Biases are unconsciously anchored in every human being. These biases influence our daily thoughts and actions. In total, there are over 180 cognitive biases. Most people are not aware of their own biases and are influenced by them in their daily actions.

Background

People should reflect on their own ways of thinking and acting with the knowledge about biases. By informing about various biases, the actions of other people can become more comprehensible. Especially people with a lot of power (like managers, recruiters, authority figures like teachers etc.), who have a direct influence on the future and the lives of others with their decisions, need to be educated as well.

This resulted in two dialog groups for us, which we intended to reach. On the one hand, the public, since we see great potential to close an existing knowledge gap. On the other hand, we see it as necessary to reach people in authority because of the power they have to act and the influence they have on others.

Essential Dialog Groups

Our Strategy

The communication strategy primarily includes a social media campaign and two guerrilla marketing actions. The first includes posters that inform about different biases and are distributed at context-related locations in the city center. In a second guerrilla marketing action, a public exhibition with interactive elements will be placed in the pedestrian zone.

Communication Strategy Phases

-> Project phases of the fictitious organisation Bye Bye Bias

The social media campaign accompanies both actions and the social media channels provide a reliable point of contact and opportunity for further reference. Later on, the organization offers training and expands its own repertoire by launching its own platform. This is intended to serve as a comprehensive reference work on biases and to communicate the forms of biases in a tangible way to a young target audience by including short YouTube clips.

-> Bye Bye Bias Instagram post