The Experimental Leader
The ultimate neuroscience-backed course for professionals who want to lead with curiosity, adaptability, and clarity—without burning out.
What if the way we’ve been taught to lead no longer works?
In a world of uncertainty, complexity, and constant change, rigid leadership playbooks fall short.
Modern leaders need something more dynamic, human—and effective.
Leadership Challenges
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Leading with control
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Responding to change with anxiety
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Seeking clarity through control
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Chasing Fixed future outcomes
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Making Decisions under pressure
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Drowning in ambiguity
Leadership Ambitions
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Leading with curiosity
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Adapting to change with calm
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Finding clarity through iteration
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Learning in real-time with tiny experiments
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Making decisions through reflection
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Leveraging uncertainty
This isn’t about working harder.
It’s about working smarter: harnessing uncertainty, building resilience,
and turning curiosity into your competitive advantage
What is The Experimental Leader?
What if the way we’ve been taught to lead, decide, and grow no longer works? In a world of uncertainty, complexity, and constant change, rigid leadership playbooks fall short.
Modern leaders need something more dynamic, human, and effective.
The Experimental Leader is a premium self-paced course for ambitious professionals ready to upgrade their mindset, navigate uncertainty with confidence, and lead with calm, intention, and impact.
Created by Anne-Laure Le Cunff—neuroscientist, former Google executive, startup founder, and author of Tiny Experiments—this course blends practical tools with powerful mental models grounded in cutting-edge neuroscience. This isn’t about working harder. It’s about working smarter: harnessing uncertainty, building resilience, and turning curiosity into your competitive advantage
- This Course Is For:
- Emerging and current leaders in fast-moving industries
- Ambitious professionals facing uncertainty and overwhelm
- Individual contributors in high-trust, high-autonomy roles
- In The Experimental Leader, you will learn how to:
- Lead through ambiguity without burning out
- Make confident decisions in uncertain situations
- Apply an experimental mindset to real-world challenges
- Redesign your work using neuroscience-backed tools
- Cultivate curiosity as a source of clarity and growth
Ready to upgrade your leadership?
The Experimental Leader is a premium self-paced course for ambitious professionals ready to upgrade their mindset, navigate uncertainty with confidence, and lead with calm, intention, and impact.
THE EXPERIMENTAL LEADER
Experimental Leadership Course for Leaders and Entrepreneurs-
6 High-impact video modules
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Field-tested tools from Tiny Experiments
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Research deep dives
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Interactive worksheets
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Guided reflection prompts
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Real Q&A from a live audience
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Lifetime access to all course materials
Created by Anne-Laure Le Cunff
Anne-Laure Le Cunff, PhD is a neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and writer. A former Google executive, she went back to university to earn a Ph.D. in Psychology & Neuroscience from King’s College London. As the founder of Ness Labs and author of its widely read newsletter, she writes about evidence-based ways for people to make the most of their minds, navigate uncertainty, and practice lifelong learning. Her work has been featured in peer-reviewed academic journals and mainstream publications such as WIRED, Forbes, Rolling Stone, Fortune, Entrepreneur, and more.
Access 6 evidence-based modules:
🧠 Module 1: How to Think Like a Scientist
In this module, you’ll shift from rigid, fear-driven goals to an experimental mindset that combines ambition with curiosity. You’ll learn to study your own work patterns,uncover the hidden scripts that shape your behavior, and embrace failure as a source of learning. You’ll walk away with a practical framework to approach leadership with adaptability, clarity, and a spirit of discovery.
🎯 Module 2: How to Lead with Curiosity
This module shows you how to turn moments of stress and ambiguity into opportunities for growth. You’ll discover how curiosity calms the brain’s threat response, explore your responses under pressure, and learn to apply systematic curiosity to yourself, others, and the world. By the end, you’ll be able to flip the switch from anxiety to curiosity, especially when the path ahead isn’t clear.
🔍 Module 3: How to Collaborate with Uncertainty
You’ll learn to conduct tiny experiments that build momentum through trial and error. You’ll practice using tools like the Curiosity Compass, the Map of Maybe, and the PACT method to test ideas quickly, adapt as you go, and turn uncertainty into an advantage. After this module, you’ll have a practical system for making progress without relying on perfect plans.
🌐Module 4: How to Make Better Decisions
In this module, you’ll learn how to cut through noise and make smarter choices, even under pressure. You’ll explore how the brain processes decisions to integrate emotional and rational factors. You’ll come out with the ability to make confident, curiosity-driven decisions that adapt to changing circumstances while keeping second-order consequences in mind.
⚡Module 5: How to Work Sustainably
This module helps you break free from toxic productivity and practice mindful productivity instead. You’ll learn to leverage your magic windows, to balance cognitive, emotional, and physical resources, and to use simple self-regulation practices, achieving more impact while staying resilient over the long term.
🧬 Module 6: How to Build a Culture of Experimentation
This module will equip you with the tools to extend the experimental mindset from the individual level to the collective. You’ll learn how to design team experiments and unlock social flow where ideas and solutions emerge effortlessly. By the end, you’ll know how to cultivate a culture where experimentation becomes the engine of innovation and sustainable growth.
🤖 Bonus Module: How to Experiment with AI
AI is reshaping how we work, and the best way to stay ahead is to treat it as a space for experimentation. In this bonus module, you’ll learn from Ben Tossell, one of the leading voices in AI. You’ll also get a companion action plan that helps you design your own AI experiments, either solo or with your team, so you can use AI with systematic curiosity.