Unconscious Bias Training for Scientific Leaders

Description

The term "bias" means partiality, inclination, prejudice. Unconscious biases are unconscious cognitive biases, such as automatic stereotypes, and other unconscious thought patterns that are deeply ingrained. They can lead to faulty biases in how we perceive and judge people or whole groups of people. Biases affect how we communicate and act in any situation - in what ways we can influence. An important step for this is to become aware of our very personally anchored biases; another, to become familiar with options for action and communication.

Objective

• Understand what unconscious bias means

• Awareness how own unconscious bias influences actions

• Strategies to deal with unconscious bias

Methods

• Short inputs by trainer

• Discussion

• Self reflection

• Group exercises

Content

When and where does unconscious bias play a role? When and how does our individual bias influence our perception and our actions? What exactly does "bias" mean anyway? And what does it have to do with leadership?

This interactive workshop gives participants the opportunity to investigate their own professional actions in their role as professors and to develop (individual) strategies for dealing with unconscious bias based on their own/practical examples.

Target Audience

Scientific Leaders (Postdocs and Academic Staff)

Zertifikat „Qualifizierung für Berufsfelder in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft"

Measures to secure the sustainable Transfer of Taught Knowledge / Skills

• Using examples from participants

• Developing action strategies to deal with unconscious bias

Qualification of the Instructor / Coach

Dr. Neela Enke holds a doctorate in Biology and has over 10 years experience as a researcher in several European research institutions and team leader in Academia and beyond. She is a coach for scientific and administrative staff, professors, team leaders and teams. As a trainer she offers workshops on supervision and leadership, conflict management, gender and diversity, unconscious bias as well as career development in Academia. She is also a trained mediator with a focus on conflicts in research organisations. She writes books and articles.