Undo Bias, Act Consciously

It is important that organizations help employees fight against bias in order to create work environments that support and encourage the differences in people. Unconscious bias can influence our work experiences and interactions, from hiring to performance reviews to promotions, as well as organizational culture. Unconscious bias can contribute to differences in the way people treat coworkers and create a less collaborative workplace that is not supportive of open communication and diverse ideas.

Unconscious Bias is a human state that transcends race, religion, gender, class and ethnicity. And even though it is very serious and topical subject, we decided to integrate some comedy clips and insightful games in this training to provide humor as a refreshing gateway to better understanding how our brains work. This course was co-written by Dr. Joel Freeman and Karen Felix.

Lesson Objectives/Learning Outcomes for Online Unconscious Bias Course:

• Raise awareness and appreciation of differences that exist in people and explore the diverse perspectives of others creating empathy and mutual respect.
• Increase awareness of the impact of subconscious negative opinions about various groups of people.
• Recognize, understand, communicate, and manage one's own feelings.
• Identify and redirect patterns of behavior with practical ideas for reducing hidden bias.
• Develop strategies and a "call to action" to reinforce and sustain learning beyond training.