Unlocking our best work can require a tailored approach: “gamifying” mundane tasks, offloading cognitive weight to digital tools, and finding unconventional ways to manage energy, focus, and time. When combined with foundational self-care, these strategies can transform perceived limitations into powerful creative assets.
The strategies themselves often become valuable contributions to the wider team. For instance, visual storytelling can help an ADHD mind retain complex information and, at an organizational scale, that same approach becomes a pillar of an inclusive, high-impact communication strategy.
On this episode of Just One Q, Dominique chats with guest Scott Mooney, an award-winning educational illustrator with over 30 years of experience. Scott shares candidly about his late diagnosis of ADHD, his specific strategies for self-management and productivity, and how visual storytelling can bridge communication gaps in the workplace.
Scott Mooney is an award-winning educational illustrator with over 30 years in practice. He brings clarity, humanity, and imagination to every project, helping organizations teach, inspire, and engage through visual communications that make people care as well as understand.
Scott launched his illustration career in 1994, drawing cartoons and illustrations for publications of the Office of Research at the University of Guelph, where he also earned his honours B.A. in fine art.
He went on to work on the creative team at the safety communications company Creative Options for three years, and then moved on to a freelance career where he worked independently and led teams of artists.
Scott’s projects have included two graphic novels, a series of 260 illustrations for 3 publications by the Canadian Red Cross, and a series of whiteboard animations for the food security organization Feeding Nine Billion. He’s worked with clients including recognizable brands like Lowe’s, Coca-Cola, Whole Foods, Maceys, Ford Motor Company, AECOM, SalesForce, and too many more for me to list.
Scott works in Guelph, Ontario, where he lives with his wife, commercial photographer Trina Koster, and their two dogs.
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