Lisa Jobson is an EW Group consultant and specialist in talent management and consulting. In this blog, she discusses the potential virtual reality (VR) offers in increasing the impact of unconscious bias training.
Following the Black Lives Matter movement, unconscious bias (or implicit bias) training has gained further momentum in the business world. Alongside this, technological advances are changing the way that training is delivered. Virtual reality (VR) is an immersive way of enhancing training effectiveness and engagement with attendees which is being adopted across many industries, including unconscious bias training.
Offering training delegates the opportunity to virtually put them themselves into someone else’s shoes, VR is a useful tool to highlight the racism, sexism or discrimination faced by disabled people for example, in an engaging way to support unconscious bias training.
Read the full blog post to learn more about the research behind unconscious bias training and the application of virtual reality. Get in touch to discuss how they can support your diversity and inclusion journey.