Claude Cormier Biography: Nursery Salesman - Teamwork [2 of 8]

As a teen, Cormier worked in a nursery in Québec City one summer and became the top salesperson out of the 100-member sales force. He was partnered with the business owner’s son who had trisomy. The fellow’s disability did not inhibit the pair. In fact, they were a strong team that was built on trust and the sum was greater than its parts. This informed Cormier’s design approach for addressing the disabled so that they were part of the solution and not viewed as a problem to be pushed to the sides.