A day of ‘Innovation Leadership’ from one of the top 100 creative influencers in the world

Miami Ad School Sri Lanka & Maldives Dean Stuart Hardy

Miami Ad School Sri Lanka & Maldives

Miami Ad School, the most awarded creative school with the launch of its global campus in Colombo and the Maldives, Academics Group and the iconic franchise wants to purposefully transform the perception, credibility, and viability of creative disciplines in this part of the world. 

An integral part of that journey is showcasing the depths of creative thinking, and disrupting the notion that these are the frills, the add-ons, the superfluous nice-to-haves. Creativity is the driving force of the future.

As established dynamics are shifted, as they have steadily been since 2020 – an innovative mindset is what will determine the sustainability of any business. 

“Miami Ad School Sri Lanka’s goal is to transform our culture, and to make creativity an integral part of the way we think and interact with the world. There’s an illustrious global history of creativity being the catalyst of greatness. There is no limit to where learning like this can apply – it truly can change the world, starting with your own life, career and community,” said Miami Ad School Sri Lanka & Maldives Founder & CEO Kandeban Balendran.

Miami Ad School Sri Lanka & Maldives Dean Stuart Hardy is a maverick of times like these. Cited by Cannes Lions as one of the Top 100 Creative Influencers on Earth, Stuart is a Change & Transformation expert who has steered new futures for over 50 Fortune 500 companies like Coca Cola, BMW, Kraft, Volkswagen, British Airways and more.

Miami Ad School Sri Lanka is curating a one-day, high-intensity, high-reward Innovation Leadership program delivered by Stuart Hardy that will gear your company’s leaders to reimagine, reset, and optimise their actions and expectations for what’s here – and yet to come.

With live learning that resonates in the now, this one-day program hosted on 3 December at Cinnamon Grand Colombo from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. is an immersion into driving actionable strategies that elevate your human capital and drive instant ROI by not separating the theoretical from the practical. 

Innovation Leadership is about creating and maintaining the psychological environment that sustains the entrepreneurial, forward-thinking mindset of your business. 

During the program, you will learn: 

•  The contexts of innovation and the forces of technology involved
•  How to balance authenticity versus adaptability
•  How to inspire and lead a place that is conducive to innovators

Presented in collaboration with the 4A’s Sri Lanka and the International Advertising Association (IAA), this program is organised with venue partner Cinnamon Grand and official print media partner Daily FT.  

“The IAA has always pledged its commitment to investing in the future, particularly in line with exploring the best possibilities for progress within the ‘new normal’. With this in mind, we are delighted to partner with Miami Ad School and the 4A’s in a timely and forward-thinking program by Stuart Hardy – a world renowned expert in Innovation Leadership. Under the present challenging times, we feel our youth and ourselves for that matter, can benefit from some inspirational thinking as we recharge in a diametrically different direction,” IAA Sri Lanka President Tharaka Ranawala.

Innovation Leadership is more than just buzzwords. It’s an open invitation to think outside the box and be free of the limitations of the past. Businesses need to be dynamic and driven by fearless individuals who carefully construct spaces that celebrate the pathways that lead to more exciting possibilities. 

“We live in uncertain times, and our best bet is to be equipped with powerful ways of thinking, innovating and leading. Formulaic learning, of rehashing what has been done before, is no longer effective. The time has come to be a weapon of intelligence, a connoisseur of change, and a passionate advocate of doing things differently. That’s the future. We want to craft and build great ‘thinking’ leaders, who aren’t just by the book – they’re writing it,” said 4A’s Sri Lanka President Sugibun Sathiamoorthy.

In a day, you will begin a rebirth in leadership for the new normal of the 21st century. The most transformative journeys start with that first decisive step, and this program is developed specifically to facilitate that move.

The Program fee is Rs. 20,000. Members of 4A’s, the IAA and corporates who sign up five members or more will receive a 25% discount. For registrations Call: +94 765 949 622 or mail: [email protected] or visit miamiadschool.lk