Lessons In Dyslexic Thinking

It’s HRH Princess Beatrice’s FIRST ever podcast. She shares her moving and personal dyslexia story and tells Kate who her real champion was growing up, why AI & DyslexicThinking could help us solve some of the biggest problems - including climate change and how trained teachers make all the difference & why she's driven to help other dyslexics. This Lesson In ...

Many explorers set out to find the Titanic. But only one used his Dyslexic Thinking to discover it. Dr Robert Ballard joins Kate in this awe-inspiring episode and shares the secret of how he located the world’s most famous shipwreck in just 9 days, while others searched for years. Hear how it feels to find your way in the dark 20,000ft below sea, why it’s vital to help each child follow their pass...

Growing up, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock went to 13 different schools and felt she was thought of as “the dumb black kid, stuck at the back of class with the safety scissors and the glue”. But her Dyslexic Thinking helped her to not just think outside the box, but to think outside the planet. And her different way of thinking helped her to work on the world’s largest space telescope – the James Webb Te...

UK intelligence agency, GCHQ, has valued Dyslexic Thinking for over 100 years. It recruits 4 times as many dyslexics to its apprentice scheme. But what makes dyslexics such good spies? Join Kate as she talks to former Director of GCHQ, Sir Jeremy Fleming, and two dyslexic spies in the field, on how Dyslexic Thinking keeps the country safe. This episode was recorded live at the World Dyslexia Assem...

Barbara Corcoran started with a $1000 dollar loan and turned it into a $66 million dollar real estate business by thinking differently. Listen in to hear which of her Dyslexic Thinking skills is her secret card on US show Shark Tank and how starting your own business can be the ticket to any dyslexic’s success. But despite everything she has achieved, find out what thoughts still haunt her and how...

40% of inmates in NYC’s largest prison (Rikers Island) are dyslexic. Mayor Eric Adams was almost one of them. He tells Kate how he went from the wrong side of the tracks to becoming Head of the Police Department and then Mayor of New York City . Find out how his Dyslexic Thinking helps him to see things differently, why he’s driven to empower Dyslexic Thinking in every school and close the school...

Richard Branson says he wouldn’t have created the Virgin Empire if he hadn’t been dyslexic. But which of his Dyslexic Thinking skills have most helped him build one of the world’s most loved brands? Every dyslexic has a champion – someone who believed in them and fought their corner – and someone who shares your highs and lows. But who is Richard’s? And find out why Richard thinks the work he’s do...

Welcome to Lessons in Dyslexic Thinking - conversations with some of the world’s most inspiring dyslexics, where we learn what Dyslexic Thinking is and how we can employ it to change the world. This podcast is sponsored by Microsoft, who like us are passionate about empowering Dyslexic Thinking. Check out their brilliant  Immersive Reader,  free across several Microsoft 365 apps,  ...