“Self-Anthropology: Become your own anthropologist with personal field notes”
May 29, 2025
Originally posted in our May 2025 Top of Mind Newsletter. What if you approached your own life the way an anthropologist approaches a culture—curious, observant, and open to discovery? In a recent Ness Labs piece, previously featured Anne-Laure Le Cunff encourages us to do just that. By keeping “field notes” on our habits, decisions, and experiences, we can begin to uncover the unseen patterns that shape our lives. At ELI, we view this kind of reflective practice…
Read more“How curiosity rewires your brain for change”
Originally posted in our May 2025 Top of Mind Newsletter. A recent Big Think article highlights how curiosity can rewire the brain—boosting learning, memory, and adaptability. At ELI, we’ve seen firsthand how curiosity fuels the entrepreneurial mindset. It’s what enables individuals to spot opportunities hidden in problems and stay engaged through the often-challenging process of building solutions. But curiosity isn’t just outward-facing. It also drives self-reflection, helping us question assumptions, confront biases, and improve decision-making. Without…
Read more“Little Bets: How Breakthrough Ideas Emerge from Small Discoveries”
April 23, 2025
Originally posted in our April 2025 Top of Mind Newsletter. 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…
Read more“Tiny Experiments: A System to Change Your Life”
Originally posted in our April 2025 Top of Mind Newsletter. 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…
Read more‘When you have women at the table, you achieve better results’
March 27, 2025
Originally posted in our March 2025 Top of Mind Newsletter. Check out this summary of a 2018 panel co-hosted by Innovators Magazine and the Knowledge4Innovation (K4I) Forum in the European Parliament, exploring how gender-diverse leadership leads to better outcomes. At ELI, we emphasize the value of diverse perspectives in fostering entrepreneurial thinking — a mindset that drives creativity, critical problem-solving, and resilience. By encouraging inclusive environments where all voices are heard, organizations can unlock innovation and…
Read more