A curriculum that extends your team's reach

The Brief Experiment teaches students how to make professional decisions when there is no clear path. It's not another tool to manage. It's a framework they carry with them long after graduation.

The Challenge

Career centers are solving yesterday's problem with yesterday's tools

Students need judgment, not just information

They can find job listings anywhere. What they lack is a framework for weighing trade-offs, evaluating options, and making decisions when the path forward is unclear.

Resources are stretched thin

Most career centers serve thousands of students with small teams. Individual coaching cannot scale to meet demand, and generic workshops fail to address real complexity.

The world has changed

Traditional career advice assumes stable employers, linear paths, and predictable industries. Those assumptions no longer hold for most graduates entering the workforce today.

The Brief Experiment is different

Most career tools help students find answers. The Brief Experiment teaches them how to navigate when there are no clear answers.

Built on six years of research into workforce trends and decision-making, the curriculum helps students understand the historical context of work, examine their inherited assumptions, and develop professional judgment that will serve them across multiple jobs, industries, and economic cycles.

Teaches judgment, not job-matching

Students learn to evaluate opportunities and make decisions, not just find openings.

Scales without losing depth

Self-directed modules extend your team's capacity to thousands of students.

Works across majors and career stages

The framework applies whether students are exploring options or pivoting careers.

Research-backed, not opinion-based

Every module draws from workforce data and established decision-making research.

What's Included

Everything you need to implement

Curriculum Modules

The Anomaly (historical context)
The Practice (experiment methodology)
Language (vocabulary of work)
Assumptions (inherited beliefs)
Chapter (life stage context)
Possibilities (experiment directory)
Research (workforce evidence)
Thinkers (intellectual influences)

Facilitator Resources

Workshop facilitation guides
Discussion questions by module
Group activity instructions
Assessment rubrics
Slide decks for presentations
Implementation playbook

Student Tools

Values inventory
Skills assessment
Professions explorer
Industries database
Experiment planning templates
Reflection prompts

Implementation

Three ways to use The Brief Experiment

Standalone

Self-directed access

Students access the curriculum independently through your LMS or a dedicated portal. Ideal for institutions wanting maximum reach with minimum staff time.

Course-Embedded

Integrated into existing programs

Modules integrate into first-year seminars, career development courses, or capstone programs. Facilitator guides help instructors lead discussions and activities.

Workshop Series

Facilitated sessions

Career center staff deliver the curriculum through structured workshop series. Works well for cohort programs, special populations, or intensive career preparation.

Ready to bring The Brief Experiment to your students?

Get in touch to discuss your institution's needs and see if the curriculum is the right fit.