Addressing Unconscious Bias
Psychologists tell us that our unconscious biases are simply our natural people preferences - for people who look like us, sound like us and share our interests. Social psychologists call this phenomenon "social categorization” whereby we routinely, and rapidly, sort people into groups. We use these processes very effectively (we call it intuition) but the categories we use to sort people are not logical, modern or perhaps even legal. Put simply, our neurology takes us to the very brink of bias and poor decision making.
Managing unconscious bias is not just of benefit to others. If we can control and manage our unconscious biases it releases cognitive and emotional resources. These resources lead to better/fairer decision making and enhanced problem solving, increased ability to think in novel situations, better logical reasoning and more persistence.
To address these unconscious bias, TCGEL (formerly WiSER) ran a series of Unconscious Bias Workshops/Public lectures based on a a cascade process:
Learn more about unconscious bias:
Instituto CERCA Video
Pepperdine University
OnlinePsychology@Pepperdine published a detailed infographic that provides actionable strategies that can help groups overcome prejudice. You can read "Confronting Prejudice: How to Protect Yourself and Help Others" here: https://onlinepsych.pepperdine.edu/blog/prejudice-discrimination-coping-skills/