Mirage™

Revealing implicit bias and self-interrupting before harm occurs.

A practical bias training that helps staff understand implicit bias, reduce unintentional harm, and use self-interruption tools to improve workplace interactions and decision-making.

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4.84 Stars | 985 Reviews

Key benefits

✔ Build a clearer understanding of implicit bias and how it works
✔ Help staff reduce microaggressions and other forms of unintentional harm
✔ Strengthen self-awareness and real-time self-interruption skills

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Quick Facts About Mirage

What Mirage™ Teaches

Mirage™ is a practical workplace training that helps participants understand what implicit bias is, how it differs from explicit bias, and why unconscious assumptions can be so difficult to detect in ourselves. Grounded in brain science, reflection, and real-world application, the training helps staff make the invisible more visible so they can better understand how bias shapes perception, interactions, and decisions.

Participants explore how implicit bias can influence workplace behavior, contribute to microaggressions, and cause unintentional harm even when people have good intentions. The training also helps staff better understand the difference between intent and impact, and why that distinction matters when working with colleagues, teams, and the people they serve.

A key part of the training is learning how to use the Self-Interruption Tool™ to pause, reflect, and disrupt hidden assumptions before they turn into harmful behavior. The goal is to help participants build self-awareness, reduce harm, and create more mindful, equitable workplace interactions.

Pillar 1: Implicit Bias

Understand what implicit bias is and why it can be hard to detect.

Pillar 2: Intent and Impact

Explore how good intentions can still lead to harm and microaggressions.

Pillar 3: Self-Interruption

Learn how to pause, reflect, and interrupt bias before harm occurs.

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Learning Outcomes

  1. Define implicit bias and explain how it differs from explicit bias.

  2. Describe how unconscious assumptions can influence workplace interactions and decisions.

  3. Recognize how implicit bias can contribute to microaggressions and unintentional harm.

  4. Explain the difference between intent and impact and why it matters.

  5. Apply the Self-Interruption Tool™ to pause, reflect, and reduce harm in real time.

Tools Participants Learn

Participants leave with practical tools including:

  • Shared language for understanding implicit bias and unintentional harm

  • Reflection prompts for recognizing hidden assumptions

  • The Self-Interruption Tool™ for real-time awareness

  • Strategies for reducing microaggressions and bias-driven reactions

  • Practical ways to improve workplace interactions and decision-making

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Who is Mirage™ for?

This training is Ideal For

• Employees and frontline staff
• Supervisors and managers
• HR and training leaders
• Cross-functional teams
• School staff and public service employees
• Social workers and service coordinators

Available Training Formats

Live Training
Facilitated workshop delivered via Zoom or in person.

Self-Paced Course
Interactive eLearning participants can complete on their own schedule.

Each option can be customized for your team.

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Testimonials

“Mirage helped staff better understand the difference between intent and impact in a way that really stayed with them. It was thoughtful, practical, and gave people a clear way to pause and reflect before reacting.”

School Principal

“This training made implicit bias much easier to understand. The examples, brain science, and self-interruption tool helped our team recognize how harm can happen even when intentions are good, and what to do differently in the moment.”

HR Director

“What stood out most was how accessible the training made such a nuanced topic. Our team walked away with greater self-awareness, stronger language around implicit bias, and a concrete tool they can actually use in everyday situations.”

Program Manager
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Hours
Monday–Friday
7am–7pm Pacific Standard Time

Location
Oakland, California | & Your City!