PCMA Convening Leaders made something clear. Human capacity is now a defining factor in how events are experienced, not a secondary consideration. People arrive carrying prior strain, and environments either support integration or quietly require override.

This article explores what became visible at PCMA, how a neurodiversity-informed lens reveals early signals, and why events are uniquely positioned to lead by designing for human capacity under acceleration.

AI didn't create the strain you're feeling. It revealed it. What many are experiencing now—constant urgency, scattered focus, quiet exhaustion—is what happens when pace exceeds human capacity to integrate. Strain is signal, not failure. And once you can see it clearly, new choices become possible.

I started seeing a pattern five years ago that most people are only now beginning to recognize. What began as trying to support my neurodivergent son revealed something much bigger: the fractal nature of human capacity under acceleration.