Why Unconscious Bias Training Sets Your DEI Program Up to Fail

Gjain889922 Mar, 2023Business

Companies around the world have long relied on Unconscious Bias Training as a cornerstone of their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, but research on its effectiveness is mixed at its most optimistic. The training often raises awareness of neural processing while failing to teach participants actionable strategies or holding them accountable for change. Lucy Taksa from Deakin University, contends that this approach ultimately holds companies to low standards and sets their DEI programs up to fail.