This is the last in a 5-part series I've been doing on unconscious bias. These are made up of episodes 121, 122, 123, 124, and 125. I wanted to share some of the content of my in-person/Zoom three-hour unconscious bias workshop. In Episode 121, I provided an introduction, and in 122, I did most of the background section, in 123 I finished the background and then talked about unconscious bias purpose and description. In 124, I walked through two segments titled “Filters, Lenses, & Worldviews” and also “Types of Biases. Then in this last one I share strategies to help us do better. I also have resources below. I hope you have enjoyed this series! Enjoy the summer.

Videos:

Check Our Bias to Wreck Our Bias (The New York Times): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8ZFDqzAmEE&t=2s

To Reduce Implicit Bias, Build Friendships that Cross the Racial Divide (The New York Times): https://www.facebook.com/nytimes/videos/10151017214134999/

Press PAUSE to Disrupt Bias – Conclusion (Cook Ross): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btuHeIM7nBU

ASSESSMENT: Harvard Project Implicit Bias Tests: https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/

BOOK: Everyday Bias: Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Judgments in Our Daily Lives

MODEL: Use a Cook Ross tool called PAUSE:

• Pay attention to what's actually happening beneath the judgments and assessments.

• Acknowledge your own reactions, interpretations, and judgments.

• Understand the other reactions, interpretations, and judgments that may be possible.

• Search for the most empowering, productive way to deal with the situation.

• Execute your action plan.