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RE:THINK
Because your next thought could change everything.
Your pit stop before your brain hits cruise control!
RE:THINK wanders (with purpose) through the messy, magical intersection of neuroscience, inclusion, thinking, and everyday leadership. Think sharp insights, bold questions, and the occasional friendly prod to your prefrontal cortex.
We serve up a cocktail of science, curiosity, and unapologetically honest reflection. No jargon. No fluff. Just the good stuff that gets under your synapses and shifts things.
Whether you're sparking a culture change or just wondering why things feel a bit... off, this is your nudge to think differently, lead bravely, and act like the future depends on it. (Spoiler: it does.)
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The Meritocracy Myth: Your Brain Didn’t Build That Alone
Why Neuroscience Says It’s Not All About Hard Work. Let’s just get this out of the way early: You did not get where you are just because you worked hard.
There. We said it.
Yes, you’re brilliant.
Yes, you’ve grafted.
But also? Your brain had a head start — and it wasn’t only yours.
Welcome to the neural reality of meritocracy:
It’s not a level playing field — it’s a well-worn neural track.
And some of us had smoother tarmac, better signage, and fewer potholes from day one.
Georgina Brown (hershe)
Aug 21, 20253 min read
The Vicious Circle of Bias
At BARDO we talk a lot about bias in the brain — because it’s true: most bias starts as a shortcut in the brain’s predictive machinery. Your brain is trying to save time, keep you safe, and not explode under the weight of 11 million bits of information per second (yes, that’s how much data you’re subconsciously processing, according to researchers like Timothy Wilson at UVA).
Georgina Brown (hershe)
Aug 21, 20253 min read
Episode 8: Be Here Now, But With Better Org Charts
What Ram Dass Teaches Us About Conscious Culture Inclusion, presence, and awareness all start with one thing: attention . Not a training...
Georgina Brown (hershe)
Aug 18, 20253 min read
The Cost of ‘Professionalism’: How the Brain Internalises White, Male, Western, Middle-Class Norms
Let’s play a quick word association game. I say “professional,” you say…
Suit? Clean-cut? Polished? Neutral? Articulate? Confident? Calm?
(…and let’s be honest: White. Male. Western, Middle class.)
Georgina Brown (hershe)
Aug 14, 20253 min read
Episode 7: Bayo Akomolafe: Inclusion Isn’t a Fix. It’s a Rewilding of How We See
This is not your corporate D&I training. It’s a poetic, radical deep-dive into how we see ourselves, each other, and the world. Enter:...
Georgina Brown (hershe)
Aug 11, 20253 min read
Inclusion and the Brain: How Every Protected Characteristic Has a Neural Backstory
Welcome to the neural underpinnings of inclusion — or exclusion, depending on which direction your synapses are firing.
Georgina Brown (hershe)
Aug 6, 20254 min read
Episode 6: Gabor Maté and the Trauma-Informed Brain
It’s not “bad behaviour” – it’s biology. We unpack Maté’s approach to trauma and stress and show how nervous-system literacy can create...
Georgina Brown (hershe)
Aug 4, 20253 min read
Episode 5: Pema Chödrön and the Neurobiology of Sitting With Discomfort
Why Bravery Isn’t Loud – It’s Curious, Compassionate, and Still “Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.” —...
Georgina Brown (hershe)
Jul 28, 20253 min read
The Hierarchy of Discrimination: What the Brain Sees First
Let’s get straight to it: your brain is making decisions about people before you've even said “hello.” And it’s doing so at lightning speed, faster than you can consciously catch. But here's the kicker: not all differences are treated equally by the brain.
Georgina Brown (hershe)
Jul 21, 20253 min read
Episode 4: Audre Lorde and the Biology of Belonging
Why “Caring for Myself” is Not Self-Indulgence — It’s Survival “Caring for myself is not self-indulgence. It is self-preservation, and...
Georgina Brown (hershe)
Jul 21, 20253 min read
Neural Road Rage: How Your Brain (and Bias) Drives Your Driving
You’re in a merge lane. It’s a simple enough ask, one car from the left, one car from the right. A beautiful, civilised, brain-based...
Georgina Brown (hershe)
Jul 20, 20255 min read
Rewire Your Meetings: 3 Brain-Based Nudges to Make Your Team More Inclusive by Tuesday
Because bias doesn’t wait for a strategy day Meetings: the humble petri dish of workplace culture. Where power dynamics play out, ideas...
Georgina Brown (hershe)
Jul 17, 20253 min read
Dinner with Strangers: Where Minds Get Fed (and So Do You)
Let’s cut to the chase: the average corporate networking event is about as nourishing as a soggy vol-au-vent. You circulate awkwardly, clutching a warm white wine, and pretend to care about someone’s Q3 projections while quietly wondering if it’s too soon to leave.
Georgina Brown (hershe)
Jul 16, 20253 min read
From Forced Fun to Functional Trust: The Away Day Reboot
Team Away Days: Why Your Staff Would Rather Stay Home. Let’s be honest: when most people hear “Team Away Day,” their brain doesn’t light up with joy. It quietly starts plotting an escape route.
Georgina Brown (hershe)
Jul 16, 20255 min read
Freedom Begins in the Brain
“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.”— Goethe
Georgina Brown (hershe)
Jul 16, 20255 min read
The Brain Doesn’t Do Tick Boxes
Why Compliance Culture Kills Inclusion — and What Real Accountability Looks Like If I had a pound for every time a client said, “We’ve...
Georgina Brown (hershe)
Jul 15, 20252 min read
Why I Called It BARDO: A Name, A Philosophy, A Portal
People often ask me why I called the company BARDO.
Georgina Brown (hershe)
Jul 14, 20253 min read
From Grief to Growth: Why I Created NIMM
I didn’t set out to build a whole new framework. I set out to survive.
Georgina Brown (hershe)
Jul 14, 20255 min read
Neuroscience for Organisational Change by Hilary Scarlett: The Best Neuro-Change Playbook (But with a Twist)
When I set out to build the NeuroInclusive Maturity Model (NIMM), I wasn’t just inventing in a vacuum. I went digging for existing gems, books, frameworks, ideas that blend the brain’s wiring with the messy reality of organisational change.
Georgina Brown (hershe)
Jul 14, 20253 min read
From Brain Science to Culture Shift: What The Neuroscience of Inclusion Gets Right — and Where NIMM Takes It Next
Like all good origin stories, this one starts with a question.
Was there anything else like NIMM out there?
Georgina Brown (hershe)
Jul 14, 20255 min read
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