Course Content
Introduction
Unconscious Bias is often a quick and inaccurate judgement based on limited facts and our own life experiences.
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Everyone is Biased
It’s important to understand that we all have unconscious biases.
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How Biases Are Formed?
Biases are shortcuts our brain’s make based on.
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What does this mean to me?
Think of those colleagues you feel comfortable around and work well with.
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Examine your Own Assumptions
Bias operates on quick judgements and making assumptions and by examining them more deeply is a good way to counter bias.
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Bias Can Come In Many Forms
Take a moment to think about a huge range of things that people might make assumptions about.
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Affinity Bias
Affinity bias is the inclination to favour people who are like us in some shape or form.
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Asking Questions
Asking questions is a great way to undermine assumptions based on bias.
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Reducing Stressful Situations
Remember that bias is a shortcut our brains use to come to rapid conclusions.
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Building an Inclusive Culture
What does an inclusive culture look like?
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Appreciate Everyone’s Contribution
An inclusive company creates an environment where all colleagues have an opportunity to add value.
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Take Action
Why not give yourself 15 minutes to gain an insight into your own potential unconscious biases.
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Why not give yourself 15 minutes to gain an insight into your own potential unconscious biases by taking an Implicit Association Test (IAT) https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html

There are several IAT’s to choose from and then you can reflect on your own results.  Encourage people who you frequently interact with to do the same.

Unconscious Bias