Chess Club - Drama Club
A Playful Way to Think About Neurodiversity
It’s simple: which club would you rather join, the chess club or the drama club?
Whether you are strongly drawn to one or the other, or the other one leaves you cold, just make a quick decision. Based on your self-identified preference we then go on to think about what work situations and contexts suit you best, and when you need to call on your friends in the other club to develop resilient plans and solutions.
There’s no deep analytical theory or research. No rights, no wrongs. No judgements. Just a prompt to help you remember, whether you’re a leader or a member of a team, that others are not only different but also happy doing things that you may not enjoy doing. This is a good thing. You can help each other and all be happy. That’s teamwork.
Introduction to the Chess Club and the Drama Club
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Photographs ©️2023 Jenny Segal
Despite what you may have been praised (or berated) for at school, we don’t have to be academic all-rounders. We don’t even have to be academic. In a world where diversity is increasingly noticed, we don’t all need to be good at everything: an inclusive team can mean that everyone can play to their strengths and passions. As long as we are willing to welcome them in: that’s how we create value from inclusion.
Thinking about the chess club and the drama club can help you improve your flexibility and develop a recognition that seeing things from the other club’s perspective may help with business and world challenges.
