Unlock the Future of Workplace Design for Inclusion

Transform your workplace through innovative design and discover untapped potential.

This book is essential reading for anyone passionate about creating inclusive physical environments that empower all employees to thrive.

HOK’s pioneering research on neuroinclusive design offers a robust foundation for creating environments that are not only functional but also attuned to the diverse sensory needs of all employees.
— Reniér André Saayman, Head of Global Corporate Real Estate Services | The World Bank

Understand Neurodiversity at Work

Gain insights into how the workplace impacts and can better support the strengths and challenges of those with ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and other neurodivergent conditions.

Explore Workplace Design Solutions

Explore practical strategies to design sensory-friendly environments that benefit both neurodivergent and neurotypical employees, from flexible spaces to reduced sensory stimuli.

Boost Performance

Discover how to create spaces that accommodate diverse sensory thresholds to increase creativity and efficiency, improve focus, reduce anxiety, and promote well-being.

Reduce Workplace Challenges

Learn about design strategies that help neurodivergent employees, minimize coping mechanisms such as “masking” and “stimming,” and foster authentic, comfortable work environments.

Leverage Cognitive Diversity

Harness the unique problem-solving abilities, creativity, and innovation that neurodivergent employees bring to the table—an often-untapped asset for businesses.

Create Positive Business Impact

Unlock the secrets of how companies embracing neurodiversity benefit from increased cognitive diversity, enhanced innovation, and improved workplace culture.

Step into the future of work and pre-order Designing Neuroinclusive Workplaces.

Combining the insights of neuroscience, research, evidence, and the expertise of design, this book sets out considerations and recommendations for those who are building, designing, and operating offices.
— Despina Katsikakis, Executive Partner & Global Head, Total Workplace Consulting | Cushman & Wakefield

About Kay Sargent

Kay is the director of thought leadership in HOK’s Interiors group. With a passion for using design to transform how and where people work, she spends her days (and many nights) working with clients on workplace strategy and design.

A dynamic speaker, she has presented her research and professional insights about designing for neuroinclusion to audiences around the world. Learn more

This book could not be more timely and important. It’s a practical and progressive guide to designing workplaces for a neurodiverse workforce, written by one of the world’s leading experts in the field.
— Jeremy Myerson, Professor Emeritus, Royal College of Art; Director, Worktech Academy

About HOK

HOK is a global design, architecture, engineering, and planning firm. Our 1,700 people collaborate across a network of 26 offices on three continents.

HOK is a collective of future-forward thinkers and designers who are driven to face the critical challenges of our time. We are dedicated to improving people’s lives, serving our clients and healing the planet. Together, we cultivate a culture of design excellence at the confluence of art and science, blending the power of creative expression with a clear sense of purpose. Learn More