Unconscious Bias (Global)

Your brain is pretty brilliant. Consciously, it can process 40 pieces of information per second. But if that isn’t impressive enough, how about this. Running in the background, i.e subconsciously, it can process 11 MILLION bits of information. Wow.

Unfortunately, that does come with a downside. It takes shortcuts. Well, you, would, wouldn’t you?

Thanks to a combination of your culture, upbringing, and environment, we all have unconscious biases- our brain makes decisions for us, without us even realising. That might be hiring someone of your gender, giving a project to a friend rather than someone who is better suited to it or something else. It’s not your fault. We tend to favour others that share our values or are similar to us. But we do need to learn how to keep it in check, so that’s what this course will help us with.