The Musavi-Lari exercise is an experiential activity designed to facilitate awareness of unconscious biases, prejudices, and hidden assumptions that influence our judgment. It can be used to illustrate the processes at work in social perception, decision making, group dynamics, groupthink, or diversity management. Participants report that the activity is engaging, is enlightening, and provides understanding of forces affecting the success of work groups and as well as global corporations.
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