Richard Branson says ‘dyslexia is a superpower’ as new campaign launches

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Made by dyslexia:  It’s A-Level results day in the UK!If you got the A-Level results you wanted – congratulations!If not, remember when you are #MadeByDyslexia you can feel your mind doesn’t fit into a formal education system, and exams don’t always measure the intelligence our world now needs.Although it can take time to come to terms with the disappointment, it can help to know that you are not alone:

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00:00Well, what an honor it is to stand before you today.

00:05I've always known that a mind like mine doesn't fit into a formal education system.

00:14I didn't get my success from a traditional classroom.

00:21By burying my head in textbooks.

00:24Or by memorizing the periodic table.

00:27Pablo Picasso, Agatha Christie, Muhammad Ali, Steve Jobs.

00:36They were all made to feel like square pegs in round holes.

00:43And yet, we all share something powerful in common.

00:48Dyslexic thinking.

00:50Not a weakness, but a superpower.

00:53For too long, traditional learning environments have ignored the game-changing creative and emotional intelligence that has solved many of mankind's greatest challenges.

01:04So, as we stand at the dawn of the next industrial age, we face some of the greatest challenges humanity has ever known.

01:14And one thing is clear.

01:16The type of intelligence humanity needs is changing.

01:19Our way of thinking has never been encouraged by the old school of thought.

01:25In fact, it's never been taught by any school of thought.

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