Unconscious Bias - Inclusive Group

Sasha Scott and Zoe, from My Gworks took us through this wonderful session. 

A picture of chess board, 'The Queens Gambit'.

Learning and unlearning; thinking and rethinking. Think more deeply. Build knowledge on bias. 

Iceberg is a metaphor for Diversity, it is multifaceted. 

Iceberg is intersectional. There is movement among all these things. It is about increasing representation. It is about you and me about human being.

Inclusion is different from diversity. You don't want to be just accepted or tolerated but welcomed. There is a choice about inclusion. A verb is a doing word. It is a choice, that we make. 

Put I before D; Inclusive people  would  work with purpose, care, empathy. 2021 would be year of accountability.

Bias is the human condition. We tend to see it everywhere, it can be positive or negative. We see it around us, and we don't see it within ourselves.

If only we see it within ourselves. It is important to accept it, to own it, to bring about changes. 

Past experiences, family, surrounding effect our bias. 

We are always a little biased. System 1 is driving without thinking and System 2 is thinking and driving. We have an obligation to check our bias. We should not demonize it.

Question: If a bull and a bear together cost 1 dollar and 10 cent, and the bull cost 1 dollar more than bear, what is the cost of bear?

Bias vs. stereotypes.

Stereotypes are patterns of expectation.

We should be consciously inclusive. Stress triggers the bias. We are always stressed the most now.

Biases could be of various types:

Affinity bias - I like people who are like me,

Confirmation bias is when I need evidence, need to feel safe.

Status bias is when I like people only of a particular status

Sunflower bias is about power. Someone in an influential position

Everybody should feel safe to disagree. We get more ideas then. 

How do we manage bias:

Conscious inclusion is needed; and we can do it:

Go an make connection with whom you did not talk for some time. Story telling helps.

Read 'Think Again' by Adam Grant.

https://waiyancan.com/summary-think-again-adam-grant/