breaking through unconscious bias, stanford bus 135
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Breaking Through Unconscious Bias
Ellen Petry Leanse @chep2m
We all have it.
It can be managed. The first step is understanding. Curiosity helps us override it.
It is a practice.
(some reassurance)
Ellen Petry Leanse, @chep2m
HOW CAN WE CHANGE IT?
1. Accept the reality: we all have it.
Ellen Petry Leanse, @chep2m
“I’m a racist. Also a bigot.”— Sarah Milstein,
innovation coach,feminist, expert on racial &
gender bias in the workplace.
Ellen Petry Leanse, @chep2m
2. Understand its history: it helped us long ago.
Ellen Petry Leanse, @chep2m
HOW CAN WE CHANGE IT?
3. Like a lot of old, foundational code, it’s hard to rewrite.
Ellen Petry Leanse, @chep2m
HOW CAN WE CHANGE IT?
4. The first step is awareness (congrats).
Ellen Petry Leanse, @chep2m
HOW CAN WE CHANGE IT?
5. Take deliberate small steps:• Curiosity: questions over answers• Pauses• Challenge your “story”: what else
might be happening? • Invite others to do the same
HOW CAN WE CHANGE IT?
6. Mix it up: diversify.
HOW CAN WE CHANGE IT?
Ellen Petry Leanse, @chep2m
HOW CAN WE CHANGE IT?
Ellen Petry Leanse, @chep2m
HOW CAN WE CHANGE IT?
7. Be patient. Repeat.
Ellen Petry Leanse, @chep2m
HOW CAN WE CHANGE IT?