Blind Spot

Oct 13

Written By Dr. Donald G. Billings

Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People

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By Mahzarin R. Banaji, Anthony G. Greenwald

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Blind Spot is an excellent read for anyone interested in the the concepts of mental models /bias and the influences they have on our opinions of and interactions with others.

This particular study focuses on what I refer to as affinity bias, the desire or tendancy to help those who are most like ourselves. While different from overt prejudice and seemingly innocuous on the surface, these behaviours ultimately exasperate problems such as social stratification.

By unconsciously support those most like ourselves we may be unintentionally adding to the problem.

Dr. Donald G. Billings

With an established track-record spanning more than 20 years in leadership, entrepreneurial, and consultative roles serving global law firms and fortune 100 companies, Donald s a member of the Board of Advisors and Chief Technology Officer for UrbanScult, LLC., where he provides strategic guidance related to the organization's technology architecture and site design; he is responsible for helping align the organization's technology with its business goals. He also assists with the procurement and implementation of the company's compliance, eCommerce, and cloud-based business systems. In addition, he writes about social change and sustainability issues for the organization's blog. He graduated magna cum laude from Touro College with a BS in Computer Science and holds a Master’s certificates in IS Security and Project Management from Villanova. Donald also holds an MBA certificate from Tulane University’s A.B. Freeman School of Business, as well as a honors diploma in Legal Studies. He is currently pursuing an M.Sc. in Sustainable Leadership with specialties in Innovation & Technology, and will begin his doctoral studies (D.B.A.) in Technology Entrepreneurship in 2013.

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