Thinking outside the box is the new criterion of the business world

Many of us know dyslexia as a learning difference, a difficulty that typically affects reading and writing. While this is partly true, it is not the whole truth. In addition to reading and writing, dyslexia affects the way people interpret what they see and hear, their organizational skills and the way they process information. But not in a negative way; especially in different areas such as design, problem solving and communication, individuals with dyslexia come out with strengths.

Although three out of four dyslexic people worldwide try to hide their dyslexia from their employers, times are changing. Because employers who realize that dyslexia is not only a learning challenge, but also involves different thinking skills, are starting to look for dyslexic thinking skills in their employees. Yes, dyslexic thinking is radically changing the view of dyslexia as a sought-after, demanded professional skill of the 21st century.

"It's time we understood dyslexia as a different way of thinking, not a disadvantage". Sir Richard Branson

Dictionary.com's definition of dyslexic thinking as an approach to problem solving, evaluating information and learning that involves pattern recognition, spatial reasoning, lateral thinking and interpersonal communication, which is often used by people with dyslexia, changed a lot. What do you think happened after this definition? Many people around the world started adding dyslexic thinking as a skill to their LinkedIn profiles. Of course, the famous businessman Sir Richard Branson also contributed to this.

Made By Dyslexia, one of the largest dyslexic communities in the world, works to spread the word that dyslexics not only have literacy difficulties, but also have different thinking skills and that this skill is a golden resource in business life. Sir Richard Branson, a famous businessman with dyslexia and an important part of this community, is spearheading the #DyslexicThinking campaign in partnership with Virgin Group. In addition to Richard Branson, many celebrities are taking part in this campaign, which makes dyslexia not a problem but an important skill for business life. Thanks to this campaign, individuals with dyslexia reflect their talents openly in the business world without hiding them, while emphasizing an important issue for individuals without dyslexia: Thinking outside the box.

Times are changing, technology is evolving, innovations are advancing rapidly, everyone is looking for difference, wants change; especially employers. The most critical way to take strong steps forward in the professional business world is to be creative, to think out of the box, to approach events and situations from different perspectives. So much so that dyslexic thinking is becoming a skill that employers look for. Since the root of dyslexic thinking is to think with a more complex, unconventional and creative approach, it is possible to learn to think outside the box.