The events below bring together ongoing work in communication, neurodiversity, and clinical practice in real‑world settings.
They are designed as structured conversation spaces rather than traditional lectures — creating room for curiosity, reflection, and practical thinking.
Across each session, the aim is to explore how everyday workplace interactions shape understanding, collaboration, and culture — and how small shifts in communication can make a meaningful difference to practice.
Online session with Unbound Project
📅 Monday 22 June
🕖 19:00–20:00 (BST)
🎟️ Free — registration required:
Exploring Workplace Conversations Through a Neurodiversity Lens (UK session)
Healthcare has become very good at developing clinical expertise, but less good at supporting the human being behind it.
In MSK practice, the difference between a thriving clinic and a struggling one is often not knowledge, but culture — how people communicate under pressure, how feedback is shared, and whether it feels safe to say “I’m unsure.”
This session is a structured conversation space, focusing on curiosity over certainty and collaboration over performance. Using neurodiversity as a lens, it explores how small shifts in communication and environment can improve understanding, teamwork, and practice.
Format
Context & curiosity
Discussion (structured small-group conversations)
Action (practical changes to take back into your team)
Online session with Unbound Project
📅 Tuesday 14 June
🕖 18:00–19:00 (AEST)
🕖 20:00–21:00 (NZST)
🕖 9:00–10:00 (BST)
🎟️ Free — registration required:
Exploring Workplace Conversations Through a Neurodiversity Lens (Australia & New Zealand session)
This session will cover the same content as the UK version, but is scheduled at a time more accessible for colleagues in Australia and New Zealand.
You're welcome to attend whichever session works best for you.
Healthcare has become highly effective at developing clinical expertise, but less consistent in supporting the human being behind it.
In MSK practice, outcomes are often shaped not just by knowledge, but by culture — how communication unfolds under pressure, how feedback is given and received, and whether clinicians feel able to say “I’m unsure.”
This session offers a structured space for conversation, prioritising curiosity over certainty and collaboration over performance. Using neurodiversity as a lens, it explores how small adjustments in communication and environment can support better understanding, teamwork, and clinical practice.
Format
Context & curiosity
Discussion (structured small-group conversations)
Action (practical changes to take back into your team)
My thanks to Andy Hosgood and Andrew McCauley of The Unbound Project for the invitation to host these sessions, and to Bronnie Lennox Thompson for her warmth and generous support in making the Australia and New Zealand session possible.