About the talk
- Event
- SXSW EDU 2026
Austin, TX - Date/Time
- March 10, 2026
2:00-2:45 PM CT - Location
- Hilton Austin Downtown
Room 400-402
Too often, dyslexia is framed as a deficit that needs to be fixed. But what if it’s actually a hyper-ability — a hidden superpower that fuels creativity, problem-solving, and leadership?
Join a think tank-style panel led by four creative leaders, educators, and advocates transforming how we perceive learning differences. Together with the audience as a “fifth panelist,” we’ll reframe dyslexia as a source of strength, explore how to build inclusive classrooms, and inspire a future where every mind thrives.
Let’s co-create a new narrative — together.
Speakers
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Gil Gershoni
Founder & Creative Director
Gershoni Creative & Dyslexic Design Thinking
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Jeffrey Conger
Professor of Graphic Design
Montana State University
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Meta Newhouse
Department Chair
Pratt Institiute
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Nicole Ofiesh
President & Co-Founder
Brain Explained
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
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.
26 Keys Productions is a multifaceted entertainment company dedicated to celebrating humanity and inspiring connection through the power of storytelling.
Letterpress PLAY crafts beautiful quality goods from its studio in Austin, Texas, and curates products from local artisans and makers.
The Dyslexia & Innovation Symposium fosters a discussion of the advantages of the dyslexic mind, including imagination, spatial awareness and creative thinking.
Brain Explained provides personalized strategies that help individuals take control over their learning, work and life trajectories — in their own way.
Andresen Digital is a trusted production partner for brands and agencies specializing in creative adaptations, photo-realistic rendering, retouching, finishing, motion, lighting, CGI and VFX.
Rawson Saunders is the only full-curriculum school for dyslexic students in central Texas, offering a customized schedule tailored to each individual student.
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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