Why Us
Our insights, content and people set us apart

OUR INSIGHTS
Our Frontline Insights Span The Continent
From Iran to Japan, Mongolia to Indonesia, we’ve worked on dozens of business, policy and leadership challenges across a broad spectrum of sectors and industries.
We’ve facilitated collaboration between a European juice giant and a Chinese smallholder farming cooperative, promoted inclusive fintech to bank Myanmar’s unbanked, and developed strategies to provide appropriate healthcare technology in India and Vietnam.
A deep appreciation for local context and cultures, and an extensive network of regional relationships help us foster impactful, sustainable solutions for our clients and partners.
OUR CONTENT
Our Ideas Are
Our Ideas
Thought provoking and practical, GIFT’s original content covers leadership learning, business models for the future, and our vision for redesigning society.
Our proprietary curriculum and learning methodology have been presented to the United Nations as an innovation in leadership development.
We write books, reports, and articles that are published and presented globally, and our library of sustainability driven business models uncover exciting opportunities to address some of the world’s most salient challenges.

Curriculum
GIFT leverages a proprietary curriculum and learning tools refined over 15 years of running leadership programmes and workshops. Our content is revised and updated regularly to ensure it remains relevant, meaningful and highly engaging.

Strategic Global Awareness
Unlearning conventional wisdom requires a fresh perspective on today’s most critical drivers of change - from the emergence of a post-Western world to the reshaping of global capitalism and the dynamic relationship between business, society, and the state.
CORE TOPICS
- Impacts of Globalisation: the Asian Context
- Mega Trends Shaping the 21st Century
- Reshaping Capitalism
- Technology, Consumption and Externalities
- Behaviour Before Brand
- ASEAN, Asia and the World
- Roles of Business, Government and Civil Society

LEADERSHIP SOFT SKILLS
Our approach to leadership development is built on the three pillars of knowledge, communication and empathy, and a practical framework for unleashing potential through purpose, growth mindset and personal energy.
CORE TOPICS
- Impacts of Globalisation: the Asian Context
- The PRISM of High Performance
- Communicating for Impact
- Cross-cultural Aptitude
- Purposeful Stakeholder Engagement
- Leading Meetings with PASSION
- Supercharging Teams
- Cultivating a Growth Mindset
- Strengthening Self-awareness
OUR PEOPLE
We Practice What We Preach
Our vibrant global team, led by Founder and CEO Chandran Nair, has diverse backgrounds, experience, and interdisciplinary skill sets. We embody our ethos to ensure everything we deliver pushes the boundaries and exceeds expectations.
GIFT’s world-class project research, design and management are all conducted in-house, with a leadership team involved at every step, from ideation to facilitation.
Our team and insights are enriched by an unrivalled global network including CEOs and scientists, policy makers and entrepreneurs, NGO leaders and social activists.


