The Future is ThisAbility
Yesterday, I (virtually) attended the first meeting of ThisAbility network in the creative industry, which was held at the D&AD training studio in London.
ThisAbility is the invention of my good friend Sulaiman Khan. Its purpose is to support #creatives who happen to have a disability, foster collaborations between influential people & importantly celebrate creative thinking.
It was great having the CEO of D&AD Tim Lindsay opening the session whilst supporting ThisAbility filling that niche of untapped potential in the Creative industry.
We had a large attendance of people like Michael McGrath - Founder of @MuscleWarriors, Caroline Pay & Mike Alhadeff from Grey, Laura Jordan-Bambach from Mr President and many other creative individuals that hopefully brings collaboration.
A special thank you to Nadya Powell from Innovation Social for organising the virtual meeting without a hitch.
We discussed what the mission statement of ThisAbility should be:
Inclusivity rather than diversity
Change thinking practices as a community
Persistence in the future
Clarity of purpose & realistic goals is important for ThisAbility, Michael McGrath succinctly put it “Let’s not boil the ocean”. Membership should not exclude any disability so it needs to be pan-disability.
When visiting Sulaiman last week, he mentioning Neuroplasticity: The brain's ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life. That caused me to think of ThisAbility as a macro-neurone organizing the Creative Sector to form new connections with talented disabled creatives.
#Creativity #Inclusivity #Innovation is the #Future – ThisAbility is the #Route