Unconscious Bias - What It Is And What To Do About It

Creating a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)

What you'll learn

Understand the meaning and significance of unconscious bias, and how it can affect workplace interactions and decisions.

Recognize common types of unconscious bias, such as affinity bias and confirmation bias.

Develop awareness of microaggressions and their impact on workplace culture and relationships.

Develop practical strategies to overcome unconscious biases and avoid microaggressions in the workplace.

Gain practical communication skills and easily applicable tools for avoiding bias, engaging in leUnderstand how to develop community agreements to foster trust.

Develop a personal action plan to apply learning from the training in the workplace

Requirements

A desire to understand and address unconscious bias is all you will need.

Description

Led by two experts with over 25 years each in fostering inclusive attitudes and workplaces, this training is designed to give you an understanding of unconscious bias and tools that can be used both to counter your own bias concepts and interrupt patterns of bias you might observe. By the end of this course you'll be able to better recognize and counteract the effects of interpersonal unconscious bias. The goal is to make a meaningful difference in adressing bias both in your live and in your workplace.Specifically, this training will help you:1. understand the meaning and significance of unconscious bias2. recognize common types of unconscious bias such as affinity bias and confirmation bias3. develop awareness of microaggressions and their impact on workplace culture4. identify personal biases and their potential to impact relationships and decisions5. develop practical strategies to overcome unconscious bias6. understand how to create community agreements and foster trust7. examine the role of language and communication in promoting inclusivity8. gain practical communication skills and tools like the spark method and9. develop a personal action plan to apply your learningJoin us in this journey to build a more inclusive and equitable workplace where everyone can thrive.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction - Course Overview

Lecture 2 Introduction - Who We Are

Lecture 3 Introduction - Our Approach

Section 2: Understanding Unconcsious Bias

Lecture 4 Introduction - Unconscious Bias Concepts

Lecture 5 Affinity Bias

Lecture 6 Halo Bias

Lecture 7 Confirmation Bias

Lecture 8 Beauty Bias

Lecture 9 Experiential Bias

Lecture 10 Credibility Bias

Lecture 11 Attribution Bias

Lecture 12 Anchoring Bias

Lecture 13 Conformity Bias

Lecture 14 Contrast Bias

Lecture 15 Availability Bias

Lecture 16 Victimhood Bias

Section 3: What Can We Do About Bias? Here Are Some Tools

Lecture 17 Tools: Self-Awareness

Lecture 18 Tools: Educate Yourself

Lecture 19 Tools: Reality Check with Others

Lecture 20 Tools: Foster Psychological Safety

Lecture 21 Tools: Interrupt Bias in Real Time

Lecture 22 Tools: Engage in Inclusive Decision-Making

Lecture 23 Tools: Embrace Inclusive Institutional Practices

Lecture 24 Tools: Track Diversity Data

Section 4: Community Agreements

Lecture 25 What is a Community Agreement?

Lecture 26 Why are Community Agreements Important?

Lecture 27 What are Elements of a Community Agreement?

Lecture 28 How do you Create a Community Agreement?

Section 5: Spark Conversations

Lecture 29 What are Spark Conversations?

Lecture 30 Why do Spark Conversations work?

Lecture 31 How to have a Spark Conversation - 1. Sharing

Lecture 32 How to have a Spark Conversation - 2. Reflecting

Lecture 33 How to have a Spark Conversation - 3. Growing

Section 6: Handling Microaggressions

Lecture 34 What is a microaggression?

Lecture 35 What can you do if you see a microaggression?

Lecture 36 What can you do if you commit a microaggression?

Lecture 37 What can you do if you experience a microaggression?

Section 7: Optional: Blooper Reel

Lecture 38 Blooper Reel

This course is for anyone who is interested in better understanding unconscious bias and how to address it.