What if the strength of America’s founding wasn’t just in its ideals—but in the differences between the people who brought them to life?
In this capstone post, we revisit the Founders as a system of cognitive, emotional, and strategic contrasts. By applying the THX frameworks—12 Utilities, PERMAH, and the Admiration Equation—we uncover how their interpersonal friction, diverse thinking styles, and mutual respect created something more durable than agreement: balance.
This post wraps the Neurodivergent Founders series with a call to embrace resonant difference in leadership, policy, and transformation.
🧠 What You’ll Learn:
Why the Founders’ differences were their greatest asset
How real historical tensions—Jefferson vs. Hamilton, Adams vs. populism, Abigail vs. silence—shaped better systems
What happens when leaders embody different THX Utilities, and how that impacts human flourishing (PERMAH)
How admiration arises not from perfection, but from contribution and courageous collaboration
🛠 Frameworks in Use:
12 Utilities: Cognitive and emotional functions distributed across founders
PERMAH: Collective flourishing through balance
Admiration Equation: Why we still revere these minds—and what it says about us
🎙️ Part of the Transform the Human Experience (THX) project.
Explore individual posts on Jefferson, Hamilton, Adams, Franklin, Washington, Madison, and Abigail Adams to see how each mind brought unique value—and how, together, they formed a revolutionary system.
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