Seattle conducts diversity training for its white employees. Available evidence tells us that it will not change the attitudes of the people enrolled. One study reaching that conclusion is Dobbin, Frank, and Alexandra Kalev. “Why diversity programs fail: and what works better.” Harvard Business Review 94.7-8 (2016). Another study reaching that conclusion is Lai et al. “Reducing Implicit Racial Preferences: II. Intervention Effectiveness Across Time.” Journal of Experimental Psychology: General © 2016 American Psychological Association 2016, Vol. 145, No. 8, 1001–1016. A more recent study with similar negative results is Chang, et al. “The mixed effects of online diversity training.” … Continue reading Sensitivity/Diversity Training Doesn’t Change Attitudes