Free Your Mind 🧠

Battling Our Biases

I'm dade

I'm dade

I'm a security engineer

I'm dade

I'm a security engineer

I have a background in red team work

I'm dade

I'm a security engineer

I have a background in red team work

You can find me online at 0xda.de

Disclaimer

Disclaimer

This is not a technical talk

Disclaimer

This is not a technical talk

This is a talk about biases, the unexpected benefits of being a beginner, and changing the way we interact with our colleagues and peers.

Survey

Survey

Have you recently done something that you later felt was dumb?

Survey

Have you recently refrained from asking a question because you were afraid people would think you were dumb?

Survey

Have you recently been annoyed when someone asked a question that you thought they should know the answer to?

Survey

Have you recently refrained from sharing a piece of information because you assumed everyone already knew it?

For the Beginners

"Always be the dumbest person in the room"

Curse of Knowledge

"Surely they've already thought of that"

Authority Bias

Bandwagon Effect

You're not alone

Self-handicapping

Embrace Being Wrong

"I have not failed ten thousand times. I have not failed once. I have succeeded in proving those 10,000 ways will not work."

Thomas Edison, Allegedly

Shared Information Bias

For the Experienced

Bias Blind Spot

Status Quo Bias

Curse of Knowledge

Confirmation Bias

We have to make room

Lead By Example

Problem Exists Between Reality and Mental Model

(PEBRAMM)

Divergent Thinking

How many uses can you think of for a paper clip?

The essence of red teaming

The essence of red teaming

What if X wasn't X? What if it was A?

You are an electrician

You are an electrician

In front of you is a light, hanging from the ceiling. Behind you is a light switch on the wall.

You are an electrician

In front of you is a light, hanging from the ceiling. Behind you is a light switch on the wall.
The light is currently on

You are an electrician

In front of you is a light, hanging from the ceiling. Behind you is a light switch on the wall.
The light is currently on
List 10 ways to turn the light off

You are an electrician

In front of you is a light, hanging from the ceiling. Behind you is a light switch on the wall.
The light is currently on
List 10 ways to turn the light off
List 10 components of a functioning light

You are an electrician

In front of you is a light, hanging from the ceiling. Behind you is a light switch on the wall.
The light is currently on
List 10 ways to turn the light off
List 10 components of a functioning light
List 10 ways to tell if the light is off

You are an electrician

In front of you is a light, hanging from the ceiling. Behind you is a light switch on the wall.
The light is currently on
List 10 ways to turn the light off
List 10 components of a functioning light
List 10 ways to tell if the light is off
List 10 ways to prevent someone from being able to turn the light off

An Example Scenario

An Example Scenario

You have a test next Friday.

An Example Scenario

You have a test next Friday.
The new Call of Duty also comes out that day.

An Example Scenario

You have a test next Friday.
The new Call of Duty also comes out that day.
How do you get out of taking the test?

An Example Scenario

You have a test next Friday.
The new Call of Duty also comes out that day.
How do you get out of taking the test?
How do you get your friends out of taking the test?

An Example Scenario

You have a test next Friday.
The new Call of Duty also comes out that day.
How do you get out of taking the test?
How do you get your friends out of taking the test?
How do you get the whole school out of taking the test?

Ten ways to turn the light off

Ten ways to prevent someone from turning off the light

A Special Thanks

A Special Thanks

Toby Kohlenberg

A Special Thanks

Toby Kohlenberg

Kelly Shortridge

Wrapping Up

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Free Your Mind 🧠 Battling Our Biases