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World Congress 2025 • Aug 20, 2025 • Session details

The End of Unconscious Bias Training. A Scientific Approach to Creating an Inclusive Culture

Charlie Pearmond

Traditional diversity training sparks resistance. Virtual reality solves this by bypassing our conscious defenses. Discover how embodying diverse avatars scientifically rewires the brain for lasting inclusion.

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#1 about 2 min

The origins of VR embodiment research

The collaboration between neuroscientists and virtual reality experts explores psychological presence in digital environments.

#2 about 3 min

The challenge of traditional DEI training methods

Explicit instruction often struggles to change ingrained behaviors compared to implicit experiential learning.

#3 about 2 min

The rubber hand illusion and virtual embodiment

Neuroscientific illusions demonstrate the human brain's ability to intuitively adopt external bodies as its own.

#4 about 3 min

Reducing age and racial bias through avatars

Embodying marginalized identities in virtual reality lowers unconscious bias and improves cognitive performance.

#5 about 4 min

Law enforcement training and shifting perspectives

Experiencing interrogations from marginalized viewpoints drastically alters subsequent intervention behaviors in law enforcement.

#6 about 4 min

Practicing bystander allyship through virtual scenarios

Immersive corporate scenarios build active intervention skills and objectively measure communication effectiveness.

#7 about 3 min

AI integration for adaptive learning environments

Real-time behavioral tracking enables digital systems to personalize the virtual reality learning journey.

#8 about 2 min

Measurable outcomes of experiential behavioral training

Quantifiable shifts in intervention rates validate the societal impact of immersive technology on unconscious attitudes.

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Johanna Pirker Johanna Pirker · World Congress 2022

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Applying social learning and behavioral science to workplace culture

Laura Dückers Laura Dückers · World Congress 2025

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Navigating the ethical integration of virtual colleagues

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Recognizing individual privilege to understand workforce struggles

Cawa Younosi Cawa Younosi +1 · World Congress 2025

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Embedding trust and inclusive mindsets beyond corporate buzzwords

Rudi Bauer Rudi Bauer +1 · Cappuccino with HR

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