Designing workflows with AI that account for demand sensitivity means structuring how work arrives: fewer simultaneous requests, choice about order or approach, and invitations instead of obligations. This removes the friction that makes capable people stall on perfectly reasonable tasks.
Demand sensitivity describes a nervous system response in which externally imposed tasks or expectations trigger anxiety, avoidance, or shutdown, creating significant barriers to productivity and self-care for many neurodivergent individuals.
AI can reduce perceived demand by presenting tasks as choices, softening directive language, and co-creating step-by-step workflows that feel internally motivated rather than externally forced, lowering the activation energy required to begin.
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