Conversations About: Bias
Anna Maria’s latest blog post: 3 Steps to Dismantle Your Biases
Plus books we recommend…
Everyday Bias: Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Judgements in Our Daily Lives, by Howard J. Ross
Ross looks at the unconscious biases we carry within us and how it impacts our everyday decisions in our professional and personal lives. The aim is to help readers understand how to overcome and identify unconscious biases in their lives.
Whistling Vivaldi: how stereotypes affect us and what we can do, by Claude M. Steele
Social psychology Claude Steele sheds light on how pervasive stereotypes can influence behavior and performance, and how they can perpetuate ourselves if we choose to not recognize them.
Blind Spot: Hidden Biases of Good People, by Mahzarin R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald
Blindspot examines hidden biases discovered through Harvard’s Implicit Association Tests and explains the science behind it. The aim is to gain awareness to broaden our perspectives and attempt to consciously handle our hidden biases.
Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do, by Jennifer L. Eberhardt, PhD
Insights on unconscious bias and how they are ingrained in every one of us. Eberhardt addresses racial bias and the consequences of prejudices, and how it is present at all levels of society in media, education, and business.
Reading
TED Talks
Sir Ken Robinson discusses what kills creativity in schools, as well as why it is critical to revive it and how we can design a better system for it.
Sir Ken Robinson outlines the principles we need for our minds to flourish, and why the current education system is undermining our capabilities.
How body language shapes the way people perceive us, and how “power posing” can be an asset to building and boosting confidence.
Brené Brown shares her research on vulnerability and human connection in order to further understand our world.
A discussion on how race and gender bias can be combined to create more harm – a phenomenon described as “intersectionality.”
Cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky shares examples of how language does, in fact, shape the way we think.
Dame Ellen MacArthur describes her travels sailing around the world alone, with insights on how she views the world and proposes a different economic system based on circularity.
How classical music can unleash new possibilities, new experiences, and new connections.
Jill Bolte Taylor’s story on how she could observe how her brain worked after a stroke she had.
Psychiatrist Robert Waldinger discusses his insights as the Director of a 75-year-old study on adult development, with valuable lessons on happiness and satisfaction.
How do our emotions affect our actions, health, career, and happiness? Psychologist Susan David discusses the value of sharing emotional truth and the powerful strategies behind emotional agility.
Ecologist Suzanne Simard presents her research in Canadian forests and the complex social lives of trees.
Through Louie Schwartzberg’s time-lapse photography, this talk serves as a powerful meditation on daily gratitude.
John Koenig loves finding words that express our unarticulated feelings -- like "lachesism," the hunger for disaster, and "sonder," the realization that ever...
David Brooks presents a case on our current social crisis, defined by isolation and fragmentation, and how we can find our way out of it.
Barry Schwartz outlines what truly motivates people to work, and how our current way of working is unhealthy and unsustainable.
Organizations
The International Coach Federation (ICF) is a leading global organization that provides independent certification and builds a worldwide network of trained coaching professionals.
The Institute of Coaching is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing coaching research, education, and practice through research grants.
The Institute that coined the term “NeuroLeadership,” thereby providing a more scientific approach towards growing soft skills that will resonate more with business leaders.
The Cambridge Center for Social Innovation brings together sectors of business, civil society, policy and academia to build best practices for a more sustainable world.
The Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR) articles covers a whole range of social issues to merge together theory and practice founded in business, social entrepreneurship, non-profits, and the government sector.
The International Leadership Association (ILA) is a worldwide community that provides a wide range of leadership resources for its members, partners, and the public.
ReSurge International is a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing access to surgical care around the world, for the poor, by educating early-career reconstructive surgeons.
The Gestalt International Study Center is an educational nonprofit organization that offers advanced professional training worldwide for leaders, consultants, coaches, and therapists.
The Society for Organization Learning North America provides leadership programs to help teams and organizations achieve their goals and aspirations for a better society.