About the Session: Our brains are capable of extraordinary feats of information processing, assessment, and discernment. But often we get our lightning-fast perceptions through programmed ‘shortcuts’ that can lead us astray when we’re faced with complex decisions, such as determining what programs to fund or whether to expand our new donation campaign. It’s essential that we use the information and data at our disposal to inform these decisions - but, we must also understand how our brain ‘sees’ incoming information so we can manage the downsides of our unparalleled minds.
In this session, Dr. Alexandra Mannerings will help you to explore the cognitive biases that come standard with being human, prepare you to notice when they are active, and arm you with tools for counteracting these biases when it comes time to make key decisions.
Intended Audience: This session is appropriate for anyone looking to explore how our innate mental processes influence the decisions we make.
About the Presenter: Alexandra Mannerings founded her analytic education and consulting company, Merakinos, to help social enterprises and non-profits harness the power of data. A decade of measuring what matters in low-resource environments from Ghana to Atlanta has taught her how to ask impactful questions of data - even if it's just you in the wilderness. She earned her PhD in Veterinary Science (Epidemiology) from the University of Cambridge, UK, and BSc in Biology from Emory University. She has also run the Data Center at a state hospital association, rowed for the Light Blues against that Other Place, built trails across Colorado parks, and is currently raising two spirited toddlers.
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