2026 begins quietly. Not with resolutions — but with encounter. My first blog of the year reflects on a simple conversation over dinner, and what it revealed about belonging, courage, and authoring our own value. Open to what’s possible: www.tumblr.com/adrianodipra... #permissionistriumph

The horizon is calling. Dare greatly enough to leave the shore—and become the light that rises with the sun. A different year. A different voice. A different sun is rising. Happy New Year: www.tumblr.com/adrianodipra... #permissionistriumph

Growing older isn’t about fading from view — it’s about coming into focus.
 No resolutions. No performance. Just clarity, confidence, and the quiet freedom of living without consensus. My latest blog: Without Resolutions www.tumblr.com/adrianodipra... #permissionistriumph

+ Go Baggers!!

A season of light. A season of renewal. A season of possibility. May this time of year remind us what truly matters — connection, kindness, and the courage to begin again. Blessings to all. 👉 www.tumblr.com/adrianodipra... #MerryChristmas

Thirteen years ago, Permission Is Triumph began as a quiet act of courage. 
Not certainty. Not permission from the world. 
Just the choice to live awake. Today it turns 13: www.tumblr.com/adrianodipra... #permissionistriumph

#Advent Week 4: The candle of love is lit. In a world fractured by fear, love arrives—bold, embodied, unshaken. Like Mary, may we say yes to hope, yes to courage, yes to love made flesh. Let love rise in us—and shine where darkness lingers.

In a week of heartbreak, our staff gathered—quietly, gently. I was reminded: leadership is not about holding answers, but holding space. At LCIM, I work with humans who build belonging, even in the dark. This is what makes it all worth it. #DifferentByDesign

LCI Melbourne Fashion & Costume Design student Ivan Sergio Ordax is featured in Grazia Malaysia (Dec 2025 / Jan 2026), with his design appearing in This Is The Way My Life Unfolds. Real industry pathways. Global reach. #DifferentByDesign

A nation in mourning. Sixteen innocent lives. One sacred night. This was not just an attack on a people. It was an attack on all of us: www.tumblr.com/adrianodipra... Never again is now.

Wishing all who celebrate a joyful and light-filled Hanukkah! May each candle kindle peace, hope, and enduring courage in your hearts and homes. Chag Sameach!

In January I’ll be in Jakarta connecting with schools, agents & future creatives — and delivering my keynote on designing your future in a changing world. Creativity isn’t optional; it’s our advantage. #DifferenyByDesign

Italy’s entire cuisine is now UNESCO heritage — not just food, but memory, ritual, family, love. Pasta as poetry. Espresso as prayer. Long lunches as theology. Culture you can taste. Grazie, Italia, for teaching the world how to live. #LivingHeritage

A Year in Review In the quiet between years, we are invited to reckon—what we carried, what we built, what we release. 2025 asked much of us. It also gave much back. This is my pause. My remembering. My returning. Full blog: www.tumblr.com/adrianodipra... #permissionistriumph

#Advent Week 2: In the deserts of our hearts, we hear the call—prepare the way. John the Baptist reminds us to straighten the path, renew our faith, and ready our lives for Christ’s coming. Let peace begin in us, and shine through us.

My 2025 Christmas message: Restore A Christmas message for the soul. A call to stillness. A whisper of wonder. Where the sacred meets the now. Featuring wisdom from Pope Leo XIV and scripture. Read it, feel it, share it: www.tumblr.com/adrianodipra... #permissionistriumph

Pantone’s 2026 Colour of the Year is here: Cloud Dancer ☁️ A soft white that’s calming some, and confusing others. Is it peace in pigment form? Or just more noise in the name of neutrality? Either way, designers are watching the skies.

VALE Frank Gehry taught buildings to tilt, twist, and shimmer — and taught us to imagine more boldly. His Guggenheim Bilbao once stopped me in my tracks and changed how I understood creativity. A true visionary whose legacy will keep bending the world toward possibility. #FrankGehry

At LCI Melbourne, we’re leading with integrity + innovation. Our new AI Assessment Scale gives students clarity, builds AI literacy, and keeps human creativity at the centre of learning. Ethical. Future-focused. #DifferentbyDesign.

The OECD places Acting in the World at the centre of human flourishing — not just doing, but discerning and becoming. If the future demands purpose and courage, are we preparing young people for a world of tasks or a world of meaning? #EduSkyAU

LCI Melbourne graduate Sarah Smith continues to shine — now featured in Dezeen for her award-winning UpStage campaign. A powerful example of design with heart, purpose and impact. Read more: www.dezeen.com/2025/10/31/s... #DifferentByDesign

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning… Today, we pause. To remember not just the sacrifice, but the humanity — the courage to hope amid fear, and the quiet strength that endures in the generations that followed. Lest we forget. 🌺 #RemembranceDay #LestWeForget

Inspired by Miriam ODonoghue’s LEGO® reflection: LADDER. BRIDGE. WINDOW. The ladder calls us to grow. The bridge invites connection. The window helps us see anew. Leadership isn’t about climbing higher—it’s about shaping what, and who, we see along the way. #leadership

Exciting news! Future Anything’s FutureFest is coming to Melbourne for the first time — hosted at LCI Melbourne on 4 March 2026. A must for educators passionate about creativity, design thinking & entrepreneurial learning. 🔗 Register now: events.humanitix.com/2026-futuref... #EduSkyAU

FROM STRUCTURE TO SOUL ISC Research's latest report shows wellbeing is now the foundation of international education. But structure alone isn’t enough — it needs soul, by design. Read ISC → iscresearch.com/reports/well... and my essay → adrianodiprato.tumblr.com/post/7981889... #EduSkyAU

A clean sweep! 🎉 LCI Melbourne students Caroline Caroline, Bryanah D’costa & Margaret Hogan take 1st, 2nd & 3rd in the Vogue Emerging Designer Award at Flemington VRC. The future of fashion is bold, ethical & #DifferentbyDesign.

Half of all new Australian jobs now come from startups. The world of work has changed — the world of learning must too. Read my latest blog: www.tumblr.com/adrianodipra... #permissionistriumph

FROM METRICS TO MEANING We don’t flourish because we’re measured — we flourish because we’re designed. Wellness isn’t a metric; it’s a moral act. It’s time to rehumanise how we live, learn & lead. Read more → www.tumblr.com/adrianodipra... #permissionistriumph

Thrilled to see LCI Melbourne students Jordan Williamson and Valentina Barrios featured in the Melbourne Fashion Week Media Preview — representing creativity, innovation, and the future of Australian fashion. #MFW #DifferentByDesign

Still buzzing from M/FW opening night – a dazzling display of Blak excellence, bold fashion, and brilliant energy. Culture met couture, and the spirit of Country walked every runway. Grateful to witness such creative power. #MFW

EMERGE 2025 illuminated the spirit of creativity, community & connection. Dean Golja’s powerful portraits, families & schools from across Australia, and alumni & industry filling our gallery—a true celebration of becoming. #DifferentByDesign

Three LCI Melbourne fashion students — Caroline, Ella, and Leah — are featured in Fashion Journal, sharing the designers who shaped their creative journeys. A glimpse into how inspiration becomes artistry. 🔗 fashionjournal.com.au/fashion/desi... #differentbydesign

In leadership, we chase speed when what we need is rhythm. Solvitur ambulando — it is solved by walking. I came to understand walking not as an escape, but as an arrival. Motion is external; movement is interior: www.tumblr.com/adrianodipra... #permissionistriumph

Pope Leo XIV’s Dilexi Te reminds us that to love the poor is to see God’s true face. Faith is not found in certainty but in proximity. A Church that walks barefoot through its own streets will rediscover compassion in the dust. Read my reflection: www.tumblr.com/adrianodipra... #permissionistriumph

At the Fashion Awards Australia in Wyndham, I witnessed creativity in full bloom. Congratulations to our LCI Melbourne Fashion & Costume Design students—1st, 2nd & 3rd in the Australian Long Gown category—and to Darran Arabin-Gander & team for nurturing emerging designers. #DifferentByDesign

The OECD’s Trends Shaping Education 2025 maps the megatrends shaping our world — but data alone won’t save us. The real work is to humanise the future, not just forecast it. Education must move beyond resilience management to moral imagination. Full report: www.oecd.org/content/dam/... #EduSkyAU

Madonna’s first interview in 9 years isn’t just a comeback. It’s a communion. Her revelations on faith, mortality & grace stirred memories of my own encounters across Jerusalem, Johannesburg, Assisi & the Camino. ✨ Like a prayer, it still burns. www.tumblr.com/adrianodipra... #permissionistriumph

At the launch of #EthicalClothingAustralia Week, we honour 25 years of protecting workers’ rights. At LCIM, we stand firm in shaping ethical artists, designers & entrepreneurs where creativity meets conscience. Fashion must serve justice as much as style.

Jane Goodall was the best of us. She taught that our kinship with life is sacred, that hope is a choice, and that every act makes a difference. Her light now rests with us — will we carry it forward? 🌍 Vale Jane.

Caroline Caroline, Valentina Barrios & Leah Wilkinson—3 emerging designers from LCI Melbourne—feature in Fashion Journal Issue 198. Garments. Styling. Creative grit. This is what #DifferentbyDesign looks like: self, place, other—all encountered through fashion. Choose Different.

Feasting on bold ideas today at HEXPO 2025🍴 A feastival where entrepreneurs from Australia + SE Asia served up creativity, courage & change. Innovation isn’t bland — it’s spicy, it’s bold, and it’s best shared. The table is set. Will you take your seat?

Eight of our brilliant LCI Melbourne students will take the stage at M/FW 2025’s Featured Student Collections Runway. A triumph of story, style & identity. Huge thanks to Darran, Nasia, Gretchen, Chris & Vicki for mentoring them to this moment. #MFW2025 #DifferentByDesign

Robert Redford was magnetic on screen and mighty off it. Actor. Activist. Icon. He lit up the 70s, then built a legacy with Sundance, giving voice to independent storytellers. A true original who championed creativity and conviction. The world is dimmer without him.

THE HARVEST Not all educators get to see what happens next. But sometimes, the seeds take root. Sometimes, grace circles back. A story of enduring friendship, belief, and becoming — 23 years in the making. 📖 Read more: www.tumblr.com/adrianodipra... #permissionistriumph

83% of students choose passion. “Being my true self” is now a top priority (UAC 2025). Education must be more than content—it must be encounter. What if we designed it for who they’re becoming? 🔗https://www.tumblr.com/adrianodiprato/794708092870950912/education-as-encounter?source=share

Orientation is never just an event — it is an encounter with self, place & the other. Today our newest students stepped into the unknown. Belonging is where curiosity, compassion, courage & conviction take root. It always starts here. #EduSkyAU

Creativity isn’t the garnish. It’s the meal. UN, WEF & Canva all agree: the future economy depends on creativity. This shift isn’t cosmetic — it’s structural, strategic, human. Read my latest blog: www.tumblr.com/adrianodipra... #EduSkyAU

What if the stranger holds the key to a deeper knowing? A fleeting connection that awakens us to self, place, and the other. Trust begins here — in conversation with the unknown. Read the new blog: adrianodiprato.tumblr.com/post/7942515... #EduSkyAU

Higher education is at a crossroads. Prestige no longer guarantees trust or demand. The future belongs to universities that foster belonging and adaptability. 👉 Will they cling to the past, or become engines of possibility? Full piece: www.tumblr.com/adrianodipra... #EduSkyAU

Today we cultivated consciousness, care & collective efficacy at our T3 Scholarship Day. From strategic focus to staff wellbeing — and celebrating 5 & 10+ years of service — LCI Melbourne is flourishing together. #differentbydesign