Invisible Influences - Unconscious Bias Training
WE ALL WEAR LENSES OF BIAS THAT WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WE HAVE
One of the problems with most "unconscious bias" training is that it can create defensiveness. Nobody wants to be accused of being "biased" or prejudiced. Rather than taking an honest look inside to reflect, many tend to dig in, raise a shield, and say "back off!"
We use the everyday imagery of "lenses" that we all wear in some shape and color. These lenses were placed on us by our family of origin and experiences in our lives. We now wear them, but often don't even know they're there. They are more visible to others than they are to ourselves. Our brains have become adjusted to the slight distortion so that our perception of reality is just not quite clear.
this is heart training
At Wolf Prairie, we believe in teaching the heart first. Unless people are impacted at the heart level, there is little chance of impacting the mind and behavior. This program causes participants to see things clearly, and helps motivate them to take action to retrain their brains with new ways of seeing the world and others.
training that works
As armchair neuroscientists, we've built in learning techniques designed to result in real changes in thinking and behavior.
Because we are deeply opposed to lecturing, we make each workshop interactive, discussion based, and even fun.
We use pre-workshop videos and video worksheets, video clips, interactive exercises, and tangible examples that help to make the experience memorable and impactful.
Each participant receives a fun pair of glasses with colored lenses to take home as an everyday desktop reminder to create ongoing awareness.
We've also created a set of "brain training" cards for use following the workshop to aid in rerouting old ways of thinking and retraining our brains to overcome the invisible influences most have had since childhood.
training options
- Live in-person facilitator-led workshops.
- Live virtual (Zoom) workshops.
- Managers only option/additional module.
- Online self-paced training.
