NeuroX NJ Ideathon
Two days for neurodivergent high-school and college students. Find a real problem from your own experience, see where AI could help, and leave with a plan that's yours.
About the IdeathonNeuroX New Jersey · 2027
Great minds think differently.
NeuroX brings neurodivergent people, employers and the State of New Jersey together around AI and work. In 2027 there are two events. First up is the NeuroX NJ Ideathon at Rutgers in January.
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NeuroX New Jersey 2027
The conference on neurodiversity in the workplace and AI. Employers, government, researchers and neurodivergent people in one room.
About the conferenceThe Ideathon · January 2027
Find the problem. Own the path.
The NeuroX NJ Ideathon is two days at Rutgers University for neurodivergent students across New Jersey. You start from what you know: the problems you see in work, study and everyday life. You find where AI could genuinely help. Then you shape the idea at your own pace, with mentors alongside you. There's no pitch competition. Some projects carry on to the conference in April.
- When
- January 2027 dates soon
- Where
- Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey
- Day 1
- High-school students
- Day 2
- College students
- Who for
- Neurodivergent students, including twice-exceptional (2E) students, who are neurodivergent with strong intellectual or creative ability
- Tickets
- Details come with the dates
The shape of each day
Exact times come with the dates. There is a quiet space open all day.
- Arrive and settle inSensory check-in
- WelcomeTwo ways to build
- Problem huntFrom what you know
- Opportunity labWhere AI could help
- Lunch and rechargeQuiet room open
- Shape itMentors on hand
- Show, don't pitchAny format
- CloseAnd the path to April
The standard every idea meets
Purpose over polish.
Every idea meets the same five standards. A slick pitch isn't one of them.
A real problem
It starts from lived experience. You can say who has the problem and how you know.
Accessible from the start
You've thought about who could be left out, and how to stop that happening. Anything you build follows the BRAINS standards.
Honest
It says what it does and what it doesn't, how you'd know it worked, and what the first step is. No miracle claims.
People stay in control
It collects as little data as possible, with consent, and it doesn't watch people.
Fair for every community
It works across New Jersey's communities, whatever people's income, language or zip code. It still works as things change.
The same standards as this site
This website and our event platform follow the BRAINS standard for code and the BRAINS A11Y accessibility standard. Try the “Display & reading” button at the top of the page.
Built with us
Neurodivergent people help design and run the day, as facilitators, mentors and reviewers.
Calm by design
A quiet room all day, long breaks, and questions in writing. Nobody is put on the spot.
Support first
No pitch competition and no investors judging. Every team is recognised, and some projects carry on to April.
Find your way in
Where do you fit?
- I'm a student
Hear first when the dates are set and sign-up opens.
Get the dates first - I'm a parent, carer or school
We'll share information for families and schools when the dates are set.
Get updates - I'd like to mentor, judge or volunteer
Neurodivergent mentors and judges are especially welcome.
Get involved - My organisation wants to help
Sponsor the Ideathon, or give mentoring, tools or time to the projects that carry on.
Become a sponsor
The conference · April 2027
NeuroX New Jersey 2027
Neurodiversity in the Workplace Meets AI
Employers, state government, researchers and neurodivergent people working on one goal: more neurodivergent people in good jobs in New Jersey.
- When
- April 2027. Dates to be announced.
- Where
- New Jersey. Venue to be announced.
- Programme
- We publish speakers once they have confirmed. See the programme
Projects from the January Ideathon are shown here in April. NeuroX New Jersey first ran in 2024.
At both events
You choose how people approach you.
Every badge can show one of four settings. Each one has a word, a colour and a shape, so it never relies on colour alone.
- Happy to talk
Come and say hello.
- Quiet conversations
Glad to talk, one to one and somewhere calm. Please say who you are.
- A wave is fine
A nod or a wave is welcome. Please do not start a conversation.
- Please don't approach
Please leave me be. It is not personal.
We'll publish how we make each event comfortable, including quiet spaces and captions, with the dates. Our accessibility statement covers this website.
Be first to hear the dates.
Join the updates list. You'll get a handful of messages, not a newsletter: dates and venue, the programme, and when registration opens and closes.