Shalini Haridoss

Shalini Haridoss

Unscripted Labs
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About Shalini

Shalini Haridoss is the founder and lead facilitator of Unscripted Labs — an improviser and applied-improv facilitator who turns play into practice. Unusually for this work, she's also a Certified Fraud Examiner with a background in risk, which gives her a rare credibility in the room, her sessions are as at home with a guarded leadership team as a creative one.

Through Unscripted Labs she designs experiential sessions called "Labs," where teams don't just sit and listen or take notes, they get on their feet, practice play, and rediscover how to think, speak, and connect under pressure. Everything runs on her signature S.T.A.G.E.™ Method, which distills improvisation into usable tools for presence, adaptability, and psychological safety. No performance or comedy pressure. What makes her rooms work is that they feel effortless while doing genuinely hard behavioral work. People leave saying both "I can't believe how much we laughed" and "I can't believe how much we got done."

A Toastmasters public speaker and bilingual comedian, Shalini knows how to run a room. She runs monthly public Labs and facilitates for corporate teams and kids alike, leaving every group energized, closer, and a little braver and building a community that genuinely enjoys working together. Her work has taken her to stages and teams at Google, Cisco, Palo Alto Networks, the ACFE Global Conference, and Rotary.

Expertise
Focus
CultureDevelopment
Sessions
Interactive
Facilitation
Yes - Interactive
Speaking
Available
Background
Corporate Experience
Moderate
Past Clients
Global Conference Speaker on Applied Improvisation; Performed for Palo Alto network, Cisco, Google, Rotary
Certifications & Credentials
Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE); Toastmasters public speaker; Improv trained from NJSDA
Availability
Schedule
WeekdaysWeeknightsVariable/Other
Travel
NYC & Tri-state; open to national and international for half/full/multi-day engagements

Shalini's Offerings

Program

The S.T.A.G.E.™ Method Development Program (From Guarded → Generative → Unshakeable — a team, rehearsed.)

OVERVIEW A structured, recurring sequence of experiential “Labs” that build psychological safety, collaboration, and composure into how a team works, getting better session after session. Built on the…
90 – 365 min8 – 50 ppl
Workshop

The Spark — The Fastest Way to Make a Room Click

Some rooms need waking up - a stalled sales team, creators losing shine, a quiet all-hands, a group of strangers who'll be “a team” by lunch. The Spark…
30 – 60 min10 – 100 ppl
Workshop

The Yes-And Team — Build Trust, Kill “But”

The difference between a team that innovates and one that stalls is often a single word, “but.” The Yes-And Team turns that reflex around, LIVE, in the room,…
45 – 90 min8 – 50 ppl
Workshop

Plot Twist — Composure When the Plan Falls Apart

Every team has a plot twist - the pushback nobody prepped for, the question that lands sideways, the second the plan falls apart. Most training tells people what…
60 – 90 min8 – 40 ppl

Good to Know

Client Requirements
Minimal. In-person: A room where people can sit in a loose circle or pods of 6-8 and/or semi circle; a side table; a microphone. No stage, no AV requirements. Virtual: A platform with breakout rooms and chat.
Additional Notes
I bring an unusual angle for this network – Applied improv for high-stakes, risk and compliance-heavy rooms (I'm a CFE). Happy to co-design multi-part "Sessions of Vitality" as the development spine alongside your wellbeing Culturists.

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