Equal Reality

01/02/2022

How is the Metaverse impacting healthcare workers, hospitals and corporate training?

We are in the final stages of production for our collaboration with Mayo Clinic on Diversity and Inclusion in Nursing.

A 4 part experience, titled "A day in the lifetime", that share the experience of discriminations and bias faced by different under represent groups working as nurses in hospital. It also provides a change to practice allied behavior when confronted with these experiences from patients or colleagues.

This experiences was co-designed with people with lived experience, and has been developed for the flatscreen web-browser, and virtual reality for the Oculus Rift and Pico Neo.

Mayo Clinic has order 100 Pico Neo headsets to implement this training, and co-owns this experience with us. We are looking forward to seeing its final production version, and having it rolled out to hospitals around the US and beyond.

I will be sharing more updates as this progress, so watch this space!

Big shout out to everyone who has been involved so far, this might just be the most exciting project we have done yet.

How is the Metaverse impacting healthcare workers, hospitals and cooperate training?

At Equal Reality are in the final stages of a year long production for our collaboration with Mayo Clinic on Diversity and Inclusion in Nursing.

A 4 part experience, titled "A day in the lifetime", that share the experience of discriminations and bias faced by different under represent groups working as nurses in hospital. It also provides a change to practice allied behavior when confronted with these experiences from patients or colleagues.

This experiences was co-designed with people with lived experience, and has been developed for the flatscreen web-browser, and virtual reality for the Oculus Rift and Pico Neo.

Mayo Clinic has order 100 Pico Neo headsets to implement this training, and co-owns this experience with us. We are looking forward to seeing its final production version, and having it rolled out to hospitals around the US and beyond.

I will be sharing more updates as this progress, so watch this space!

Big shout out to everyone who has been involved so far, this might just be the most exciting project we have done yet.

24/12/2021

This year has been the most incredible year for Equal Reality and we want to thank everyone who has been a part of our journey this year for making it so.

Rick and Brennan took some time this week to write up about what has happened this year, and there are numerus very exciting things.

Starting off the year with a debut on Australian national TV, as Channel 10 featured Brennan in the season finale of the feel good docuseries on Australian innovation 'Advancing Australia'.

Our year exploded from there, working with the biggest and largest number of clients to date, closing deals in the works for years, building some incredible partnerships with existing partners, creating new innovations, technologies and making some big moves into new markets, notably healthcare with Mayo clinic who recently bought 100 headsets to run our training.

https://partner.equalreality.com/news/2021-year-of-partnerships

We are thankful for thriving through what has been hard years for everyone, and are looking forward to what is to come in 2022.

20/07/2021

We are very proud to have a team made up of such incredible individuals, include the wonderful Leonie Sanderson heading our co-design.

Health consumers Queensland has a great story about what its like working with Leonie. https://www.hcq.org.au/heres-to-leonie-our-youth-engagement-superstar/

Saying “It has been a career highlight working alongside Leonie" and we couldn't agree more.

13/07/2021

"Equal Reality’s innovative approach to HR training services is sorely needed, with traditional approaches struggling to make ground. In contrast, the VR programs have demonstrated great success, with 99.2% of users understanding how it feels to be on the receiving end of discrimination. In all areas of life, empathy is a necessity, so if VR is the best way to awaken empathy in people, we hope Equal Reality continues to find great success."

Thanks Capser Magazine for the write-up.

18/06/2021

The season finale for Advancing Australia airs 6pm Saturday, with our CTO & Co-Founder Brennan Hatton.

Hosted by Guy Pearce, Advancing Australia is a docuseries of "Thirty-six incredible Australian stories of ordinary people who are doing extraordinary things to make our country a better place. With cutting-edge innovations they are proving that we can all do better, together...
This is uplifting television, and it’s exactly what we all need right now. Advancing Australia introduces us to Australian heroes who have overcome obstacles to drive change. Together, they are Advancing Australia, and showing us how we can all play a part in making Australia a great place to live… for all Australians."
Its an honor to have our work at Equal Reality recognized like this, and I hope you can watch it.

Watch here: https://10play.com.au/advancing-australia

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Big shout out to The Ageing Revolution, Real Serious Games, Bengar Films, Utano Consulting Services, The QLD XR Hub and everyone on our team at Equal Reality

17/06/2021

The season finale for Advancing Australia airs 6pm Saturday, with our CTO & Co-Founder Brennan Hatton. We are very excited to see how it all comes together.

Hosted by Guy Pearce, Advancing Australia is a docuseries of "Thirty-six incredible Australian stories of ordinary people who are doing extraordinary things to make our country a better place. With cutting-edge innovations they are proving that we can all do better, together...
This is uplifting television, and it’s exactly what we all need right now. Advancing Australia introduces us to Australian heroes who have overcome obstacles to drive change. Together, they are Advancing Australia, and showing us how we can all play a part in making Australia a great place to live… for all Australians."
Its an honor to have our work at Equal Reality recognized like this, and I hope you can watch it.

Watch here: https://10play.com.au/advancing-australia

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Big shout out to The Ageing Revolution, Real Serious Games, Bengar Films, Utano Consulting Services, The QLD XR Hub and everyone on our team at Equal Reality

17/06/2021

The season finale for Advancing Australia airs 6pm Saturday, and I'm very excited to see how it all comes together.

Hosted by Guy Pearce, Advancing Australia is a docuseries of "Thirty-six incredible Australian stories of ordinary people who are doing extraordinary things to make our country a better place. With cutting-edge innovations they are proving that we can all do better, together...
This is uplifting television, and it’s exactly what we all need right now. Advancing Australia introduces us to Australian heroes who have overcome obstacles to drive change. Together, they are Advancing Australia, and showing us how we can all play a part in making Australia a great place to live… for all Australians."

Its an honor to have our work at Equal Reality recognized like this, and I hope you can watch it.
Watch here: https://10play.com.au/advancing-australia

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Big shout out to The Ageing Revolution, Real Serious Games, Bengar Films, Utano Consulting Services, The QLD XR Hub and everyone on our team at Equal Reality

11/06/2021

This year has been our biggest year yet for Equal Reality, and we are only half way through! The last few months have seen some of the worlds biggest organizations engage us, and put their money where their mouth is to start making change in diversity and inclusion.

Our tech has made some huge leaps, with more to come.

We have now worked with over 10% of the top 50 fortune 500 companies.

We have seen a huge interest in healthcare. Today we signed a joint-product partnership with one of America's largest healthcare providers! Which might be the most exciting thing we have ever done.

On top of all this, we are excited to be a finalist in , a global competition enabling young leaders to step forward and address the greatest crises facing humanity and our planet.

From over 3700 organizations across 80 countries, Equal Reality has been selected as a finalist for XTC 2021.

Also, a reminder that Advance Australia, the doco series featuring us on Australian Channel 10 is coming out Saturday 19th, 6pm.

Huge thanks to The Ageing Revolution, who have been fundamental in our recent success and mwah.live who have been a key partner in our US D&I strategies.

05/05/2021

Final Thoughts on Unpacking Bias developed with ViacomCBS
People wanted this to be scaled out to drive Inclusion. They said:

"I think this should be a required activity for every ViacomCBS employee at all levels to participate in. There are Davids and Michaels at the company - and they should learn how they make others feel since they may not be aware"

"Keep these kind of trainings coming - I think they're really helpful"

"Encourage others to take this session...very impactful"

"I hope this session (or one like it) becomes required watching for all employees"

"We need to start being more mindful of EVERYONE"

"I think encouraging managers to get to know their teams a bit more on a deeper level. This gives individuals the chance to get to know their supervisors but also learn about their experiences. Also stressing to employees that it's okay to be uncomfortable and question things. It's not a personal attack, we all need to be aware of our mistakes"

"I think it should be mandatory for all new hires to receive this training, and I also would hope it be mandatory for all ViacomCBS employees each year or so"

"Making this training mandatory"

https://partner.equalreality.com/training/unpacking-bias

04/05/2021

On the Workshop Format
Human connectivity after the immersive experience was critical. They said:

"Being able to connect with people from my corporation around "difficult" topics and having the safe space to speak freely"

"Frank and open discussion by the participants showed a willingness to grow and learn"

"To really be in someone else's shoes. The conversation afterwards - hearing other peoples thoughts and reaction"

"Interactivity and seeing different outcomes"

"I liked the ability to try different options"

https://partner.equalreality.com/training/unpacking-bias

04/05/2021

On Allyship
The value of allyship, practical approaches and a chance to try them out in the immersive experience. They said:

"The value of speaking up. It's important to call things out as they're happening so that people don't feel excluded"

"Better understanding and reminder of being a true ally vs. an accomplice"

"To actively be an ally to someone by speaking up rather than just let a situation pass by unacknowledged"

"Need for more allies to speak out; Recognizing bias or unconscious bias in the workplace; importance of the company to create a safe culture and bias training for all employees, especially managers"

"Speak up, intervene, and be comfortable with being uncomfortable"

"Don't be afraid to speak up, even when you are not sure. I believe it is okay to make mistakes as long as you are in the mindset to learn, acknowledge, and listen"

"Making sure to stand up for others in uncomfortable situations or point out when someone's doing something wrong"

"Being more mindful and less defensive when being called out on bias or assumptions"

"With all this D&I training I feel more empowered to step up and say something if I see something. I feel like I can be a stronger ally because the company wants me to be! I'd say keep up the good work!"

"Manager awareness and sensitivity training. The session demonstrated the overwhelming control that the manager or person in power can dictate over their employees and situations they oversee. Ensuring that managers can set the tone, defuse insensitive situations, and support ALL employees, and not just some, in paramount in making employees feel heard, seen, understood, and comfortable. Managers set the tone. Employees will match the tone. Managers need to use their power to empower their employees, thus unlocking potential in them"

https://partner.equalreality.com/training/unpacking-bias

30/04/2021

What did people say who did Unpacking Bias, about Biases?
People learn through appreciating and acting on their bias in a psychologically safe environment. They said:

"Don't assume when it comes down to co-workers. Make the effort to learn more about your co-workers to help make them feel included"

"Appreciate that it hit on a variety of types of bias"

"Highlighting micro-aggressions that many do not recognize"

"How to be an active ally and recognizing biases"

"Being aware of my own biases and realize that you CAN change and improve"

"Should be mandatory for all employees - one thing that stood out to me was just asking where someone went to school and someone brought up that the person being asked may not have gone to college and may be uncomfortable by that question. I had never thought about that before and I think the others could also benefit from knowing that information"

"I am trying to become a stronger ally, and this course really helped me to recognize things that I may not have noticed before"

https://partner.equalreality.com/training/unpacking-bias