A workplace assessment can provide HR and corporate real estate teams with valuable information for creating more effective work environments for the neurodivergent. In planning a new space or overhauling an existing one, incorporating these design features will help create an inclusive culture and physical environment that works better for everyone.
• Provide a wide variety of spaces—some for socializing and others for semi-private or private concentration.
• Avoid fluorescent lighting and poor-quality LED to reduce flickering.
• Ensure access to daylight.
• Incorporate natural elements into spaces to create a calming effect.
• Create non-stimulating color schemes intermixed with areas of high stimulation.
• Design space that is intuitive to navigate and has a sense of order.
• Prevent sensory overload by creating an ecosystem with different settings and microenvironments that enable people to find the right level of stimulation, be it visual, auditory or physical. For those who are under- stimulated, provide spaces that have hands-on tactile elements and sensations that can assist with focusing.
• Use color strategically to help with orientation and wayfinding.
• Create spaces that enable visual connections.
• Consider providing areas for doodling/drawing in collaborative areas.
Design Strategies
Chapter 3: Designing Neurodiverse Spaces | Section 1: What Does the Future Neurodiverse Space Look Like
Design Strategies
Chapter 3: Designing Neurodiverse Spaces | Section 1: What Does the Future Neurodiverse Space Look Like
A workplace assessment can provide HR and corporate real estate teams with valuable information for creating more effective work environments for the neurodivergent. In planning a new space or overhauling an existing one, incorporating these design features will help create an inclusive culture and physical environment that works better for everyone.
• Provide a wide variety of spaces—some for socializing and others for semi-private or private concentration.
• Avoid fluorescent lighting and poor-quality LED to reduce flickering.
• Ensure access to daylight.
• Incorporate natural elements into spaces to create a calming effect.
• Create non-stimulating color schemes intermixed with areas of high stimulation.
• Design space that is intuitive to navigate and has a sense of order.
• Prevent sensory overload by creating an ecosystem with different settings and microenvironments that enable people to find the right level of stimulation, be it visual, auditory or physical. For those who are under-stimulated, provide spaces that have hands-on tactile elements and sensations that can assist with focusing.
• Use color strategically to help with orientation and wayfinding.
• Create spaces that enable visual connections.
• Consider providing areas for doodling/drawing in collaborative areas.
A workplace assessment can provide HR and corporate real estate teams with valuable information for creating more effective work environments for the neurodivergent. In planning a new space or overhauling an existing one, incorporating these design features will help create an inclusive culture and physical environment that works better for everyone.
• Provide a wide variety of spaces—some for socializing and others for semi-private or private concentration.
• Avoid fluorescent lighting and poor-quality LED to reduce flickering.
• Ensure access to daylight.
• Incorporate natural elements into spaces to create a calming effect.
• Create non-stimulating color schemes intermixed with areas of high stimulation.
• Prevent sensory overload by creating an ecosystem with different settings and microenvironments that enable people to find the right level of stimulation, be it visual, auditory or physical. For those who are under-stimulated, provide spaces that have hands-on tactile elements and sensations that can assist with focusing.
• Design space that is intuitive to navigate and has a sense of order.
• Use color strategically to help with orientation and wayfinding.
• Create spaces that enable visual connections.
• Consider providing areas for doodling/ drawing in collaborative areas.
Chapter 3: Designing Neurodiverse Spaces | Section 1: What Does the Future Neurodiverse Space Look Like
Design Strategies
Chapter 3: Designing Neurodiverse Spaces | Section 1: What Does the Future Neurodiverse Space Look Like
Design Strategies
A workplace assessment can provide HR and corporate real estate teams with valuable information for creating more effective work environments for the neurodivergent. In planning a new space or overhauling an existing one, incorporating these design features will help create an inclusive culture and physical environment that works better for everyone.
• Provide a wide variety of spaces— some for socializing and others for semi-private or private concentration.
• Avoid fluorescent lighting and poor- quality LED to reduce flickering.
• Ensure access to daylight.
• Incorporate natural elements into spaces to create a calming effect.
• Create non-stimulating color schemes intermixed with areas of high stimulation.
• Prevent sensory overload by creating an ecosystem with different settings and microenvironments that enable people to find the right level of stimulation, be it visual, auditory or physical. For those who are under- stimulated, provide spaces that have hands-on tactile elements and sensations that can assist with focusing.
• Design space that is intuitive to navigate and has a sense of order.
• Use color strategically to help with orientation and wayfinding.
• Create spaces that enable visual connections.
• Consider providing areas for doodling/ drawing in collaborative areas.
