The ultimate goal of the game is to rethink your views and break free from old biases
Ideal for team-building, leadership workshops, diversity & inclusion programs, or personal development exercises, this tool helps build self-awareness, enhance critical thinking, reduce stress, and strengthen team dynamics through shared insights and solutions.
The ultimate goal of the game is to rethink your views and break free from old biases
Reflect on biases and stressful thoughts as they occur in daily life or work.
Use it during team retrospectives or problem-solving sessions to uncover hidden assumptions.
Combine with a personal journaling habit to deepen your self-awareness and critical thinking over time.
Our mental shortcuts or distortions in thinking that can affect how we perceive, interpret, and react to situations, particularly under stress.
Catastrophising, Confirmation Bias, Overgeneralisation, Black and White Thinking, Anchoring Bias, Illusory Correlation, Availability Heuristics, Hindsight Bias, Fundamental Attribution Error, Optimism Bias, Halo Effect, Overconfidence, Negativity Bias, Representativeness Heuristics.
Understanding these biases helps us recognise when our minds are playing tricks on us.
By staying curious and open to different perspectives, we can make better decisions and build more balanced views of the world around us.
Use this collection of 14 biases to explore how they influence one's self-perception, interpreting others, and decision making.
Realistic preferences, The Power of "yet," Socratic Questioning, Cognitive Reframing, A Martian on Earth, Behavioural Experiments, and Worst-Case Scenario are practical tools derived from psychological approaches.
Cognitive techniques are used to:
By using cognitive techniques, we can counteract these automatic errors, leading to clearer thinking, reduced stress, and improved outcomes in personal and professional life.
Reflect upon the following thoughts and identify which cognitive bias best describes each one. Think of specific reframing strategies which could reduce stress or tensions. When you are ready, turn the cards for additional suggestions.
Reframing Strategies:
Explore alternative approaches that can make it easier to challenge biases and replace them with balanced perspectives.
The strategies provided demonstrate how the core cognitive techniques can help you and your team to counteract biases that fuel stress.
By consistently practicing these techniques, you can gradually reduce stress-induced distortions and develop a more constructive way of thinking.
