The Playbook That Got You Here
Won't Get You There.
The lonely genius model is dead. Join 60 global visionaries in Bali to define the next decade of AI, design leadership, and organizational strategy.
60 seats. 400+ applications in 2025.
Highly competitive selection processRound 1 currently in progress
The Burden of Clarity
Rests on You.
The Hidden Cost
Senior design leaders now spend 45% of their time on organizational friction rather than innovation.
Your teams, your C-suite, and your organization look to you for answers on generative AI, operational efficiency, and the future of experience.
But where do you go when you don't have the answers?
Design leadership at this level is isolating. You are caught between the relentless pace of disruption and the daily grind of organizational distraction. You don't need another conference with generic keynotes and networking sessions that skim the surface.
You need a sanctuary for strategy.
The Solution
That's why we built LEAD Collective — a peer-powered infrastructure designed for the specific weight of your role.
48 Hours of Unfiltered
Strategic Clarity.
LEAD is a high-bandwidth immersion designed to solve for the isolation of leadership. We move past high-level theory into the messy, confidential reality of scaling design in the AI era.
Shift from reactive to directive
Stop responding to organizational whims. Leave with a concrete POV on leading your team through the next 24 months of disruption.
Co-Create Strategy Frameworks
You won't just listen. You will build. Participate in the creation of collective playbooks for the 2026 design landscape.
AI Impact Realities
Move beyond the hype. Discuss the actual toolchains, ethics, and team-restructuring strategies being deployed by top global orgs.
The Peer Brain Trust
Forge genuine alliances with 59 other global visionaries who become your private board of advisors for the years ahead.
Scaling Influence
Learn the language of the C-Suite to move design from a service-provider to a core strategic driver of business value.
Chatham House Safety
Discuss your hardest challenges under strict non-attribution rules. No press, no recordings, no judgment. Just pure honesty.
What You'll Actually Do.
We've engineered every hour for maximum insight and minimum fatigue. This is a working retreat, not a vacation.
"The most productive 48 hours of my decade."
— Past Attendee, Head of Design
The AI Impact Workshop
A deep-dive provocation into how GenAI is cannibalizing mid-level roles and how to restructure your design organization for a post-production world.
Design Org Strategy Roundtable
Peer-led facilitation on organizational friction. We map out the internal political and structural barriers preventing design from reaching its full potential.
Peer Consulting Circles
Small-group 'Hot Seats.' Bring one specific, high-stakes leadership problem. Get 6 peer perspectives and a facilitated roadmap for resolution.
Personal Action Planning
Synthesizing 48 hours into a 'Playbook for the First 90 Days' back at your desk. You leave not just with notes, but with a strategy.
Not a Conference.
A Curated Council.
We are not selling seats. We are engineering a cohort. Every application is manually reviewed to ensure a diversity of industries, geographies, and leadership depth.
"The most high-bandwidth environment I've ever been in. LEAD wasn't just networking; it was an expansion of my mental models for the AI era. It’s the board of advisors I didn’t know I needed."
Shey Cobley
Founder, The Loops
Bapu Kaladhar
Founder, UXIndia & UMO Design
Architect of Asia’s largest design dialogues. Building on two decades of convening global visionaries to bridge the gap between business and experience.
The Methodology
Our facilitation is based on the Unfiltered Exchange protocol—a proprietary framework that strips away corporate posturing to reach the core of strategic truth.
"The caliber of the room is the value."
Council Participant Threshold: 15+ Years Leadership
The Invitation.
To ensure the highest caliber of attendees regardless of corporate budget cycles, the LEAD council heavily subsidizes each seat through our strategic partner network.
Investment Participation
Heavy corporate underwriting covers 45% of experience costs (Market Value: $4,500+).
What's Included
- Full Access to the 48-hour Strategic Council
- Curated Immersive Dining & Networking
- Premium 2-night accommodation at our host resort
- All Facilitation, Materials & Case Studies
- Lifetime Access to the LEAD Private Alumni
"This isn't a cost; it's a strategic allocation."
Tax-deductible professional development for most regions.
Strictly Limited to 60 Verified Selection Seats