sigma labs
Exceptional talent is missed every day Opportunity is not equally distributed.
The common heuristics used to judge graduates, such as the university they
attended, overlook significant amounts of genuine talent. We rigorously source
this talent while pushing the boundaries of assessment. This is the first half
of our mission. Exceptional training changes outcomes The most effective
learning practices are rarely used: institutions that invest in training – e.g.
schools, universities, and educational agencies – are often not rewarded for the
quality of the output, so the incentives don’t align. Yet Benjamin Bloom’s
seminal educational research proved that the right methods can change learning
outcomes by 2 standard deviations (2 sigmas). This is monumental; while the
research has advanced, these and many other techniques are at the core of what
we do: thus the second half of our mission.