E-learning provider launches unconscious bias course due to business demand
E-learning provider Learning Heroes says unconscious bias has become one of its most popular topics and in response to customer demand launched a course on the topic.
As diversity rises to the top of the business agenda, tackling unconscious bias has become a key priority for big companies.
E-learning provider Learning Heroes says unconscious bias has become one of its most popular topics. The company, which provides training material for many large corporates including Mercedes, Specsavers and Sainsbury’s, launched the course recently in response to customer demand.
Adam Kara, CEO, says: “Big companies are taking the whole diversity agenda very seriously. However they recognise that even with the best intentions, policies and procedures by themselves will only go so far and to bring about real change they have to tackle the issue of unconscious bias. They are using training as a way to raise awareness amongst staff at all levels and drive a more mindful approach to decision making.
“The problem is that bias is hard-wired into the human brain as a survival mechanism. We process a lot of information at an unconscious level - so for example, we respond more positively to people we perceive as being like us, which may be helpful in a life or death situation but not in the workplace. However by educating staff, they can take account of unconscious bias and make more informed choices.”
Learning Heroes’ whose mission is to save the world from boring e-learning, delivers courses on over 150 e-learning modules and more than 1,000 blend learning courses covering subject areas such as personal development, leadership and management, and health and well-being. It quadrupled its client base in 2016 by signing up over 200 new customers.