Unconscious Bias: 03. Overcoming Unconscious Bias

In this elearning course, Overcoming Unconscious Bias, you'll learn why it is so difficult to avoid making unconscious decisions, and how to change that. You'll discover how our brains make unconscious decisions and determine the outcome of events based on our experiences. We'll also discuss what an unconscious bias is and the types of bias we encounter in daily life. We'll talk about methods to examine your own potential biases, accountability, and how to get to the root of your biases to overcome them. This course will help you develop your awareness of the role of unconscious bias, and use what you've learned to begin a lifelong practice of making conscious decisions. Part of the Unconscious Bias series, this course includes a video lesson, downloadable student materials and a short quiz to check your comprehension.

Learning objectives:

• Recognize instances of unconscious bias. Test yourself to uncover personal biases. Identify the root cause of your bias to overcome it