Even with 1 in 5 people being neurodivergent, this community still faces unemployment rates as high as 40%, according to the University of Connecticut’s Center for Neurodiversity and Employment Innovation. Creative Spirit’s HireDifferent study found that fewer than 12% of companies currently include neurodiversity in their hiring efforts. While 92% of employers have inclusion policies,...

By Menachem Rephun, Communications Manager, Creative Spirit Burnout, stress, trouble maintaining a healthy work-life balance: these are just some of the challenges that come with working the standardized 40-hour, 5-day work week. The cementing of the 5-day work week as a national standard dates back to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) of 1938. However,...

The Rise of A.I. and Its Implications With the introduction of artificial intelligence (A.I.) platforms like ChatGPT, A.I. has become one of society’s most controversial and widely-debated issues. On the plus side, A.I. is highly valuable in a number of areas, including research and data analysis, improving business efficiency, automating repetitive tasks, and helping doctors...