📢 Attention: 8020 Project Members and Invited Guests 📢 Sponsored by The Independence Hub, The Eighty Twenty Project brings together 👩🏫 educators, employers, and advocates to solve the talent crisis in insurance through outreach to a terminally unemployed segment of the population 🙌. 💬 Neurodivergent adults are 20% of the population and quietly offer skills the insurance industry depends on. In fact, neurodivergent talent excels as analysts, actuaries, 📉 engineers, data scientists, and producers. Despite this track record of success in insurance and other industries, 🤔 neurodivergent adults suffer 80% under and unemployment. 💣 🧤 Over the last 18 months, we have been talking with☔ insurance leaders, managers, and advocates about the best way to share 😎 success stories from this overlooked segment of the insurance ecosystem. What we found was startling. 😨 Although most leaders have a vague understanding 💡 of neurodivergent conditions, most insurance leaders are unaware of the prevalence of neurodiversity or the 💲 critical success factors driving productivity and retention. 💸 🎆 To bridge this knowledge gap, The Eighty Twenty Project is collecting stories of neurodivergent professionals 👩🚀 excelling in the insurance ecosystem. We want to use these stories to enhance and personalize neurodiversity training. 👩🏫 🙋♀️ If you are interested in sharing your story, 👨🎓 learning more about neurodiversity in insurance, 📝 listing a job, or seeking employment, your next step is to join the Eighty Twenty Project. 🎇 🆓 A free preview of 8020 Awareness Training is available through through the QR code at the end of this video. 🎆 Learn how being informed and maintaining respect for colleagues who are not as informed is the best way to show your support for a better workplace. 💪 #neurodiversity, #8020Project, #insuranceinnovation, #neurodiversityatwork
The Independence Hub
Insurance
Southern Pines, North Carolina 337 followers
Awareness - Jobs - Advocacy
About us
For Insurance, neurodiversity doesn't have to be complicated or controversial. There are insurance jobs where neurodivergent thinking, approach, or style are an advantage. Many of these jobs are chronically open because the talent acquisition engine is built for neurotypical brains. What leadership needs are clear examples of neurodivergent talent excelling through insurance metrics. 8020 Awareness Certification is the first step. • Short Explainer Videos delivered to your phone. • True False Questions with links to sources • Downloadable Presentations, White Papers, Tip Sheets, FAQs We all know the insurance industry is different. Get 8020 Awareness Certified and understand why.
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- Industry
- Insurance
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Southern Pines, North Carolina
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- Nonprofit
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- 2021
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- diversity, talent acquisition, insurance and technology, neurodivergent, autism services, and employment
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Southern Pines, North Carolina 28387, US
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1185 Shelburne Road
South Burlington, VT 05403, US
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📣Leaders, HR, Managers, Professionals and Job Seekers in Insurance Neurodiversity Awareness Training is Live 🤷♀️We have spent the last 18 months talking with leaders, educators, advocates, and professionals about neurodiversity in insurance. What we found was startling. Although most leaders have a vague understanding of neurodivergent conditions, most of the C suite is unaware that insurance depends on neurodivergent brains. 💥To address this lack of awareness, we have launched the Eighty Twenty Project, promoting education, networking, and mentorship. This short video ends with a QR code directing you to the soft launch of our learning platform. Share your story! #insuranceinnovation #neurodiversityininsurance #Neurodiversityatwork #neurodivergent #theautisticunderwriter
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Help us prove that the insurance industry depends on neurodivergent talent. #neurodiversity #insuranceindustry #insuranceinnovation #insuranceinsights #neurodiversityatwork
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Autistic and ADHD Brains Have Unique Financial Services Needs #neurodiversity #autismawareness #adhdawareness #insuranceindustry #affinitygroup
Why Autistic and ADHD Brains May Struggle Buying Insurance
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ASD and ADHD brains can overcome financial planning challenges through simple strategies.
Financial Literacy Challenges for Adults with ADHD and ASD
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Practical approaches to budgeting for ADHD brains. https://lnkd.in/gFMtmQB
Neurotypical Budgeting Tips Don’t Work for ADHD Brains. These Do.
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Dr Hiew’s article speaks to the importance of a network of trusted peers. “The presence of a safe space and supportive manager and colleague(s) trained in neurodiversity can support their neurodivergent colleagues to open up and ask for help”
Humanising Neurodiversity & Intersectionality to Bridge the Empathy Gap, Foster Connection, Belonging & Safety⚡ | Difference Marker | Intersectionality & Neurodiversity Speaker | Scientist | Founder
Why is psychological safety so incredibly crucial when neurodiversity is thrown into the mix? Let's have some REAL talk. It's tough to unmask after a lifetime of trying to hide your differences, especially if there are various layers to these differences which impact your nervous system. But not opening up about a big part of who you are can feel incredibly lonely. The presence of a safe space and supportive manager and colleague(s) trained in neurodiversity can support their neurodivergent colleagues to open up and ask for support. According to Harvard Business Review, psychological safety is “a shared belief held by members of a team that it’s OK to take risks, to express their ideas and concerns, to speak up with questions, and to admit mistakes — all without fear of negative consequences.” When we consider neurodiverse experiences, here's why it's important to model psychological safety in your team: 💝 Open dialogue in a safe environment encourages everyone to express their unique perspectives, needs and challenges without fear of being judged or mocked. 💝 Psychological safety fuels employee growth. ND employees might need specific adjustments or working approaches. Empathy hugely comes into play, too. When colleagues and leaders become empathetic allies, the challenges ND team members face are considered. And there is no underestimating how comforting this is, and how it helps foster a culture of belonging and trust. Thanks to the heightened occurrence of additional mental health challenges, ND team members particularly benefit from employee well-being initiatives in the workplace. Psychological safety becomes a nurturing ground for all talents, regardless of their neurodiverse experiences. If you need support to create a team built on psychological safety, contact me and let’s chat. #PsychologicalSafety #NeuroInclusion #Intersectionality #DiversityEquityInclusion
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With 400,000 professionals expected to retire from the insurance industry next year, every insurance leaders should be aware of the conditions, the talents, and the stakes. This one minute video is for the busy insurance executive that needs to be made aware of this important topic.
Curious About Neurodiversity in Insurance? With 400,000 professionals expected to retire from the insurance industry next year, insurance leaders should be aware of the conditions, the talents, and the stakes. This one minute video is for the busy insurance executive that needs to be made aware of this important topic. #neurodivergent #neurodiversityatwork #neurodiversityininsurance
The Business Case For Neurodiversity in Insurance
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