1. Scope/ Main Research Questions

   1. ECG note: We are setting a vision: What is a neuroinclusive workplace and why should all employers be striving to create one?
   2. identifying the unspoken playbook of expectations and assumptions that hold us all back at work, but disproportionately harm neurodiverse professionals
   3. the potential that neurodiverse professionals bring to the table and what work environments enable them to deliver
   4. opportunities and means for companies to tap into the unique value of a neurodiverse workforce.
   5. solutions based on existing research and patterns in qualitative data for bridging skill gaps and creating environments where neurodiverse talent can reach their potential.
   6. hopefully this project tees up future research on this cohort and on aspects of the workforce that are not neuroinclusive
   7. ND Themes & Ideas

2. Budget

   1. lol
   2. Isis has a contract — probably worth core RT understanding her scope, i.e., what she will/won’t be doing through end of project based on how much we’re paying her

3. Project Team

   Name	Role	Responsibilities
   Isis	Project Lead	Conduct Interviews
   Outline
   Defining the vision and high level objectives
   Andy	Project Manager	Literature Search/ Zotero manager
   Emily	Writer/lead	support on data collection, analysis, outlining and writing
   Emilia	Writer/lead	support on data collection, analysis, outlining and writing
   Peggy	Sponsor Manager	FG outreach
   EF calls

   External Team

   Person	Role	Contact Info	Notes
   Jess Kuronen	Designer	[email protected]	When to start discussion with Jess? Show her BEI as an example?
   Jill Merriman	Copyeditor	[email protected]
   Chris Pollio	Accessibility editor	[email protected]	Would love to start a discussion early and/or think critically as a team how to go above and beyond with accessibility standards given any unique needs for ND community

4. Stakeholders- individuals or groups who may have an interest in a project.

   Name	Role	Power	Interest	Contact information	Sponsor benefit: 2 focus groups
   Jennie	CEO	****	****	****
   		****	****	****
   Ralph Lauren	Sponsor	****	****	****	2 focus groups — not scheduled
   Pfizer	Sponsor				2 focus groups scheduled
   Spotify	Sponsor				2 focus groups scheduled

5. Deliverables

   Project Goal	Project Objectives
   Lit Review	• Benefits of (and journeys to) discovering one’s neurodivergence
   • Strengths and business opportunities left on the table due to lack of neuroinclusion
   • Optimal approaches to feedback, performance, interviewing/hiring, accommodations, etc.
   • Barriers created by unspoken rules, expectations, politics, etc.
   • Common types of misperception & miscommunication with colleagues and managers
   • Strength-based approaches to management of neurodiverse teams
   • Neuroinclusive ways of working and communicating
   Qualitative	30-40 Interviews with neurodiverse (aka neurodivergent) professionals conducted by Isis and Andy
   Goal: 30 Individuals, Sponsor organization focus groups (2 x 3 sponsors = max 6 groups at the moment)

   Open-box google form | | Quantitative | External as needed, possibly old published data |

6. Timeline/Milestones

   Milestone	Date©	Description/Notes
   White paper publish date	August 2025	- Lit Review

   • Qual findings | | EF calls? | July | | | EF calls? | June | | | FG completed | May | Andy half time this month FGs are optional for sponsors and they can do two unless they really want to do more. They should invite or get RSVPs from at least 10 people, but we will likely hold FGs with any number of people. Ideally if a sponsor is doing 2 FGs, they are held in the same week, with two different times designed to capture East and West coast employees. All conducted on Zoom with participants identifying as neurodiverse | | Qual outreach ongoing, lit review ongoing | April | Andy half time this month Blurb for sourcing qual interviews pasted below this table |

INTERVIEW BLURB TO CIRCULATE:

Subject: Request for Participation in Neuroinclusion Research: Interview or Survey

Coqual, in partnership with autistic neurodiversity advocate, coach, researcher, and speaker Isis Fabian, is engaged in research on neurodiversity at work, with a focus on the experiences of neurodivergent professionals. If you are a neurodivergent professional employed full-time in the United States, we would love to hear from you! Your insights will help shape best practices and drive meaningful change towards neuroinclusive workplaces.

Sign up for 45-min, audio-only interview with Isis here.

OR

Take a brief survey here.

Interview and survey responses are strictly confidential.

Thank you for considering sharing your voice, and please reach out with any questions.

1. Dependencies

   List any project activities which:

   • Will impact on another activity external to the project
   • Will be impacted on by the non/delivery of another activity external to the project

   Project Activity	Impacts on	Impacted on by	Criticality©	Date
   Planned Activity	External Activity	External Activity	Low/Medium/High	xx/yy/zz
   May AAPI events
   June Pride events
   Capstone timeline

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