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Hi I'm John, and I'm biased.
I am not the only one. You are too.
In
fact all human beings are born with a set of biases and mental
shortcuts that help us survive and deal with the world around us.
In
the past such biases were vital to survival. We didn't need to worry
about being fair and inclusive when we were living in caves; we were
more concerned with finding the next woolly mammoth and avoiding being
eaten by lions. Issues such as creating a diverse community were way
down our priority list.
Times have changed. Now we live and work
in a multicultural global environment and need to broaden our vision
beyond our own narrow bias-filled perspectives. This isn't easy, and in
fact a lot of biases will persist even if you are aware of them and
intellectually believe they are wrong ... but we can only manage what
we're aware of, and in this podcast we discuss what unconscious bias is
and how as learning and development professionals we can improve our
understanding of our own biases in order to improve our performance. |