Unconscious Workplace Bias - Infopro Learning

Course
Overview

Bias can be personal, cultural and institutional, and most often it is invisible to those who have it. We all have bias, and our unconscious mind is often more powerful than we may think. And this often has an impact (overt or subtle) on our workplace decisions and relationships.

The good news is that there are ways to identify, disrupt and offset implicit bias on a personal and social level, procedural and systems level, and eventually on a structural level.

This workshop focuses on the implicit attitudes or stereotypes that shape how we engage others and make decisions in the workplace. It provides an understanding of how bias is formed in our unconscious, and specifically focuses on four kinds of unconscious bias in the workplace:

Affinity bias,
Confirmation bias,
Social comparison bias, and
Attribution error

Using the Harvard Implicit Association Test, the workshop facilitates a self-examination of a variety biases that influence how we interact and behave around various groups of people. This program is focused on raising awareness of unconscious bias and steps individuals can take to prevent biased attitudes and behaviors from interfering with workplace decisions and interactions.

Business Impact

Employees will develop a deeper awareness of unconscious biases and the detrimental impact they can have on business outcomes.
Employees develop a positive and authentic way to openly discuss perceptions of bias in their workplace.

Employees feel more comfortable sharing their own perceptions of bias, exclusion and marginalization in the workplace.

Employees who may have felt marginalized or excluded have an opportunity to feel “seen” and “heard.”

Authentic dialogue leads to productive action focused on created an engaging and energising 
work environment, which drives productivity.
 
Engagement and retention of high-potential employees is enhanced when they perceive their work environment to be equitable.

Learning Journey

						    Pre-Learning
							Complete the Harvard 
Implicit Association
Test
Self-reflection
Questionnaire

							
							
						 

							  Workshops
							 

							    
							     What is Unconscious Bias?
             
								 
								 The brain science
of bias
 Types of bias
Bias-based exclusion
and marginalization
The personal/
professional cost of
“bias blindness”
The business case for 
acknowledging 
unconscious bias

								  
					         

							  
							    Productive Dialogue
about Unconscious
Bias
							    
								How to authentically
and productively
discuss bias with
colleagues
How to positively
confront different
perspectives
How to avoid the 
“downward spiral”
of blame, shame and
judgement

					         

							    
							    Taking Action to Eliminate 
Unconscious Bias
								
								Perception of bias can be 
as hurtful as the reality
We can’t eliminate
what we don’t
acknowledge
Importance of tangible 
action to minimize bias
How will we measure 
progress?
Action planning	

					         

						    Post-Work
							30-60-90 Day Personal
and Group Action Plan
Reviews 
Follow-up vILT session
for further dialogue
(optional)
 

							
					     