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Identifying and overcoming biases
Cognitive biases present a thorny challenge for DEI&B because we’re all influenced by biases but are largely unaware of their existence. Given that they operate at an automatic, subconscious level, being made aware that our judgements and behaviour can be influenced by biases does little to improve the quality of judgements or behaviours. The best you can do is recognise that we’re all influenced by biases, actively try to spot biases in each other’s’ thinking, and then change those faulty assumptions before they have an unfair impact on decisions and outcomes.
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