Project Description
Sura Al-Naimi is a former Global Innovation Officer at Disney, an influential creativity expert with over 20 years of experience, she is renowned for her ability to transform individuals and teams struggling with creative blocks into innovative powerhouses. With a unique blend of empathy, actionable insights, and a proven methodology, she helps people unlock their creative potential and turn challenges into opportunities for growth.
Sura Al-Naimi brings a wealth of experience in the fields of innovation and creativity to her work. Within the internal innovation think tank of the Mouse, AKA Disney, she played a key role in developing creative strategies across various sectors from marketing, imagineering, Pixar to time share and resort experience. Her expertise has benefited prominent organizations such as AARP, Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Siemens, Sony Entertainment, Chick-Fil-A, and Kaiser Permanente, where she has helped to foster innovation and creative thinking.
TOPIC: Think Differently: Create & Action Winning Ideas
This engaging talk helps individuals and teams break through creative stagnation and reignite their ability to generate innovative ideas—even in the most high-pressure or resource-limited environments. Audiences will learn how to turn creative droughts into opportunities for growth by building a repeatable, sustainable creative process. More than just chasing moments of inspiration, this session reframes creativity as a skill that can be cultivated, nurtured, and continuously sparked for long-term impact.
Audience Takeaways
Creativity is a Process, Not a Talent
Practical Tools to Break Through Creative Blocks
Sustainable Creativity for Long-Term Innovation
Reviews for Sura
“Sura is a tour de force speaker and rare combination of the quick humor of a Disney film, the suspense of a page-turner, and the clarity of a really good teacher. She breaks down her expertise from leading teams at Disney and We Over Me and reassembles them as pithy, actionable life lessons for the workplace and beyond!”
“An exciting and inspirational Talk at Barilla Headquarters in Parma (Italy), of great value and much appreciated by both our RD&Q and Marketing Teams. Using a hands-on immersive method, she gave us a new lens, that was immediately practical and actionable.”
“Unique, thoughtful and relevant. We challenged Sura to create an interactive session that brought our meeting theme to life, and she did that, and so much more! Turn to Sura when you are ready to break out of your traditional approach.”
