About the talk
- Event
- Dyslexia and Innovation Symposium of Changemakers
- Date
- October 22, 2026
- Location
- Montana State University
Bozeman, MT
Gil Gershoni and Dyslexic Design Thinking are returning to the Dyslexia & Innovation Symposium at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana.
This year's gathering features Gil in conversation with creative director, designer and educator Theresa Fitzgerald (Parsons School of Design) and Jake Sussman, founder of Superpower Mentors, an online platform for youth and young adults with dyslexia, ADHD and other learning differences.
Gil will also moderate a panel discussion featuring MSU students Layla Hartley, Sophie Holland, Murray Stebbins and Jillian Stevens.
The event takes place from 5-8 p.m. at Inspiration Hall on the second floor of Norm Asbjornson Hall on the MSU campus. Tickets are free but required for admission — click here to reserve yours.
Speakers
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Gil Gershoni
Founder & Creative Director
Gershoni Creative & Dyslexic Design Thinking
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Theresa Fitzgerald
Design Leader and Educator
Parsons School of Design
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Jake Sussman
Founder/President
Superpower Mentors
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Brock Tessman
President
Montana State University
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Jeffrey Conger
Professor of Graphic Design
Montana State University
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Sarah Pennington
Associate professor in the College of Education, Health, & Human Development
Montana State University.
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Layla Hartley
Freshman Honors student studying Civil Engineering
Montana State University
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Jillian Stevens
Sophomore
Bozeman High School
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Murray Stebbins
Sophomore studying Mechanical Engineering
Montana State University
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Sophie Holland
Sophomore studying Hospitality Management
Montana State University
Sponsors
Dyslexic Design Thinking is an initiative that explores how the dyslexic mindset can help improve the way we think, create and relate to one another.
Gershoni is a full-service creative agency that provides brands with the tools to achieve audacious goals.
The Dyslexia & Innovation Symposium fosters a discussion of the advantages of the dyslexic mind, including imagination, spatial awareness and creative thinking.
Resource Library
Websites
Books
- The Dyslexic Advantage
- Thinking Differently
- This is Dyslexia
- GGRIT: Choose to Rise
- The Bigger Picture Book of Amazing Dyslexics and the Jobs They Do
- Insight Into a Bright Mind: A Neuroscientist's Personal Stories of Unique Thinking
- Maggot Moon
- The Gift of Dyslexia: Why Some of the Brightest People Can't Read and How They Can Learn
Platforms
Art
Educational Institutions
- The Windward School
- Athena Academy
- Pace Brantley
- The Liberty School
- Rawson Saunders School
- North Bridge Academy
- Sterne School
- Charles Armstrong School
- Notre Dame San Jose
- Sand Hill School
- The Siena School
- Swift School
- The Lab School
- The Christ School
- Hamlin Robinson School
- Oakwood School
- The Fletcher School
- The Hamilton School at Wheeler
- Horizon Academy
- Chartwell School
- Trident Academy
- Riverside School
- Jullie Billiart Schools
- Park Academy
- White Oak School
- The Schenck School
- Assets School
About Dyslexic Design Thinking
Dyslexia affects as many as 1 in 5 people, yet its benefits remain shrouded in mystery.
With Dyslexic Design Thinking, Gil Gershoni shares how dyslexia offers a heightened advantage, what he calls his “hyper-ability.”
Through the lens of his experiences as a creative director and entrepreneur, Gil shows how he transformed a perceived weakness into a strength and explores the steps needed to build awareness and effect change.
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