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Srinivas Rao is the host and founder of the popular podcast The Unmistakable Creative, where he’s interviewed more than 700 people from every walk of life imaginable. Today the show has over 500 5-star reviews in iTunes and reaches a global audience. Srinivas is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author of three books: An Audience of One: Reclaiming Creativity for Its Own Sake, Unmistakable: Why Only is Better Than Best, and The Art of Being Unmistakable. His work has been featured in Forbes, Inc, Business Insider, and The New York Times. He writes and speaks about how organizations and individuals can increase their productivity and stand out in a sea of sameness by expressing their creativity.

He’s been the keynote speaker for The International Live Events Association, The ASAE Great Ideas Conference, The International Association of Exhibition and Event Planners, Podcast Movement, Bayer’s Youth Agricultural Summit, The Healthcare Design Expo, and many others.

Budding entrepreneurs face down a variety of challenges as they work to transform an innovative idea into a real-world success. However, before they can worry about cash flow management or hiring quality employees, they need a product or service that stands out.

As a speaker, Srinivas takes his audience through a series of steps, at the end of which, they’ll have a clear idea of their unique value and how to promote it. With his guidance, the audience will:

  • Rewrite industry best practices. Leave behind “rules” that no longer serve you and create ones that do.
  • Develop creative confidence. Overcome fear and doubt to execute new ideas.
  • Cultivate creative habits. Practice daily habits that promote innovative thinking and creative breakthroughs.
  • Identify the “magic moment.” Know when the customer falls in love with your product or service.

Srinivas believes in finding out what’s truly unique about a company, individual, product or service. After all, if a business can identify something they offer that no other business does and effectively communicate that value to customers, then they can kiss competitors goodbye.

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Unleashing Human Potential in the Age of AI

Join Srinivas Rao, acclaimed author and host of the Unmistakable Creative podcast, in a profound exploration of the evolving synergy between humans and artificial intelligence (AI). In this session, Srinivas delves deep into the dynamic role of AI in enhancing and complementing human creativity, intelligence, and potential.

Key Takeaways for the Audience:

- Transformative Understanding of AI: Moving beyond AI as a tool to viewing it as a partner in creativity and innovation.
- Synergy Between Human Skills and AI: Emphasizing the irreplaceable value of critical thinking, emotional intelligence, creativity, and collaboration in the AI era.
- Real-World Examples: Insights into how these human skills intertwine with AI for innovative solutions and enhanced productivity.
- Future Vision: Envisioning a future where AI and human intelligence converge for optimal outcomes, fostering a world of enhanced possibilities.
- Practical Strategies: Actionable insights on leveraging AI to augment human capabilities in various spheres of life and work.

Drawing from his latest work, which examines the intricate interplay between AI and human faculties, Srinivas unveils a transformative perspective on AI. Moving beyond the conventional view of AI as a mere digital tool, he reveals its potential as a creative partner and an innovator, reshaping our approach to problem-solving and ideation.

Srinivas shares compelling insights into how AI can augment our unique human skills. He puts a spotlight on critical thinking, emotional intelligence, and collaboration, illustrating through vivid examples and real-life stories how these skills remain irreplaceable in an AI-driven era. He explains how embracing these skills can lead us to groundbreaking innovations and solutions, previously unimaginable in a world without AI.

This session is a journey of reimagining the future of human potential in tandem with AI. It’s an invitation to recognize and harness the combined power of human ingenuity and artificial intelligence. Attendees will leave with a renewed perspective on how AI can be more than a tool a collaborator that elevates human capability, creativity, and decision-making in unprecedented ways.

Prepare to be inspired and to envisage a future where AI doesn’t replace, but rather enriches our human experience, opening doors to limitless possibilities and advancements.

The Art of Being Unmistakable: Standing Out in a Sea of Noise

In a noisy world, standing out in a sea of noise is essential for every brand, business or creator. It’s not a matter of success. It’s a matter of survival. There’s always an alternative for a product or service that is better, cheaper, and faster. By uncovering a unique advantage that nobody else can replicate business and brands make their competition irrelevant.

- Uncover the the essential ingredients that make an organizations products and services unmistakable
- Identify the “magic moment.” Know when the customer falls in love with your product or service
- Design experiences that customers can’t help but talk about
- Combine insights from multiple industries and art forms to come up with innovative new ideas

Budding entrepreneurs face down a variety of challenges as they work to transform an innovative idea into a real-world success. However, before they can worry about cash flow management or hiring quality employees, they need a product or service that stands out.

As a speaker, Srinivas takes his audience through a series of steps, at the end of which, they’ll have a clear idea of their unique value and how to promote it. With his guidance, the audience will:

- Rewrite industry best practices. Leave behind “rules” that no longer serve you and create ones that do.
- Develop creative confidence. Overcome fear and doubt to execute new ideas.
- Cultivate creative habits. Practice daily habits that promote innovative thinking and creative breakthroughs.
- Identify the “magic moment.” Know when the customer falls in love with your product or service

Srinivas believes in finding out what’s truly unique about a company, individual, product or service. After all, if a business can identify something they offer that no other business does and effectively communicate that value to customers, then they can kiss competitors goodbye

Building a More Attentive and Productive Company

Attention is the currency of achievement. But it’s under assault from email, text message, social media and information overload. As a result, employees are overwhelmed, unproductive, and distracted. They spend excessive amounts of time on low-value tasks like checking and responding to email, which doesn’t generate revenue, but also comes at the opportunity cost of building products and services that increase the bottom line.

In this workshop, participants will learn:

- Research-backed productivity strategies to reduce overwhelm and anxiety
- How to Hack Flow-States to achieve peak performance and a 500 percent increase in productivity
- How create an environment for change that automatically leads to new behaviors and habits
- To become more effective collaborators and get the most out of the workforce

Leveraging Creativity to Fuel Innovation

Creativity is the precursor to innovation. If organizations want to innovate, they must encourage their employees to create. By leveraging the power of creativity organizations can develop innovative products,marketing campaigns,and customer experiences in record time. But creativity can’t be a quarterly initiative or part of annual offsite. It has to become a daily practice.

In this workshop participants will learn

- How to create a working environment that automatically fuels creativity, behavior change, and innovation
- Why Working More Like Artists and Less Like Knowledge Workers Leads to More Creative Breakthroughs
- How to Establish a creative practice to build an innovation pipeline
- A low-cost, low-risk method to bring new ideas and products to to life in record time

Booksby Srinivas Rao

The Small Army Strategy: A Guide for Turning Fans and Followers into Fanatics and Friends for Life

Unmistakable: Why Only Is Better Than Best

An Audience of One: Reclaiming Creativity for Its Own Sake

The Art of Being Unmistakable: A Collection of Essays About Making a Dent in the Universe

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