“We've become so used to the concept as a measuring and sorting tool, that it and its correlates - below-average, above-average - are everyday speech. We don't even question the language, although the challenges we face require a different mindset.” DifferentFacesUsedLanguageChallengesSpeechConceptsToolsEverydayAverageMindsetMeasuringSortingChallenges We FaceAbove Average Author:L. Todd Rose
“That was one of my most surprising discoveries when I dug into the history of average-ism: When you actually get the data, it rarely captures anyone. Which then begs the question, why are we using this as a reference standard for human beings?” HumansHuman BeingsStandardsDiscoveryAverageDataCaptureSurprisingIsms Author:L. Todd Rose
“The Age of Average gave us a lot. Take clothing: We've all benefited remarkably from large, medium and small sizes making things affordable and available, but when it really counts - the wedding gown and the pressurized fighter pilot suit - it's bespoke all the way.” WayAgeAverageSizeAvailableMediumsSuitsFighterClothingsPilotsAffordableGownsFighter Pilot Author:L. Todd Rose
“Historically, education has been about batch processing: standardize everything against the average, rank kids, sort them to see who gets more and who really doesn't deserve to be there. The problem, even if you're just being selfish from an economic standpoint, is we're not producing the talent we need.” IfsNeedsHas BeensProblemKidsEconomicTalentDeserveAverageSelfishJust BeingStandpointProcessingBeing Selfish Author:L. Todd Rose
“We use the Air Force analogy: there were expensive things they had to do to get a cockpit suitable for a lot of pilots, like wraparound windshields, but their initial solutions, when they realized average didn't work, were adjustable seats. How in the world did they not already have adjustable seats in their planes? We're looking for adjustable seats for education, for basic things that we can do.” WorldUseForceCan DoAirSolutionsAveragePlanesSeatsExpensivePilotsInitialsSuitableAnalogiesAir ForceBasic ThingsCockpit Author:L. Todd Rose
