Defeating Unconscious Bias: 5 Strategies

This course uses realistic vignettes to highlight the impact of hidden biases on workplace interactions, provides a practical definition of implicit bias and equips learners with five actionable strategies to counter unintentional (and intentional) expressions of bias.

Increase psychological safety and create a more respectful and inclusive workplace by promoting allyship, bystander intervention, and courageous conversations across dimensions of diversity. The purpose is to address the hidden biases that can affect hiring, promoting and team building and general workplace interactions. Based on the work of renowned author and speaker, Sondra Thiederman, Ph.D., Defeating Unconscious Bias meets high accessibility standards, including an alternate track with audio descriptions, captions, transcripts, and tab features that enable learners to engage according to their preferences. The engaging combination of video scenarios, activities, and exercises reinforces learners' understanding, culminating in a 10-question quiz.

Topics covered are:

• Explain why we all have blind spot biases
• Determine how to apply 5 practical anti-bias strategies
• Identify and disrupt biases through actionable skills

This course includes:

• Approximately 30 minutes of video lessons.
• Downloadable templates and resources to help you apply what you've learned.
• A quiz with multiple-choice questions to check your understanding.