Unconscious Bias, Episode 4

Unconscious Bias – Episode 4: Small Doesn’t Mean Harmless

Unconscious bias doesn’t always shout. Sometimes it just shrugs.

In Episode 4, we leave the mirror and enter the meeting room. This chapter explores how bias survives; not through explosions, but through rhythms. Habits. Oversights. Patterns we stopped noticing long ago.

It’s in who gets interrupted.
Who gets trusted.
Who gets “good fit” status.
And who gets quietly excluded, again and again.

This episode invites you to:

  • Notice how microaggressions accumulate like water eroding stone
  • Challenge the idea that intent outweighs impact
  • See feedback, silence, and subtle favoritism through a new lens
  • Recognize the power of bystanders in shifting culture
  • Understand that disrupting bias doesn’t require drama, just intention

Bias doesn’t need to be loud to be effective.
It just needs to stay familiar.

Disruption doesn’t need to be violent.
It just needs to be seen.

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