Tackling Bias and Creating Inclusion

The first step in creating an inclusive culture is surfacing and dismantling unconscious belief structures that skew decision-making and cloud objectivity. Mitigating bias is not a one-and-done event; it is a journey. Accordingly, this highly interactive course is paced and structured to help you recognize bias and interrupt it.

Because unbiasing is about accountability instead of blame, participants are invited to move through this learning experience with curiosity and compassion. They will explore the impact of bias and stereotyping through a variety of activities, including large group and team exercises, individual reflection, videos, scenario practice and role play. Participants will also learn and practice inclusive behaviors, discovering how they can co-create a culture where diversity and inclusion are unleashed to foster greater innovation, solutions, and belonging. Note, there is a one (1) hour self-paced exercise required outside the six hours of live instruction.

Session 1: Exploring Bias and Belonging (2 hours)

Session Goal: To enable you to recognize and mitigate the impact of unconscious bias in the workplace

Learning Objectives:

• Define key Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) terminology.
• Connect DE&I concepts to values and business benefits.
• Describe various “costs” of exclusion.
• Recognize the connection between the brain’s hard-wiring and cognitive biases.
• Articulate the impact of bias on non-dominant groups.
• List examples of common cognitive biases in the workplace.
• Identify ways to mitigate unconscious bias.

Topics covered include:

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I): An Overview
• The Importance of Belonging
• Connecting DE&I to Values and Business Benefits
• Exploring Cognitive Bias
• The Impact of Bias in the Workplace
• Actions to Mitigate Bias

Session 2: Dimensions of Diversity (2 hours)

Session Goal: To broaden your perspective around your and others’ experiences of dimensions of diversity, power, and privilege

Learning Objectives:

• Articulate the connection between unconscious bias and stereotypes.
• Explain the dangers of stereotypes in the workplace.
• Recognize how culture and media reinforce unconscious stereotypes.
• Identify dimensions of diversity that have shaped your professional opportunities and choices.
• Explain the importance of acknowledging and discussing our differences.
• Make a personal connection between diversity factors and your relationship to various types of privilege.

Topics covered include:

• The Danger of a Single Story
• Unpacking Stereotypes
• Exploring the Diversity Dimensions
• Diversity Factors, Roles, and Identity
• Power and Privilege

Session 3: Building a Culture of Inclusion (2 hours)

Session Goal: To help you build ally skills and create and sustain a culture of inclusion

Learning Objectives:

• Leverage the power and privilege wheel to gain intra- and inter-personal insight.
• Articulate what it means to act as an ally to a marginalized group.
• Explain how bystander behavior contributes to bias and exclusion.
• Identify concrete actions that allies can take to address bias and discrimination.
• Describe inclusive behaviors.
• Brainstorm inclusive actions an ally could take in real-life scenarios.

Topics covered include:

• Revisiting Power and Privilege
• DE&I Aspirations and Goals
• Moving from Bystander to Ally
• Inclusive Behaviors
• Building Inclusion: Scenarios

Eligibility

• Fluency in English (including reading and writing)
• Understanding that curriculum is based upon US laws and/or practices
• Registration complete
• Tuition paid in full prior to program start
• Computer literacy and comfortable with “live” (virtual) online learning via Zoom platform
• Have an email account and regular access to the internet and a computer, with both microphone and camera abilities. Students must have the means to both hear and speak to the instructor and other students during class time.

Admission is discretionary. CEG/Duke University Management Training programs require students be at least 18 years of age and meet minimum suitability standards. Students are not matriculated Duke University students and university student privileges do not apply to CEG/Duke University Management Training programs students. CEG/Duke University Management Training programs reserve the exclusive right, at their sole and absolute discretion, to withhold registration or require withdrawal from the program of any student or applicant.

Certificate requirements

After completing the certificate program, fulfilling the course requirements and passing any post-course exams, participants receive a certificate of completion jointly issued by CEG/Duke University Management Training Programs.

Requests for transcripts should be directed to CEG at studentrecords@corpedgroup.com

1.800.288.7246 (US only)
+1.978.649.8200
info@corpedgroup.com

Certificates are of non-credit status and therefore do not apply toward a degree.

Technical requirements

Students intending to enroll in the program must have:

Computer (IBM Compatible PC or Apple Macintosh) with both microphone and camera capabilities. Students must have the means to both hear and speak to the instructor and other students during class time.

• Internet Access
• Internet Browser (Google Chrome is preferred)
• E-mail (personal versus a company email to avoid firewall issues)
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Microsoft Office Word or other word processing software
• Camera and Microphone

Schedule

The next Tackling Bias and Creating Inclusion Program will meet virtually through Zoom on these days and times:

• March 21, 2024, 1-3 p.m. EST
• March 26, 2024, 1-3 p.m. EST
• March 28, 2024, 1-3 p.m. EST

Registration 

November 6, 2023 - March 20, 2024

Christa Kirby, MA, LCAT, PMP, CSM, CSPO Vice President of Talent Development and Leadership Practice Director at Corporate Education Group (CEG), has more than 20 years of experience in communication, leadership, and consulting for a global audience. She is a highly motivated learning and development professional with a unique confluence of experience in leadership development, consulting, change management, project management, coaching and mentoring, facilitation, and instructional design. She is passionate about social justice and has played a pivotal role in various initiatives focused on diversity and inclusion, civil society building, and conflict resolution. Christa has been designing and delivering learning experiences for corporations, non-governmental organizations and foundations on topics including: global leadership; communication; project management; and Cultural and Emotional Intelligence. Christa has worked across North America, throughout Western and Northern Europe, as well as in countries including Afghanistan, Bosnia, Croatia, Romania, Estonia, Ethiopia, India, and Singapore. Christa’s certifications include Project Management Professional (PMP)®, Certified Scrum Master (CSM), and Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO), Prosci Certified Change Practitioner, Certified Everything DiSC Facilitator, and MBTI and EQ-i 2.0 certified. Christa is also a graduate of Duke University.

Tuition: $395

Duke Employee Discount

• $50 off the fee of $395; Duke employee pays fee of $345
• Student must register and pay tuition in full prior to the program start date in order to reserve space in the program for that term. Discount must be requested and applied during the registration process and cannot be applied in addition to any other discount that may be offered. You may be asked to verify your status as a Duke employee.

Group Discount

Do you have a group (Duke or non-Duke entity) interested in training? Contact Dee Holland (dholland@duke.edu)

Company Pay

Many companies will reimburse employees for educational expenses. Contact your manager or HR department for more information.

Cancellation Policy

Notice of cancellation, (which occurs prior to the beginning of a program or course) and withdrawal, (which occurs after the beginning of a program or course) should be conveyed via email to the organization which processed the registration initially: Corporate Education Group (CEG) or Duke Continuing Studies (DCS). This notification email should include the first and last name used to register for the course/program, the title of the course/program, start date and the reason for cancelling or withdrawing.

Refunds, if applicable, are issued by the organization which originally processed the registration, paid only to the recipient who originally purchased the course/program and credited to the original source of payment.

For Instructor-led classroom-based or Virtual programs:

Refunds for cancellations or withdrawals from instructor-led classroom-based or virtual programs will be made to REGISTRANT on a per course basis in accordance with the following refund schedule:

• If REGISTRANT cancels more than 14 calendar days prior to the Start Date, all monies will be refunded.
• If REGISTRANT cancels between 14 and 7 calendar days prior to the Start Date, 25% of the course cost will be retained.
• If REGISTRANT cancels less than 7 calendar days prior to the Start Date, an amount equal to 50% of the course cost will be retained.
• If REGISTRANT withdraws after their Start Date, but prior to the midpoint of the program’s scheduled hours, an amount equal to 75% of the course cost will be retained.
• If REGISTRANT withdraws at or after the midpoint of the program’s scheduled hours, 100% of the course cost will be retained.

Notwithstanding the foregoing refund schedules, if REGISTRANT cancels this Registration Agreement within three (3) business days of its execution, exclusive of Saturday, Sunday, and holidays, he or she will receive a full refund of all monies paid, provided such cancellation occurs prior to the Start Date. Refunds will be made within 30 days after it is determined that a registrant has cancelled or withdrawn.

If REGISTRANT cancels or withdraws as a result of being called into active duty in a military service of the United States, he or she will receive a refund of any tuition and refundable fees for the course in which REGISTRANT is enrolled at the time of withdrawal. No refund will be given for any course REGISTRANT has completed.

Cancellation of a course/program by either CEG or DCS entitles the student to a full refund.

For questions, or to send a written notification of cancellation or withdrawal:

Duke Continuing Studies
1.919.684.6259
learnmore@duke.edu

CEG:
1-800-288-7246 (US only)/ +1-978-649-8200
info@corpedgroup.com