6	And if you want to get a quick summary write-up of the actual takeaways from this conversation,
1:19.0	I recommend to sign up for our free Golden Nugget email newsletter, found it awesome
1:22.2	at your job.com.
1:23.5	I'm Pete McItis.
1:24.6	This is How to Be Awesome at Your Job.
1:26.2	And now, here's Kate.
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