Bespoke Consultancy Case Study: SocialTalent

Embedding Neuroinclusion at the Heart of Culture

When SocialTalent discovered that almost half of their employees identified as neurodivergent, they saw both a strength and a responsibility. Their leadership wanted to ensure that their internal culture and systems worked equitably for everyone. They partnered with Parallel Minds to turn insight into action.

✅ What We Did:

→ Delivered a virtual, company-wide Neurodiversity Awareness Session

→ Facilitated a bespoke reflection workshop to unpack current challenges and opportunities

→ Guided key changes through consultancy sessions

🚀 What Changed:

→ Leaders now slow down and communicate with greater clarity

→ A peer buddy system helps new hires ask questions without barriers

→ Internal tools are now used more consciously and accessibly

→ ND employees began sharing personal stories through a new blog series

→ Communication preferences are now shared transparently across teams

This wasn't a tick-box exercise. With Parallel Minds’ guidance, the work laid the foundations for sustainable cultural change, with employee feedback driving each step. A follow-up impact survey is planned to keep the momentum going.

  • "Having a facilitator who truly understands the challenges and opportunities of being neurodivergent made a huge difference. Parul combines lived experience with deep expertise. This work changed how we think, communicate, and support each other."

    Heather Reynolds, Director of People & Culture at SocialTalent

Bespoke Workshop Case Study: Birkbeck, University of London

Reducing Barriers to Graduate Employment for Neurodivergent Students

Many neurodivergent students face significant barriers when navigating recruitment processes, which impact their employment outcomes. Birkbeck’s careers team brought in Parallel Minds to run a bespoke workshop exploring how careers services can better support these students while also helping employer partners build more inclusive hiring practices.

✅ What We Did:

→ Delivered a bespoke half-day workshop for the careers team on-site

→ Guided the team in building a practical neuroinclusion toolkit during the workshop - covering reasonable adjustments, student support strategies, and inclusive hiring processes

→ Facilitated reflective group discussion and collaborative problem-solving to help the team apply insights directly to their own roles and contexts

🚀 The Impact:

→ Increased confidence in supporting neurodivergent students navigating placements and graduate recruitment

→ Better equipped to consult employer partners on making hiring processes more accessible and equitable

→ A practical toolkit framework that the team continued developing in their work with students and employment partners

  • “Parul understood our needs straight away, and I can confidently say she overdelivered. Some of my colleagues said they had never felt more comfortable in a training session. Her delivery and interactive setup of the training meant that we could leave with tangible outcomes and clear next steps. We have since implemented the agreed processes, making us a better career service for it.”

    Hristina Ivanova, Careers Team Lead at Birkbeck