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Unconscious Bias is the biggest disabler of diversity, and number one enemy of innovation PURPOSE OF THE COURSE: In an era where different thinking and innovation are key to secure bottom-line results, our unconscious preferences for people who are like us severely challenge our intentions to create diversified and inclusive work places. To harness the potential of diversity and create innovative teams free from discrimination, we have to take full control of our business decisions. And to that, we must become aware of our unconscious bias LIVING INSTITUTE happily invites you to participate in this half-day seminar. This will allow you to:

• Experience your own blind spots • Acquire a constructive and objective language to talk about

unconscious bias • Be able to identify where in your organization unconscious bias exist

and the effects it has • Develop initial skills based on best-practices to mitigate unwanted

biases and reduce employee turnover

Unconscious Bias Training - taking control of business decisions and enhancing diversity by mitigating unconscious bias

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______________ Date: 10th May 2018 Place:

Strandgade 4a, Copenhagen K, 1401 Denmark Time: 09.00 - 12.30 Language: English or Danish Target Group: Managers Recruiters HR And everybody else with a brain Participants: 16 Price: DKK 2.850 exclusive VAT DKK 3.562 including VAT ______________ Contact & Registration: Kasper J. Knudsen kjk@livinginstitute.com +45 29 80 12 69

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WHAT IS ‘UNCONSCIOUS BIAS’? Our brain automatically tells us that we are safe with people who look, think and act similar to us. That was our survival trick on the savannah and still is useful most of the time today. The brain uses short-cuts to navigate an incredible amount of information which leads us to make snap decisions about who we prefer and who we avoid. These automatic preferences and prejudices are what we call ‘biases’. As such, unconscious bias is the #1 contributor to a homogenous work environment and sameness thinking, thus a disabler of diversity and an enemy of innovation. TESTIMONIAL FROM PREVIOUS PARTICIPANT: “LIVING INSTITUTE’s workshop on Unconscious Bias is an eye-opener in relation to a subject which is otherwise difficult to handle. The workshop is professionally executed and participants leave the workshop with a better understanding of themselves and their workplace“

- Tove Degnbol, Danish Ambassador ABOUT US: For 14 years LIVING INSTITUTE has been known to create lasting impactful changes in mind-sets and behaviours by infusing diversity intelligence – and the common denominator has been to avoid the minefields of unconscious biases. ABOUT THE FACILITATOR: Kasper Jelsbech Knudsen, PhD in anthropology, Chief Consultant. Though based in Denmark, Kasper has lived, worked, and studied in various countries, among others Ghana, USA, Cuba, and Nepal. Kasper specializes in cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary collaborations. Having recently completed his PhD dissertation, Kasper’s research has centered on the concept of culture and how people on different continents by applying cultural intelligence can enhance collaboration and bridge national and cultural differences. In his work, Kasper himself has collaborated with a wide range of people, businesses, organizations, and institutions. Moreover, Kasper is an experienced educator and knowledge communicator and working with inclusive leadership programs. As Chief Consultant, Kasper draws from his practical and theoretical knowledge of how to promote cultural diversity in a work environment by facilitating counselling, workshops and training, in addition Kasper is a brilliant and entertaining keynote speaker.

Kasper Jelsbech Knudsen, Chief consultant at LIVING INSTITUTE, PhD in anthropology