Unconscious Bias: Recognizing and Reducing Prejudices and Stereotypes

People tend to classify their fellow human beings into a pre-defined category system and evaluate them on that basis - but why is that? This course deals with unconscious cognitive distortions and other unconscious thought patterns - such as prejudice and stereotypes - along with their causes. Participants will get to know various forms of unconscious bias - such as name bias, affinity bias and confirmation bias - and also receive some helpful tips on how to deal with them in a reflective way in their professional life.