About Neuro Atelier
We believe that a better future is possible if we each take on the challenge of bettering our own thinking and communication habits while creating safer spaces where all feel heard, valued, and included. While options abound to learn about how thinking, communication, neuroscience, psychology, culture, bias, and other factors affect how we perceive and interact with the world (i.e., books, videos, online learning, conferences, workshops, etc.), there are limited opportunities to apply and practice what you’ve learned and to build new habits.
Neuro Atelier allows you to both learn and practice vital skills that are proven to strengthen your thinking, decision-making, creativity, innovation, communication, and leadership skills in a supportive, diverse community environment that includes live practice sessions, curated courses, and networking opportunities… plus loads of inspiration and fun.
What You Get From Us
Community Experience
This is a place to be yourself and to appreciate, learn from, and connect with others just as they are. We’re not about being buttoned-up, having executive presence, or expecting you to be anything other than who you are… we cherish moments when we can truly hear and understand each other, broaden our horizons, and enjoy growing stronger together in ways we never could alone.
Live Practice Sessions
The core of our practice is regular VTS (Visual Thinking Strategies) conversations that allow you to build new brain muscles (or neural pathways if you want to get geeky about it), connect with a diverse community, have fun, and learn something new in engaging, interesting ways.
Past participants have remarked how amazed they are that we can all look at the same thing, but have completely different, eye-opening, and fascinating ideas about it. We’ve also heard that our sessions helped to stoke creative fires that have been hidden for far too long, that people leave feeling engaged and energized while also feeling calm (as you might after meditating), and that people felt less isolated and more connected (even over Zoom).
Curated Courses
While we truly believe that practice makes perfect, we also value knowledge and inspiration. We’ll be curating courses about a broad range of topics, including creativity, thinking, psychology, communication, leadership, psychological safety, diversity, inclusion, innovation, and so much more.
This Is A Safer Space Where All Are Welcome
We support the Insist on Love For All movement by welcoming and valuing everyone here. ALL Races & Ethnicities, ALL Religions, ALL Countries of Origin, ALL Gender Identities, ALL Sexual Orientations, ALL Abilities & Disabilities, ALL Spoken & Unspoken Languages, ALL Political Parties, ALL Ages. Learn more at insistonloveforall.com and #LoveForAll on Facebook.
We also pledge to support the Safe Spaces Alliance by displaying their “YOU ARE WELCOME HERE” decal on our website to let the LGBTQ+ community know they are welcome, safe, and valued. Learn more at safespacesalliance.com.
Why do we say this is a "Safer Space" and not a "Safe Space"? No one can declare a space "safe" for others—each person has to decide if a space feels safe for themselves. What we can do is put norms and policies in place to make this space safer in the hope that people will feel safe. Learn more in this HuffPost article, Safe Space Is Not Safer, or in this Mental Health Commission of Canada PDF guide, Creating Safer Spaces.
About Our Equitable Sliding Scale & Commitment to Ethical Marketing
We embrace an equitable sliding scale for our community where all plans offer the same experience and benefits, and all members are equally valued (no one within the community will ever see what you paid to be a member). We were inspired by and adapted our scale from Embracing Equity's Equitable Sliding Scale.
We have also taken the Ethical Move pledge for transparent, responsible, and honest marketing where we put people before sales, communicate clearly and inclusively, never aim to confuse or hide information, and continuously review our sales and marketing efforts to ensure they benefit the common good. Learn more at The Ethical Move.
About Kimberly Morrow
Hi, I’m Kim (she/her/hers), and I’m the founder of Neuro Atelier.
I’ve been a Content and UX Designer for 20+ years and a DesignOps and Adult Learning & Development Leader for 5+ years, after earning my graduate certificate in Learning Design & Technology at Harvard. I’ve been facilitating and coaching VTS for 4+ years in various business, design, and educational settings, including being a Guest Lecturer at MIT.
I’m also an artist, author-illustrator (children’s books and graphic novels), singer, swimmer, and mom to a 5-year-old boy and a 5-month-old girl.
Neuro Atelier comes straight from my heart and is a culmination of my passion for creativity, art, writing, design, music, learning, communication, diversity, inclusion, and all the other things that make up my messy brain.
I hope you find inspiration here and that together we can better ourselves, each other, and the world.
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