Future Voices Career Conversations from Inclusive Change

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Future Voices brings you conversations from young people about things that matter to them. With a focus on neurodiversity and disability our hosts will be talking about a whole host of topics from careers and mental health to online safety. Our hosts and guests bring lived experience and different perspectives to each conversation. Our first series is sponsored by Warburtons, the family baker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episodes

  1. Apr 29

    Future Voices Career Conversations with Ryan from TryMosaic

    Reasonable Adjustments at Work: Ryan Hoare on Try Mosaic, Neurodiversity, and Inclusive Workplace Systems This episode of Career Conversations from Inclusive Change at Work, sponsored by Warburtons, features Ryan Hoare, founder of Try Mosaic, a platform that simplifies how employers and employees manage reasonable adjustments. Ryan shares his personal experience of being given a 22-page occupational health report and left to navigate it alone, which inspired him to build a structured, consistent process for agreeing and implementing support at work. The discussion explores why workplaces struggle with adjustments, how “reasonable” depends on role and safety, and why adjustments should be treated as essential success enablers rather than favours. Celina and Tom add reflections on accessibility, universal design, and tensions between different needs. The conversation also covers AI’s role in inclusion, its benefits and risks in creative fields, and advice for young people requesting adjustments in their first job. 00:00 Podcast intro and sponsor 00:51 Meet Ryan Hoare 03:13 Ryan’s career path 04:35 Origin of Try Mosaic 05:33 What Try Mosaic does 06:49 Making adjustments easier 09:30 A day as a founder 10:19 Why workplaces struggle 12:00 What is reasonable 13:26 Universal design debate 15:47 Founder strengths mindset 18:10 Why it’s called Mosaic 19:48 Rethinking Adjustments 21:26 Fairness and Efficiency 23:08 Gen Z Neurodiversity Shift 26:23 Inclusion Meets AI 28:53 AI in Creative Work 32:08 Ethics and Assistive Use 37:50 Asking for Adjustments 39:13 Where to Find Ryan 39:42 Closing Thanks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Future Voices Career Conversations with Ryan from TryMosaic

  2. Apr 8

    Future Voices - Career Conversations with Hannah from Lightyear Foundation

    What if workplaces were designed around people? STEM Careers with the Lightyear Foundation | Future Voices Future Voices, sponsored by Warburtons, explores how families and professionals can support the career aspirations of neurodivergent and disabled young people. Hosts Celina and Lucy speak with Hannah Ford Tomlinson (they/them), Communities and Partnerships Program Manager at the Lightyear Foundation, a UK charity focused on making STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) more accessible and inclusive for disabled and neurodivergent young people while also partnering with the wider STEM sector. Hannah shares their non-linear career path from studying physics and science communication to museum work and ultimately Lightyear, discussing autism, workplace confidence, and the importance of supportive managers and reasonable adjustments. Celina reflects on barriers in law, including inaccessible assessment processes, long hours, and lack of part-time routes. The episode centers on designing work around people’s needs so they can thrive. 00:00 Welcome and Sponsor 00:51 Episode Preview and Big Question 02:19 Meet the Hosts 05:01 What Lightyear Foundation Does 08:00 What STEM Really Means 10:54 Hannah’s Non-linear Career Path 16:59 If Work Fits People 19:11 Barriers and Reasonable Adjustments 24:10 Supportive Managers and Workplace Safety 27:56 Where to Find Lightyear 28:47 Final Thanks and Subscribe Find out more about Lightyear Foundation https://www.lightyearfoundation.org/ Mentoring with Inclusive change https://inclusivechange.co.uk/mentoring-services Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Future Voices - Career Conversations with Hannah from Lightyear Foundation

  3. Season 1 Trailer

    Future Voices Career Conversations trailer

    Introducing Future Voices from Inclusive Change Sponsored by Warburtons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Future Voices Career Conversations trailer

  4. Mar 4

    Future Voices Career Conversations. Episode 1

    Future Voices: Career Conversations (Episode 1) | Careers, Inclusion & AI with Becca, Lucy, Tom and Celina The first episode of Future Voices: Career Conversations launches a podcast series focused on inspiring young neurodivergent and disabled people and supporting families and professionals to champion their career aspirations, sponsored by Warburtons. Host Becca (Inclusive Change) is joined by Celina (HR masters student with cerebral palsy and neurodiversity), Lucy (Inclusive Change mentoring), and Tom (college acting student) to discuss careers education experiences, uncertainty about career paths, and the need for more options and better support beyond the “good grades then uni” narrative. Celina shares how accessibility barriers, intense working culture, and low disability hiring statistics in law influenced her confidence despite earning a first-class law degree, while Lucy describes needing step-by-step support and volunteering to build confidence. The panel also explores how AI may affect careers, including acting, with concerns about AI enhancing accents in film. 00:00 Welcome to Future Voices 01:43 Meet the Panel 04:06 Careers Education Gaps 07:45 Not Knowing Yet 10:18 Celina’s Acting Outlet 12:19 Disability and Career Barriers 18:34 Mentoring Support Break 19:19 AI Bubble and Careers 20:28 AI in Acting Debate 22:50 Wrap Up and Thanks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    Future Voices Career Conversations. Episode 1

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Future Voices brings you conversations from young people about things that matter to them. With a focus on neurodiversity and disability our hosts will be talking about a whole host of topics from careers and mental health to online safety. Our hosts and guests bring lived experience and different perspectives to each conversation. Our first series is sponsored by Warburtons, the family baker. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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