Harnessing the power of dyslexic thinking

Dyslexia affects as many as 1 in 5 people, yet its benefits remain shrouded in mystery. With Dyslexic Design Thinking, Gil Gershoni shares how dyslexia offers a heightened advantage, what he calls his “hyper-ability.” Through the lens of his experiences as a creative director and entrepreneur, Gil shows how he transformed a perceived weakness into a strength and explores the steps needed to build awareness and effect change.

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In Search of Superpowers – A Live Conversation with Jake & Max Sussman

LIVE on Thursday, March 13 at 1 p.m. PDT

What if your challenges were actually your superpowers? Join Gil Gershoni as he sits down with Jake & Max Sussman, co-founders of Superpower Mentors, for a powerful conversation about resilience, creativity, and redefining success.

This isn’t just another interview—it’s a game-changing discussion on how embracing neurodiversity can fuel leadership and innovation.

Topics we’ll cover:
🧠 How challenges can become superpowers
🚀 What it takes to break through barriers
💡 How embracing neurodiversity fuels innovation & leadership

Streaming LIVE on YouTube—hit the reminder button and be part of the conversation!

Stay current with the latest posts from Gil and Dyslexic Design Thinking. In this ongoing series, Gil explores different aspects of the dyslexic experience, from highlighting its unique benefits to building neurodiverse teams to leaning into the dyslexic mind-set to achieve professional success.

A conversation on divergent thinking across industries, presented by Gershoni Creative and “The Bigger Picture Book of Amazing Dyslexics and the Jobs They Do” by Kate Power and Kathy Forsyth.

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Gil frequently speaks to audiences around the country on how dyslexia has influenced his 25-year career as a creative director. Festivals, schools and business groups have all benefited from his interactive approach, which weaves firsthand experience, storytelling, science and audience Q&A into a compelling session.

For media inquiries and booking information, contact dyslexia@gershoni.com.

Gil Gershoni is the founder and creative director of Gershoni Creative Agency in San Francisco and Dallas. For more than two decades, Gil has worked with clients like Google, Apple, Deloitte, Patrón, San Francisco Art Institute, BBC and Nike, and he has presented at the Whitney Biennial, Sundance Film Festival, South by Southwest, Vancouver Institute of Media Arts, Contemporary Jewish Museum and San Francisco Design Week. He also serves as a senior advisor to UC Berkeley’s Center for New Media and frequently consults with national design schools on design and new media curriculum. Gil is an advocate for the reframing of dyslexia as a hyper-ability and regularly speaks on neurodiversity’s influence on design thinking.

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Instagram: @dyslexicdesignthinking

Medium: @gilgershoni

For media inquiries and booking information, contact dyslexia@gershoni.com.