Unconscious Bias

Overview

Learn to recognize and address unconscious bias through this comprehensive 10-hour course that explores the psychological foundations and workplace implications of implicit prejudices. Define various types of unconscious biases including confirmation bias, affinity bias, and attribution bias while examining their origins in cognitive shortcuts and social conditioning. Discover how these biases become embedded in decision-making processes and influence everything from hiring practices to performance evaluations. Develop personal strategies for confronting your own unconscious biases through self-reflection exercises and awareness-building techniques. Analyze the significant effects of unconscious bias in workplace environments, including impacts on diversity, inclusion, team dynamics, and organizational culture. Master the implementation of unconscious bias training programs by learning instructional design principles, facilitation techniques, and methods for creating psychologically safe learning environments. Acquire essential skills for handling unconscious bias-related complaints in professional settings, including investigation procedures, conflict resolution strategies, and appropriate corrective actions that promote accountability while maintaining workplace relationships.

Syllabus

Define various types of unconscious biases.
Identify where these biases come from and how they are engrained in our decision making.
Successfully confront unconscious bias individually.
Identify the effects of unconscious biases in the workplace.
Exhibit how to implement an unconscious bias-based training in the workplace.
Identify the steps for handling an unconscious bias-based complaint at work.