Experts Quote by Charles Kettering
“If I want to stop a research program I can always do it by getting a few experts to sit in on the subject, because they know right away that it was a fool thing to try in the first place.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Interview on research management, 1950s
Stopping a program can be done by involving experts who instantly recognize its futility.
In simple terms: Experts can quickly deem a project foolish.
Use expert review to halt bad projects.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- grant committees
- project planning
- academic labs
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you ensure expert panels are objective?
- When should you act without expert consensus?
Experts may have biases that protect their own interests.