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- | ====== A short story to reveal our bias and stereotypes ====== | + | ====== A short story to reveal our biases ====== |
===== Objectives ===== | ===== Objectives ===== | ||
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Start the storytelling : | Start the storytelling : | ||
- | //"Imagine... | + | //"Imagine...// |
- | You’re late to catch a flight | + | //You’re late to catch a flight// |
- | You rush through the airport | + | //You rush through the airport// |
- | You pass the security check | + | //You pass the security check// |
- | You run to the gate | + | //You run to the gate// |
- | You step on the plane just as they close the door behind you. | + | //You step on the plane just as they close the door behind you.// |
- | The pilot steps out of the cockpit to say "Hi!" | + | //The pilot steps out of the cockpit to say "Hi!"// |
- | You get to your destination. | + | //You get to your destination.// |
- | You go to a local restaurant. | + | //You go to a local restaurant// |
- | and you have the best meal of your life. | + | //and you have the best meal of your life.// |
- | You really enjoy this. | + | //You really enjoy this.// |
- | At the table next to you there is a couple happily celebrating their anniversary. | + | //At the table next to you, there is a couple happily celebrating their anniversary.// |
- | The next morning you go to the biggest technology conference in the world. | + | //The next morning you go to the biggest technology conference in the world.// |
- | The director of the best technology start-up of this year take the stage to speak."// | + | //The director of the best technology start-up of this year take the stage to speak."// |
- | Invite the participants to remind the picture they have in mind of the story and to open their eyes again. | + | Invite the participants to remind the pictures they have in mind and to open their eyes again. |
Ask them : | Ask them : | ||
* In your mental image, was the pilot black ? Raise your hand if the pilot was black. | * In your mental image, was the pilot black ? Raise your hand if the pilot was black. | ||
* Was the married couple two men ? Two women ? | * Was the married couple two men ? Two women ? | ||
- | * The director of the technology start-up was a woman ? | + | * Was the director of the technology start-up a woman ? |
Give the speech to some participants that would like to react. | Give the speech to some participants that would like to react. | ||
- | Conclude by reminding that it is Ok if one, or even all, of their answers was/were "no" because our brain creates images of what is familiar. The exercise is not made for us to judge ourselves and feel guilty but to realize our biases in order to work on them. As a matter a state : the more we train ourselves to see counter examples of what we are used to, the more we can fight our own biases and prejudices. | + | Conclude by reminding that it is Ok if one, or even all, of their answers was/were "no" because our brain creates images with what is familiar to us. This exercise is not made for us to judge ourselves and feel guilty but to acknowledge our biases in order to work on them. |
+ | In fact : the more we train ourselves to see counter-examples of what we are used to, the more we can fight our own biases and prejudices. | ||
===== Material required ===== | ===== Material required ===== |