Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, Bengaluru

The Srishti Manipal Institute (SMI) is dedicated to a mission of creatively impacting and building new ecosystems to produce creative competencies that are ahead of the curve.

SMI's Mission and Principles

The core mission is achieved through professional, vocational, and research programs guided by these principles:

• Future-Informed Approach: Anticipate emerging needs and opportunities to be future-informed.
• Proactive Mindsets: Challenge assumptions, uncover hidden opportunities, and nurture proactive mindsets.
• Holistic Development: Develop an expanded consciousness and holistic development for individuals and communities.
• Sustainability: Honour environmentally responsible and sustainable means to achieve the Vision.
• Social Justice: Inculcate a strong belief in social justice and equal opportunity.

Enabling Factors for Creative Education

The institution focuses on several enabling factors to empower its learners and faculty:

• Entrepreneurial Spirit: Empower the learner to understand broader concepts of creativity, with the ability to anticipate and address change with an entrepreneurial spirit and confidence.
• Originality: Encourage originality, innate and acquired abilities, and creative interpretations in response to given requirements.
• Global Collaboration: Enhance understanding of dynamic domain requirements and promote collaborative work with multidisciplinary entities and leading institutions globally.
• Real-World Connection: Create opportunities for faculty and students to move beyond simulated industry connections and respond to actual complex domain and societal changes.
• Flexibility and Experimentation: Support the aspiration of functioning with flexible working norms and the freedom to explore and experiment.