Unconscious Bias

Unconscious Bias

An open magazine reveals a woman wearing a hijab and headphones on one page, with de-bias technology illustrations mapping the faces of three individuals on the opposite page.
By designing smart systems, we can help ourselves live up to our best intentions — and perform even better in our workplaces.
In a split image, Taleb's surgeon stands confidently alongside two diverse medical professionals: a woman in a hijab and a woman with glasses, each wearing stethoscopes.
The truly talented are those who got to where they are despite preconceived expectations.
Neuroscience of rivalry: Fans of England experience intense celebration after their win over Switzerland.
For better teamwork, take a lesson from research into soccer fans who put aside their tribalism.
boys
Education has a global bias against boys.
Women have made incredible gains into STEM fields, but they continue to face gender biases in the workplace.
youth
Today’s young people are intelligent and kind, but they are overworked and burned out.
John Templeton Foundation
naive realism
We tend to assume our view of the world is objective and accurate rather than subjective and biased — which is what it really is.
inclusion in the workplace
Learning and development leaders can play a key role in fostering inclusion in the workplace, improving creativity and innovation in the process.
One-line drawings of people's faces
Implicit bias may be outside your conscious control, but that doesn’t mean change is.
implicit bias training
There's still hope for implicit bias training, research shows.
diversity training
Diversity training is easy to get wrong. Here's how to build an effective program.