Thinking at the Speed of Bias

DISCUSSION GUIDE

CHAPTER 1

1. What was your initial reaction to the reality that our Filters create our thoughts, which in turn create our actions? Was it surprising? Unsettling? Or something you already were aware of?
2. One of the statements in chapter 1 was, The vital question we each need to ask ourselves is not if but when and where I am contributing to disparities in my profession, in my system, in my community? How would you respond to that question?
3. In chapter 1, the research cited shows that most of us are controlled by our unconscious Filters. Does that surprise you? Knowing that it’s true, why do you think that is?
4. The research also shows that most of us think we are more effective than we actually are. What challenges do you think that ...