What is unconscious bias?
‘Unconscious bias refers to a bias of which we are unaware and which happens outside of our control. It is a bias that happens automatically and is triggered by our brain making quick judgments and assessments of people and situations, influenced by our background, cultural environment and personal experiences.'
Hidden biases have the power to undermine and derail our desire to act justly, and fairly towards other people and lots of areas in our decision making. eg, when it comes to recruitment, promotion, and openness to new sources of ideas. It is possible to be unconsciously biased regarding disability, religion, race, gender, age, social class, and more.
We will be using the video resources for introducing unconscious bias which is now available on the Methodist Church Website.
The resources can be found at: Introduction to Unconscious Bias – for church councils, circuit meetings and other groups - Methodist Church
The online session will include watching the videos and joining in small group conversation/reflection following each of the 3 video clips.
The reading/study material which is required before and after the session will be sent to participants a week before the session. When booking your place, please select which session you will be attending.
