Planning for COVID-19

Webinar Series

Planning for COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all of us, the changes and impacts will continue for some time. It’s during times like this when you need you remember that you are part of a community of best practice, so don’t be alone. The Forum is your friendly, safe environment for sharing ideas, top tips and pitfalls to avoid. In this time of uncertainty its important that we collaborate and work together, bringing together ideas and use this time as an opportunity to learn and continue to raise standards.

We have designed three short series of learning academy modules, along with a top-tips & pitfalls to avoid for homeworking webinar and then a virtual networking group to help you. Phil Anderson has written an article about some of the considerations you might need to make.

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Published on 24 May 2024

Beware of Bias

Bias influences every decision we make, every piece of analysis we do and every conversation we have. And if you are reading this and thinking “not me” then this is an example of the objectivity illusion. This is a tendency for people to believe that they are more objective and less biased than others.

If we possess a brain, then we inevitably have biases. Our brains, though highly complex, are outmatched by the infinitely more complex external world. Heuristics is the mental shortcut process we use to make decisions. We filter out most incoming information and base our assumptions on the remainder, thereby introducing bias. Magicians have exploited this for centuries. It’s not that their hands are quicker than our eyes; rather, our brains filter out what our eyes see because the magician directs our attention elsewhere, playing on our biases.

Bias isn’t inherently negative. It’s a crucial element of decision-making.