Demystifying Unconscious Bias

This short video aims to help the viewer understand what unconscious bias is, how the brain plays a role in its manifestations, and realize its impact on people and organizations.

This video will also talk about different types of biases, and ways to mitigate them in order to build a truly inclusive workplace.

This video was created by our group for our "Understanding Human Behavior in Organizations" subject in the University of Asia and the Pacific, where we are taking up graduate studies. :-)

Looking forward to your likes and comments!

All our references are cited in the video, no copyright infringement intended.
All 2D animation was created and edited using Animaker.

[kwentongkotse]

I totally agree with this. Biases are ingrained to our being. These biases enable our brains to learn and form our own set of values. These values allow us to interact with others positively and sometimes negatively. I remember the allegory of the cave by plato wherein he tells that our own set of beliefs about what and how the world is are formed through the environment/society we live in. These beliefs allow us to act or react to certain situations almost instantaneously. For instance when we were babies we have no concept of what to fear until we see our parents, siblings react to a cockroach thus forming in our brains that cockroaches are scary

[olliesangalang]

I love it! "If you have a brain, you are biased" totally true!

[kristinejoydurandar]

Wow! I totally agree with this insight!

[samantha]

It's so easy to give in to our biases, especially if you're not even aware that you have them in the first place. These biases will inevitably affect our decisions and would ultimately impact our work place. This video made me realize that there are indeed some instances when I tend to be unknowingly biased, and so indentifying and accepting these would enable me to have better judgment for future decisions.

[alronic]

We all have unconscious biases. What's important is we learn how to slow down before we get to the point of stereotyping.