Our story
Our story
is human.
is human.
It begins in a family. It leads with a passion for design, innovation, and education—and, finally, it welcomes big dreams, paired with practical results.
Gianfranco Zaccai became a part of the neurodivergent community through the raising of two neurodiverse children. Over time, he experienced the systemic gaps that exist between resources, needs, and aspirations. He sought to use his incredible career in Architecture and Design—a career that entailed inventing products like the P&G Swiffer, the Omnipod Insulin Delivery System, and the Reebok Pump shoe—to implement concrete change. Hear our whole story.
We ground our work in the tried-and-true. Here’s how.
Gianfranco Zaccai became a part of the neurodivergent community through the raising of two neurodiverse children. Over time, he experienced the systemic gaps that exist between resources, needs, and aspirations. He sought to use his incredible career in Architecture and Design—a career that entailed inventing products like the P&G Swiffer, the Omnipod Insulin Delivery System, and the Reebok Pump shoe—to implement concrete change. Hear our whole story.
We ground our work in the tried-and-true. Here’s how.
is human.
It begins in a family. It leads with a passion for design, innovation, and education—and, finally, it welcomes big dreams, paired with practical results.
Gianfranco Zaccai became a part of the neurodivergent community through the raising of two neurodiverse children. Over time, he experienced the systemic gaps that exist between resources, needs, and aspirations. He sought to use his incredible career in Architecture and Design—a career that entailed inventing products like the P&G Swiffer, the Omnipod Insulin Delivery System, and the Reebok Pump shoe—to implement concrete change.
Hear our whole story.
We ground our work in the tried-and-true. Here’s how.
is human.
It begins in a family. It leads with a passion for design, innovation, and education—and, finally, it welcomes big dreams, paired with practical results.
Gianfranco Zaccai became a part of the neurodivergent community through the raising of two neurodiverse children. Over time, he experienced the systemic gaps that exist between resources, needs, and aspirations. He sought to use his incredible career in Architecture and Design—a career that entailed inventing products like the P&G Swiffer, the Omnipod Insulin Delivery System, and the Reebok Pump shoe—to implement concrete change.
Hear our whole story.
We ground our work in the tried-and-true. Here’s how.
Our Approach
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Psychologist Abraham Maslow viewed human needs as consecutive: physical, safety, psychological, and social. Ultimately, the meeting of each need can allow an individual to achieve self-actualization, where human beings reach their ultimate sense of self.Intelligence⁺⁺ promotes the discovery and development of targeted innovations that augment individual capabilities and talents.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Psychologist Abraham Maslow viewed human needs as consecutive: physical, safety, psychological, and social. Ultimately, the meeting of each need can allow an individual to achieve self-actualization, where human beings reach their ultimate sense of self.Intelligence⁺⁺ promotes the discovery and development of targeted innovations that augment individual capabilities and talents.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Psychologist Abraham Maslow viewed human needs as consecutive: physical, safety, psychological, and social. Ultimately, the meeting of each need can allow an individual to achieve self-actualization, where human beings reach their ultimate sense of self.Intelligence⁺⁺ promotes the discovery and development of targeted innovations that augment individual capabilities and talents.
Our Approach
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Psychologist Abraham Maslow viewed human needs as consecutive: physical, safety, psychological, and social. Ultimately, the meeting of each need can allow an individual to achieve self-actualization, where human beings reach their ultimate sense of self.Intelligence⁺⁺ promotes the discovery and development of targeted innovations that augment individual capabilities and talents.
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Psychologist Abraham Maslow viewed human needs as consecutive: physical, safety, psychological, and social. Ultimately, the meeting of each need can allow an individual to achieve self-actualization, where human beings reach their ultimate sense of self.Intelligence⁺⁺ promotes the discovery and development of targeted innovations that augment individual capabilities and talents.
Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Intelligence⁺⁺’s mission is grounded in Psychologist Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences, which theorizes that there are eight forms of intelligence; we call these forms of intelligence “talents” and believe that identifying, enhancing, and leveraging one’s talents is essential to achieving self-actualization.
We believe that various forms of intelligence, or “talents,” are present in each person. We also believe that uncovering, enhancing, and celebrating them is essential to maximizing the quality of life of all.
Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Intelligence⁺⁺’s mission is grounded in Psychologist Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences, which theorizes that there are eight forms of intelligence; we call these forms of intelligence “talents” and believe that identifying, enhancing, and leveraging one’s talents is essential to achieving self-actualization.
We believe that various forms of intelligence, or “talents,” are present in each person. We also believe that uncovering, enhancing, and celebrating them is essential to maximizing the quality of life of all.
Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Intelligence⁺⁺’s mission is grounded in Psychologist Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences, which theorizes that there are eight forms of intelligence; we call these forms of intelligence “talents” and believe that identifying, enhancing, and leveraging one’s talents is essential to achieving self-actualization.
We believe that various forms of intelligence, or “talents,” are present in each person. We also believe that uncovering, enhancing, and celebrating them is essential to maximizing the quality of life of all.
Theory of Multiple Intelligences
Intelligence⁺⁺’s mission is grounded in Psychologist Howard Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences, which theorizes that there are eight forms of intelligence; we call these forms of intelligence “talents” and believe that identifying, enhancing, and leveraging one’s talents is essential to achieving self-actualization.
We believe that various forms of intelligence, or “talents,” are present in each person. We also believe that uncovering, enhancing, and celebrating them is essential to maximizing the quality of life of all.
Innovation Framework
Human-centered innovation is an interdisciplinary approach to creating new products, services, or solutions that center human needs and experiences.
Innovation Framework
Human-centered innovation is an interdisciplinary approach to creating new products, services, or solutions that center human needs and experiences.
Innovation Framework
Human-centered innovation is an interdisciplinary approach to creating new products, services, or solutions that center human needs and experiences.
Innovation Framework
Human-centered innovation is an interdisciplinary approach to creating new products, services, or solutions that center human needs and experiences.
Our Team
Our Team
Our Team
Gianfranco Zaccai
Founder
Gianfranco Zaccai has spent the past four decades immersed in the world of Architecture and Design. He founded and led Continuum Innovation—a pioneering design firm of its time. Gianfranco’s experience raising neurodiverse children led him to question the role neurodiversity could play in the design world. Intelligence⁺⁺ came to life from this curiosity.
Gianfranco Zaccai
Founder
Gianfranco Zaccai has spent the past four decades immersed in the world of Architecture and Design. He founded and led Continuum Innovation—a pioneering design firm of its time. Gianfranco’s experience raising neurodiverse children led him to question the role neurodiversity could play in the design world. Intelligence⁺⁺ came to life from this curiosity.
Gianfranco Zaccai
Founder
Gianfranco Zaccai has spent the past four decades immersed in the world of Architecture and Design. He founded and led Continuum Innovation—a pioneering design firm of its time. Gianfranco’s experience raising neurodiverse children led him to question the role neurodiversity could play in the design world. Intelligence⁺⁺ came to life from this curiosity.
Annabel Smith
Executive Assistant
Annabel Smith is a writer and a storyteller. She believes in the power of words—how we order them, weave stories from them, and use them to touch the heart of the human experience. Her passion for design began during a college course, where she applied human-centered innovation towards “wicked” problems. She believes that neurodiversity is an asset—and that, when harnessed, higher peaks can be reached.
Annabel Smith
Executive Assistant
Annabel Smith is a writer and a storyteller. She believes in the power of words—how we order them, weave stories from them, and use them to touch the heart of the human experience. Her passion for design began during a college course, where she applied human-centered innovation towards “wicked” problems. She believes that neurodiversity is an asset—and that, when harnessed, higher peaks can be reached.
Annabel Smith
Executive Assistant
Annabel Smith is a writer and a storyteller. She believes in the power of words—how we order them, weave stories from them, and use them to touch the heart of the human experience. Her passion for design began during a college course, where she applied human-centered innovation towards “wicked” problems. She believes that neurodiversity is an asset—and that, when harnessed, higher peaks can be reached.
We dream big.
MIT Media Lab
Intelligence⁺⁺ is in the process of working with another leader in innovation, technology, and industrial design: the MIT Media Lab.
Syracuse University’s LaunchPad
Intelligence⁺⁺’s interdisciplinary course at Syracuse University works in partnership with their entrepreneurial incubator, also known as the LaunchPad. We plan to continue growing our efforts with this incubator, in an effort to inspire more collaborative, human innovation.
Boston Architectural Center
Gianfranco Zaccai sits on the board of the Boston Architectural Center. He is working on ways to merge compatibility for neurodiverse people with the design of buildings, interiors, and homes.
MIT Media Lab
Intelligence⁺⁺ is in the process of working with another leader in innovation, technology, and industrial design: the MIT Media Lab.
Syracuse University’s LaunchPad
Intelligence⁺⁺’s interdisciplinary course at Syracuse University works in partnership with their entrepreneurial incubator, also known as the LaunchPad. We plan to continue growing our efforts with this incubator, in an effort to inspire more collaborative, human innovation.
Boston Architectural Center
Gianfranco Zaccai sits on the board of the Boston Architectural Center. He is working on ways to merge compatibility for neurodiverse people with the design of buildings, interiors, and homes.
MIT Media Lab
Intelligence⁺⁺ is in the process of working with another leader in innovation, technology, and industrial design: the MIT Media Lab.
Syracuse University’s LaunchPad
Intelligence⁺⁺’s interdisciplinary course at Syracuse University works in partnership with their entrepreneurial incubator, also known as the LaunchPad. We plan to continue growing our efforts with this incubator, in an effort to inspire more collaborative, human innovation.
Boston Architectural Center
Gianfranco Zaccai sits on the board of the Boston Architectural Center. He is working on ways to merge compatibility for neurodiverse people with the design of buildings, interiors, and homes.
Our story
is human.
It begins in a family. It leads with a passion for design, innovation, and education—and, finally, it welcomes big dreams, paired with practical results.
Gianfranco Zaccai became a part of the neurodivergent community through the raising of two neurodiverse children. Over time, he experienced the systemic gaps that exist between resources, needs, and aspirations. He sought to use his incredible career in Architecture and Design—a career that entailed inventing products like the P&G Swiffer, the Omnipod Insulin Delivery System, and the Reebok Pump shoe—to implement concrete change. Hear our whole story.
We ground our work in the tried-and-true. Here’s how.
Gianfranco and his daughter Michela having fun
Gianfranco’s industrial design legacy
Intelligence++ course at Syracuse University
Michela & a drawing her neurodiverse friend made
Gianfranco and his daughter Michela having fun
Gianfranco’s industrial design legacy
Intelligence++ course at Syracuse University
Michela & a drawing her neurodiverse friend made
Gianfranco and his daughter Michela having fun
Gianfranco’s industrial design legacy
Intelligence++ course at Syracuse University
Michela & a drawing her neurodiverse friend made
Gianfranco and his daughter Michela having fun
Gianfranco’s industrial design legacy
Intelligence++ course at Syracuse University
Michela & a drawing her neurodiverse friend made
Gianfranco and his daughter Michela having fun
Gianfranco’s industrial design legacy
Intelligence++ course at Syracuse University
Michela & a drawing her neurodiverse friend made
