B
NARRATIVE VALUE
Certainty
●●● high
ABCDEFG
There is no confirmed −; independently verified + decide the position (B). No unreachable strike-through.= non-additive meter
As of: 2026-Q4Status: ActiveCeiling reason: No confirmed −
History2026-Q4BHistory grows each quarter
auticon: An IT consultancy that employs only autistic consultants. The letter is B; certainty is high. Unconfirmed concerns are placed under “Watching.” (As of 2026-Q4; estimate based on public information.)
Main narrative
Dirk Müller-Remus watched his autistic son run out of places to go, at school and then in the job market. It was not a problem of ability, he concluded, but of how interviews and workplaces are built. In 2011 he founded auticon in Berlin. Every IT consultant it hires is autistic.
The work is software testing, data analysis, quality assurance, information security. Clients are large companies and public bodies, billed at ordinary rates. Job coaches are on staff to adjust how meetings with clients are run, the lighting and noise of the working environment, the way instructions are given. Rather than making the person fit the workplace, the workplace is changed. It now employs more than 400 consultants across 13 countries and holds B Corp certification. The claim the company makes lies in having made this work as a commercially viable professional services business rather than as charity.
One person’s story (N1)
+ A single story
Dirk Müller-Remus watched his autistic son run out of places to go at school and in the job market, and concluded the problem lay not in ability but in how interviews and workplaces are built. Every IT consultant at the company he founded in 2011 is autistic. In-house job coaches adjust how meetings are run, the lighting and noise, the way instructions are given. Rather than making the person fit the workplace, the workplace is changed. It employs more than 400 consultants across 13 countries. Nature of sources: independent (Financial Times and Forbes).
Source nature: Financial Times / Forbes / T1 major media. Positive effects are not used to offset negatives.
Positive / negative effects
+ effects
- The positive side of this assessment rests on the single story (N1) above and its source. A per-item ledger of positive effects has not yet been compiled for this organization.T1 major media
Watching (unconfirmed; not counted in the assessment)- Employment limited to specialist roles
- dependence on clients' business cycles
- independent verification of long-term conditions
Looking ahead (not included in the assessment)- Expanding the countries and the kinds of work it covers.
A second look
It can employ only those suited to specialized IT work, so it cannot answer the employment difficulties facing autistic people as a whole. Employment is exposed to clients' business cycles. Independent follow-up on long-term retention and conditions is limited.
Sources
+N1Financial Times / Forbes｜2026｜🔗
How to read this assessment
A Independently verified +, with no confirmed −
B Leans +, with independent backing
C Mixed. A confirmed − sets the ceiling, or much is unverified
D A serious confirmed − sets the ceiling
E A serious − reaches the core of the organization
F Serious and systemic, with little redeeming +
G Only extreme cases
Out of scope An entity whose core purpose is illegal
On hold Independent evidence is scarce on both + and −
- Reachable upper bound (ceiling): a confirmed − sets the ceiling, and independently verified + decide the position within it. + do not cancel out −.
- The weight of evidence is not symmetric: only confirmed − are counted; the volume of disputes or allegations goes under “Watching.” + are counted from independent evidence, while an organization’s own PR is treated as “reference.”
- Size is not value: scale is not used in the assessment. Matters that stay within money or competition—investors, shareholders, sanctions, trade secrets—are also excluded.
- The letter (assessment) and certainty (how reliable the information is) are separate axes.
This is a translation; the Japanese version is authoritative. The assessments here are generated automatically by AI based on published criteria. The operator does not alter individual results. Because they are AI-generated they may contain errors, and they are opinion and commentary, not statements of fact. Where evidence is insufficient, the entry is marked “On hold.” Requests for correction are accepted via the form.
Terms: Narrative Value = an assessment (A–G) of the distance between the narrative an organization tells and its reality / Ceiling meter = a visualization of the reachable upper bound / Watching = unconfirmed matters not counted / Protected stakeholders = people, animals, nature, and future generations. | Generated by: AI | As of: 2026-Q4 | Back to top