The Canary Code

APPENDIX A SPOILER ALERT: ALL CHAPTER KEY TAKEAWAYS

INTRODUCTION

• The Canary Code model is designed to help organizations remove barriers to work and success faced by neurodivergent talent.
• As canaries in the coal mine, many neurodivergent people are affected by unhealthy work environments before others are.
• The key Canary Code principles—participation, focusing on outcomes, flexibility, organizational justice, transparency, and using valid tools in decision making—can help improve the work experience for everyone.
• Unlocking neurodivergent abilities calls for developing inclusive talent systems that recognize different types of talent and can support everyone in working with their strengths.
• Designing inclusive systems requires an intersectional, ...