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What were your reflections from the video?

"our world-view can actually exert and influence beyond our conscious awareness." This is a powerful statement. This fact seems to be an easy thing to lose track of.

You can try to think about "Who you think your user is" when building something innovative, but "our unconscious biases define the boundaries you're unwilling to expand." These were perhaps two of the most profound statements throughout the video, to me.

In what ways have you examined your implicit biases before coming to Turing?

In working in the restaurant industry, implicit bias was very present. It was easy to gear your approach to each individual table based on who you decided your guests were. I found my biases to be wrong far more times than not. It taught me a great deal in opening my approach with each individual compilation of guests. I was able to create a larger number of regulars and was able to be more open and honest with most all of them (new guests or not), which, in turn, lead to F