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| View this email as a web page Issue 4 \| April 2025 Video "Tiny Experiments: A System to Change Your Life" In this engaging conversation with  The Bullet Journal's Ryder Carroll, author Anne-Laure Le Cunff explores key ideas from her book Tiny Experiments, offering a compelling case for why small, low-risk experiments can lead to breakthrough insights and long-term success. Her approach closely mirrors ELI’s entrepreneurial discovery learning process, which emphasizes starting small to test assumptions, reduce risk, and uncover meaningful solutions. By framing uncertainty as an opportunity for learning and curiosity, Le Cunff shows how tiny experiments (micro-experimentation) can empower individuals to move forward with creativity and resilience. Ready to Make a Change? Book "Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries" In the same vein as Tiny Experiments, Peter Sims' Little Bets explores how some of the world’s most successful innovators—from designers at IDEO to stand-up comedians—utilize small tests with low failure costs. In doing so, they're better able to navigate ambiguity and discover what works. Rather than chasing a single big idea, they make “little bets” to explore possibilities and learn what creates value. This perspective is also foundational to ELI’s approach. We teach learners to engage in active discovery, where testing assumptions and embracing small-scale action leads to insight, opportunity, and meaningful problem-solving. Like Sims, we believe big change is most often the result of small, well-placed action steps. Test Your Assumptions     Top of Mind We hope you enjoy ELI’s favorite entrepreneurial mindset studies, articles, papers, books and talks. Like what you’re reading? Share with others and follow @elimindset on Twitter for our selections throughout the month.   You received this email because you are subscribed to our ELI Newsletter from The Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative. Update your email preferences to choose the types of emails you receive. Unsubscribe from all future emails © The Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative \| All Rights Reserved The Entrepreneurial Learning Initiative   PO Box 986    Mentor  Ohio   44061   United States |
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