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Active bystander intervention at work

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for all employees and managers. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 35 minutes, 6 lessons. Last reviewed 29 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Course outline at a glance

  • A meeting where a colleague is talked over and mocked
  • What would you do?
  • Checklist
  • Quiz

  • Who is a bystander?
  • The five Ds
  • Tabs
  • Accordion
  • Flashcards
  • Matching quiz

  • Which situations need action?
  • Where it happens
  • Sorting activity
  • Accordion
  • Quiz
  • Multi-select quiz

  • The meeting
  • The group chat
  • The loading bay
  • Scenario
  • Quiz
  • Multi-select quiz

  • After the moment
  • Reporting and protection
  • Pledge
  • Timeline
  • Accordion
  • Process
  • Multi-select quiz

  • Commit
  • Process
  • Quiz

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Question 1 of 3

Why did nobody speak?

 

This is the bystander effect: the more people watch, the easier it is for each to assume someone else will act.

Lesson 1, What happens when nobody speaks, teaches this. See the outline

Question 2 of 3

A colleague makes a repeated comment about another person's age. What do you do?

 

A repeated comment is a pattern. Document it and check in, and report it if it continues.

Lesson 3, Spot the situation, teaches this. See the outline

Question 3 of 3

After the meeting, what is the best check-in?

 

A private, kind check shows you care and lets them choose what happens next.

Lesson 4, What would you do? Choosing a D, teaches this. See the outline

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Active bystander intervention at work

Completed on12 October 2026
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Everyone who finishes gets a certificate with their name, the course title and the completion date. Add your own logo, colours and signer.

Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 8 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's answers to the quizzes and activities in the course.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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6 lessons, about 35 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: What happens when nobody speaks · 7 min

    Before you begin · A meeting where a colleague is talked over and mocked · What would you do?

  • Lesson 2: Active and passive bystanders, and the five Ds · 6 min

    Who is a bystander? · The five Ds · Check

  • Lesson 3: Spot the situation · 6 min

    Which situations need action? · Where it happens · Check

  • Lesson 4: What would you do? Choosing a D · 6 min

    The meeting · The group chat · The loading bay

  • Lesson 5: Speak up and look after people · 6 min

    After the moment · Reporting and protection · Pledge

  • Lesson 6: Your pledge and next steps · 4 min

    Commit · Practice

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

Yes. The course is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session in the room or online.

At onboarding, alongside harassment-prevention training, and after a culture or safety survey.

All employees and managers, in office, site and remote settings.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • Reporting route
  • Policy link
  • Help contact
  • Local rules link
  • LMS or record system
  • Course URL
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