EVERYDAY BIAS | A Busboys and Poets Books Presentation
About this Event
Co-authors Howard Ross and Jake Ross are joining us on the Busboys stage, moderated by Kojo Nnamdi, to share critical thinking on bias for today's AI-influenced attention economy. Their updated edition of Everyday Bias: Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Judgments in Our Daily Lives releases amid well-worn, often ironic narratives about bias. It's an “important guide to seeing oneself the way others might” (Ken Burns, Historian and Filmmaker).
Copies of the book will be available for purchase during and after the event, and Howard and Jake will be signing following the program.
This event is free and open to all. Doors open to guests at 5:30pm. Our program begins at 6:00 pm, and will be followed by an audience Q&A. Copies of EVERYDAY BIAS will be available for purchase before and after the event. Please note that this event is in person and will not be livestreamed.
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Howard J. Ross has spent over four decades helping organizations build stronger cultures. A sought-after speaker and founder of consulting firm Cook Ross, he found himself a personal target of the outrage around diversity, equity and inclusion work in 2020. He’s the author of the 2014 bestseller Everyday Bias, Our Search for Belonging (2018) and Reinventing Diversity (2011); has written on bias for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Harvard Business Review; and for a decade was a monthly guest on DC NPR affiliate WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi Show.
Jake Ross is a leadership coach, organizational consultant, former startup COO and community builder who specializes in creating cultures of belonging. As founder and CEO of BelongTogether he’s devoted his career to studying, teaching, and practicing the art of nurturing belonging. He holds a Masters of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, received his undergraduate degree from UC Berkeley and resides in the San Francisco Bay area.
BOOK DETAILS
Everyday Bias
Identifying and Navigating Unconscious Judgments in Our Daily Lives
By Howard J. Ross and Jake Ross
September 3, 2026 | Hardcover, 336 Pages, $28
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