Physician Thought Leader Hits TEDx Stage to Share Role of Neuroscience in Diversity Equity and Inclusion

ATLANTE, February 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Since the murder of George Floyd (and rising violence and racial tensions), diversity, equity and inclusion have refocused nationally. Companies are committed to becoming active allies, however, many organizations struggle to move from strategy to day-to-day integration into culture.

dr. Maiysha Clairborne hit the TEDx Asheville stage last weekend (2-27-22) to address this gap in his talk titled “The Perspective You Might Be Missing.”

Dr. Clairborne, a physician, emotional and communication intelligence consultant and coach, and neuro-linguistic programming (NLP) trainer, examines how cognitive biases form in the mind to find the root cause for dismantling the misperceptions that lead to thinking and thinking. biased behavior. Neurolinguistic programming is the study of how the brain processes information, and more specifically, how that processing influences people’s thoughts, perceptions, actions, and behaviors. In the NLP communication model, information is taken in by all five senses and then passed through multiple unconscious filters that can lead to cognitive biases. Cognitive bias is when a person creates a subjective social reality that is different from the actual reality. This happens because there is so much information entering the brain that the only way it can handle this information is to create “cognitive shortcuts”, which then shape people’s perceptions, expectations and experiences. Cognitive biases have important implications for racial bias and racism.

Neuroscience research on the connection between the brain and behavior has exploded over the past decade. There is growing interest and studies in how perceptions affect people’s beliefs, attitudes and therefore behaviors. Understanding this concept provides a major opportunity for DEI strategies. In addition to focusing on managing change in systems, focusing on changing the cognitive (and other) biases of business leaders and executives who are at the helm of decision-making could be a major access to the dismantling racist policies and discriminatory practices in an organization.

It is clear that these old systems that create inequitable and hostile environments for marginalized communities need to be dismantled. However, the system is made up of individuals carrying these subjective social realities and false perceptions. It is these people who create inequities in their corporate policies, hiring, promotion and compensation practices that ultimately create a divisive and unsafe culture and environment.

Dr. Clairborne and his company, the Mind ReMapping Academy, are dedicated to helping leaders who are committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, alliance, and partnership in their organization see where cognitive biases affect their decision-making (and that of their teams). By altering unconscious belief patterns about themselves and others, these leaders are able to more effectively create and implement new frameworks for DEI that actually have a measurable impact on their organizations and the communities they serve. serve and create sustainability for their DEI initiatives.

To learn more about Dr. Clairborne, visit www.drmaiysha.com. To see his consulting, coaching and corporate training programs, visit https://mindremappingacademy.com/corporate-programs/

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