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Episode 30: Gerard Atkinson
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Welcome to episode #30 We’re thrilled to be joined by Gerard Atkinson today.
Gerard is a director at ARTD Consultants. He is well-versed in program and policy evaluation, business analytics, and data visualization. His expertise extends to market and social research, financial modeling, and non-profit, government, and business strategy. A dedicated advocate for neurodiversity, Gerard serves as a board member for various Australian not-for-profits and advises on diversity, equity, and inclusion committees within the research and evaluation community. Outside of his professional endeavors, Gerard is a keen trail runner and was trained as an opera singer.
Welcome to the show Gerard!
Questions
- JN: Can you tell us about your experience with neurodiversity? When did you realize that you weren’t neurotypical? What challenges did you face? What is it like now?
- Diagnosed as autistic in 2019
- But always felt outside the neurotypical norm.
- Always felt different from others
- In terms of processing information.
- Experiencing the world.
- Was able to mask and was highly intelligent
- Placed in the gifted bucket.
- Always felt different from others
- Diagnosis gave a new framework to experience the world
- But always felt outside the neurotypical norm.
- Motivated by seeing other friends go through the diagnosis.
- There is a lot more awareness around autism, the challenge is around the way society is structured, not necessarily people with autism.
- Still a lot of opportunities not taken
- Diagnosed as autistic in 2019
- JC: What "work" projects are you concentrating on?
- Evaluation consultant
- Governments will design a program, roll it out and spend a lot of money
- Answers questions: “How effective was it?”, “Was it worth it?”
- Currently manages 10-12 evaluations at one time
- Evaluation framework
- Program logic:
- What activities are we doing?
- What outputs will that create?
- What outcomes will that generate for the target group?
- Short term
- Mid term
- Long term
- Sometimes measuring outcomes indirectly by measuring other things
- If we can’t measure this directly, what can we measure as a proxy?
- Being data and method agnostic.
- Program logic:
- Evaluation consultant
- JN: How about the rest of the time? What do you enjoy doing in your off time?
- Peaks and Trails 50k at Dunkells
- Long run
- Training via
- 25k trail run.
- Weight training (several decades)
- Music
- (former opera singer)
- Sing
- Art
- Gardening
- Peaks and Trails 50k at Dunkells
- JC: What does your morning routine look like and how has it evolved over time?
- 5:30 am wake up
- go for a run - social but not too social (or weight training)
- Coffee
- Newspaper
- 8:30 am begin work
During COVID bad habits of getting straight into work after waking up. Changed habits by working with a mentor. Created a covenant with himself
- 5:30 am wake up
- JN: What do you do to optimize productivity during your working hours?
- Lives by calendar
- Chargeable work
- Non-chargeable work
- E.g. capacity building
- Supporting staff
- E.g. capacity building
- Tries to block out free time so staff can get time with him.
- No phone calls out of the blue.
- When there are calls
- Have some social time, some small talk.
- Deep work vs empowering team
- Blocks out deep work
- Will tell the team: “This is deep thinking time” - I need something urgently, put it through email.
- Blocks out deep work
- Lives by calendar
- COMMERCIAL BREAK
- JC: What is one habit you'd like to remove from your life (either a bad habit or one that takes up too much time)?
- Coffee
- Mindless scrolling (LinkedIn)
- JN: How do you switch off at night?
- In bed by 9:30 pm
- Looks after recharge time.
- Wind down routine
- Chat with wife. Looking at memes.
- Doesn’t drink much alcohol
- Because affects the sleep cycle.
- In bed by 9:30 pm
- JC: What resources (books, philosophies, apps, sensory toys) do you find most helpful for productivity and habit formation?
- Calendar/Microsoft Bookings
- “Thinking Fast and Slow” Daniel Kahneman
- Masking = system 2 for ND people. Whereas NT people are in system 1 #short
- David Mayster - thought leader in the consulting industry “First among equals”
- Sounds great! Tough job to get the high performers to shine but also get coordination!
- “Let my people go surfing” founder of Patagonia
- JN: Where can people connect with you or find your work?
- Website (needs updating)
- Research Society conference in Melbourne
- JC: Do you have any final words or asks for our audience?
- 1 in 3 neurodivergent Australians are unemployed vs 1 in 6 for the disability workforce and 10x higher than the general unemployment rate
- ND workers have insight, qualifications, and experience yet are often not able to reach their full potential
- Autism, ADHD, and dyslexia diagnosis rates are increasing - we need to make sure there are jobs for them.
- Eliminate barriers to employment
- Need ND people to be transparent so that there are role models
Joey’s creativity course
https://thepluckyjester.com/habitling-habit-building-course
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Episode 30: Gerard Atkinson
Focus and Chill - productivity tactics for AuDHDers and other neurodivergent folks
Manage episode 374100954 series 3493829
Welcome to episode #30 We’re thrilled to be joined by Gerard Atkinson today.
Gerard is a director at ARTD Consultants. He is well-versed in program and policy evaluation, business analytics, and data visualization. His expertise extends to market and social research, financial modeling, and non-profit, government, and business strategy. A dedicated advocate for neurodiversity, Gerard serves as a board member for various Australian not-for-profits and advises on diversity, equity, and inclusion committees within the research and evaluation community. Outside of his professional endeavors, Gerard is a keen trail runner and was trained as an opera singer.
Welcome to the show Gerard!
Questions
- JN: Can you tell us about your experience with neurodiversity? When did you realize that you weren’t neurotypical? What challenges did you face? What is it like now?
- Diagnosed as autistic in 2019
- But always felt outside the neurotypical norm.
- Always felt different from others
- In terms of processing information.
- Experiencing the world.
- Was able to mask and was highly intelligent
- Placed in the gifted bucket.
- Always felt different from others
- Diagnosis gave a new framework to experience the world
- But always felt outside the neurotypical norm.
- Motivated by seeing other friends go through the diagnosis.
- There is a lot more awareness around autism, the challenge is around the way society is structured, not necessarily people with autism.
- Still a lot of opportunities not taken
- Diagnosed as autistic in 2019
- JC: What "work" projects are you concentrating on?
- Evaluation consultant
- Governments will design a program, roll it out and spend a lot of money
- Answers questions: “How effective was it?”, “Was it worth it?”
- Currently manages 10-12 evaluations at one time
- Evaluation framework
- Program logic:
- What activities are we doing?
- What outputs will that create?
- What outcomes will that generate for the target group?
- Short term
- Mid term
- Long term
- Sometimes measuring outcomes indirectly by measuring other things
- If we can’t measure this directly, what can we measure as a proxy?
- Being data and method agnostic.
- Program logic:
- Evaluation consultant
- JN: How about the rest of the time? What do you enjoy doing in your off time?
- Peaks and Trails 50k at Dunkells
- Long run
- Training via
- 25k trail run.
- Weight training (several decades)
- Music
- (former opera singer)
- Sing
- Art
- Gardening
- Peaks and Trails 50k at Dunkells
- JC: What does your morning routine look like and how has it evolved over time?
- 5:30 am wake up
- go for a run - social but not too social (or weight training)
- Coffee
- Newspaper
- 8:30 am begin work
During COVID bad habits of getting straight into work after waking up. Changed habits by working with a mentor. Created a covenant with himself
- 5:30 am wake up
- JN: What do you do to optimize productivity during your working hours?
- Lives by calendar
- Chargeable work
- Non-chargeable work
- E.g. capacity building
- Supporting staff
- E.g. capacity building
- Tries to block out free time so staff can get time with him.
- No phone calls out of the blue.
- When there are calls
- Have some social time, some small talk.
- Deep work vs empowering team
- Blocks out deep work
- Will tell the team: “This is deep thinking time” - I need something urgently, put it through email.
- Blocks out deep work
- Lives by calendar
- COMMERCIAL BREAK
- JC: What is one habit you'd like to remove from your life (either a bad habit or one that takes up too much time)?
- Coffee
- Mindless scrolling (LinkedIn)
- JN: How do you switch off at night?
- In bed by 9:30 pm
- Looks after recharge time.
- Wind down routine
- Chat with wife. Looking at memes.
- Doesn’t drink much alcohol
- Because affects the sleep cycle.
- In bed by 9:30 pm
- JC: What resources (books, philosophies, apps, sensory toys) do you find most helpful for productivity and habit formation?
- Calendar/Microsoft Bookings
- “Thinking Fast and Slow” Daniel Kahneman
- Masking = system 2 for ND people. Whereas NT people are in system 1 #short
- David Mayster - thought leader in the consulting industry “First among equals”
- Sounds great! Tough job to get the high performers to shine but also get coordination!
- “Let my people go surfing” founder of Patagonia
- JN: Where can people connect with you or find your work?
- Website (needs updating)
- Research Society conference in Melbourne
- JC: Do you have any final words or asks for our audience?
- 1 in 3 neurodivergent Australians are unemployed vs 1 in 6 for the disability workforce and 10x higher than the general unemployment rate
- ND workers have insight, qualifications, and experience yet are often not able to reach their full potential
- Autism, ADHD, and dyslexia diagnosis rates are increasing - we need to make sure there are jobs for them.
- Eliminate barriers to employment
- Need ND people to be transparent so that there are role models
Joey’s creativity course
https://thepluckyjester.com/habitling-habit-building-course
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