Unconscious Bias Training Add name of presenter © BCS 2014

Introductions and welcome Please add a picture and bullet points highlighting something about you and 1 thing that no one knows about you. © BCS 2014

Objectives – Why are you all here and why is this important? What is Unconscious Bias. Why does it matter? How are Biases formed? How does Unconscious Bias show up in the work place and possibly within the Institute? Identifying our own attitudes to diversity difference. Investigating specific case studies. The impact of Unconscious Bias on our organisation. How can each of us personally make a difference within the institute? 3 © BCS 2014 3

Vision Diverse membership is good for our organisation and industry Say more about the vision here Talk about why our organisation is doing this UB training Legal drivers – 2010 Equality Act Protected characteristics: age, gender, race, disability, marriage/civil partnership, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity But biases apply beyond legal categories: eg physique /capabilities, political/scientific beliefs, dress codes & appearance, health conditions (inc mental health), education, income group Belief 4 © BCS 2014

Exercise 1: Exercise Time! This exercise is designed to help you understand and audit your own attitudes, It is important that you are completely honest in order to benefit. 5 5

What the Quiz results indicate 80 OR ABOVE:, you probably value diversity and are able to work with people who are different from yourself. You are willing to change your behaviour so it does not negatively influence others. Use this opportunity to think how you can use your experience and attitude to help others. There is always room for improvement so also use the chance to reflect upon your own biases and their effects. What can you do to help move the Institute forward? 50-80: you are headed in the right direction, but there is much room for improvement. You are aware of biases but are reluctant to address the behavior of others. Use this opportunity to feel empowered to make changes. Start to make changes in the goal setting part of this training. Take on the challenge! 50 OR BELOW: you probably experience much difficulty working in a multi-cultural setting. It seems you find it difficult to realize when you exhibit offensive behavior and accept stereotypical behavior as fact. Use this opportunity to reflect upon your biases and how they impact others. 6 6

What is unconscious bias? The Oxford dictionary lists the word bias as: Prejudice, partiality, inclination, leaning, bent, disposition, propensity, tendency and proclivity. Bias is an inflexible positive or negative belief about a particular category of people. When talking about people …. 7 © BCS 2014 7

How are Biases formed? “Both history and societal factors play a crucial role in providing the content of schemas, which are programmed through culture, media, and the material context.” Binna Kandola 8 © BCS 2014 8

What about you? – How were your values formed? Exercise 2: Family Values Please share a story that grew out of your family background. Examples: a story about how the family arrived in this country: a tale of a colourful relative; an anecdote about a crisis or achievement that happened within the family. Maybe you have a story about a member of family that served in a different country in a war? Spend 5 minutes thinking about it for sharing with the group.

Why is this important? Our world has changed. Creating an inclusive environment for all people: Its not just about acting fairly toward women, people of different race or sexual orientation or age. It’s about raising awareness of the way we interact with individuals & how to make the most of that connection. Enhancing the quality of our relationships, raising productivity and improving engagement to obtain better results. Creating a gold standard for how all should behave.

The Fairer Sex, Jose vs Joe, Binna Kandola The Fairer Sex, Jose vs Joe, Binna Kandola Films for if you have the time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhVOdsWI88U – Part 1 - 7.17mins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iA3vGtMctUU – Part 2 – 9.24 mins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCu4m4FBisA – Binna Kandola http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/02/jose-joe-job-discrimination_n_5753880.html The presenter could run some of these films and have a guided discussion session afterwards if there is time. © Tectre Ltd 2014

What does working in a inclusive environment give? Raising your awareness benefits you in the following ways: Ensures your ability to build effective and productive teams. Raises awareness of how you interact with others and how that can influence the results you get. Ensures ethical and unbiased recruitment of resources. Allows you be part of making our organisation a place where people want to volunteer Reduce the risk of litigation for yourself and the organisation.

How might Unconscious Bias effect those working at the in our organisation? Exercise 3: Please get into groups and read through the case studies. Please discuss: What do you believe are the key issues highlighted in the case studies? How did it affect the individuals? If this had happened in our organisation, what would have been the impact? Points to think about and discuss: What are the key issues? How would you react if you were a onlooker? How could the situation be handled more effectively? If this had happened at (Insert your Company), what would have been the impact? You can also consider these questions if you have the time Had you been the person in the study how would you have dealt with the situation? How would you react in this situation if you were a onlooker? What will you do to help our organisation as a whole to tackle such problems?

What can you do Understand Unconscious and Implicit Bias Becoming Mindful Become more aware of your thoughts. Examine what you think. Explore your attitude to diversity. Be vigilant of your behaviour by observation. Take the Implicit Bias test at. https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/ Taking Personal Action – What can You do? Think about one thing you could do to help the organisation become more diverse and inclusive, to help the vision become a reality. Look back at your questionnaires and reflect on the result

Summary. We all have unconscious biases which started forming from childhood. Behaviours and words are not biased; it is our attitudes which are biased. Bias can affect judgment and behavior outside of conscious awareness With knowledge comes power, we CAN choose to change our attitude and behave differently. Failure to change our attitudes can result in litigation and financial loss and damage to the reputation of the Institute. People are now using this knowledge to be aware of the impact of their biases.

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