CPD Workshop - Cognitive Bias, Inclusion and Diversity

Invisible thinking traps

A bat and ball cost £1.10. The ball costs £1 more than the bat. How much does the bat cost? Unless you’ve seen this before, you’re likely to answer 10p… which is wrong! (* see bottom of page). This is an example of a cognitive bias. 10p sounds so obviously right that we don’t bother to check our thinking.

"If you have a brain, you’re biased”

Research shows that we can’t avoid being biased - it’s hard-wired into the human operating system.

What's your view? Would you like to find out more?

Join us at this workshop, led and delivered by Tom Flatau, a specialist in neuroscience and a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management.

We will be exploring how cognitive bias could affect our performance and decision-making and what we could do to develop strategies and habits accordingly.

Learning Objectives

Delegates will be able to:

• Understand how the major systems in the brain work together and can sometimes lead us astray;
• Combat the corrosive prevalence of negativity, and restore balance;
• Become aware of the key touchpoints in your day when you are at the mercy of making bad decisions;
• Develop strategies and habits to mitigate bias to get optimum performance.

* the correct answer is 5p.