Unconscious Bias 101
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Unconscious Bias 101

Identify common types of biases and how bias affects workplace decisions.

Symmetra
Updated Jul 27, 2024

What you'll learn

  • Define and explain what unconscious bias is
  • Recognise how it affects workplace decisions
  • Understand how unconscious bias affects our decisions
  • Identify common types of bias
  • Apply strategies to disrupt unconscious bias
Course Description

When did you quickly judge someone you just met, perhaps without realising it?

Every organisation aims to attract diverse talent and build high-performing teams. Yet, hidden mental processes can hinder effective collaboration with different people.

These processes are unconscious biases - automatic social stereotypes formed without our awareness. The challenge is acknowledging that everyone has unconscious bias; no one is an exception.