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

What would you write to your younger self? Not to fix. Not to warn. But to stay—with love, ache, and becoming. I wrote a letter I didn’t know I needed. Maybe it’s time you did too. 📝 Read: www.tumblr.com/adrianodipra... #permissionistriumph

Giorgio Armani redefined elegance through restraint, grace, and conviction. A master of timeless design, he showed us that true style whispers. Riposa in pace, Maestro. Your thread runs through us all — and your elegance lives on, eternally.

A mic 🎙️, a memory, and a message. 275 episodes later, the stories still echo. Because every person in your learning community is home to a unique life. Voice shapes tomorrow. Connection transforms it. #EduSkyAU

At the Baillieu Myer Oration, my niece Ebony shared her conservation journey — from global fieldwork to Zoos Victoria’s Fighting Extinction team. In a world that can feel hopeless, her story is hope-filled: proof that purpose can transform possibility into life. 🌿

Leadership is not a ladder to climb but a game to change. Maxwell showed us influence in levels; today demands more—character anchored in curiosity, compassion, courage & conviction for community. Will your leadership outlive your role? #leadership #gamechangers #EduSkyAU

Five decades. A global impact. And a reminder that what matters most in education isn’t just effect size—it’s belonging. John Hattie joins Sophie Specjal for a powerful convo on legacy, AI, and learning that transforms. 🎧👇 open.spotify.com/episode/4PqB... #EduSkyAU

Creativity is not a luxury — it is survival. As AI reshapes work, perhaps it’s time to treat creativity as foundational as literacy & numeracy. At our Open Day Careers Panel Kyle, Olga & Ben showed its power for self, place & the other. The future belongs to those who can create. #EduSkyAU

From student to Deputy Principal — the pupil has become the master. Proud of Kathelyn Nguyen (left), once my VCE student, now an exceptional leader shaping the future. Proof that teaching is the greatest vocation. Congrats Kths! #EduSkyAU

Saddened by the passing of Greg Whitby AM, a giant of Australian education. His voice was prophetic in its call for justice, equity & transformation. Privileged to interview him on #GameChangers. Condolences to his family & Parramatta community. Eternal rest grant unto him.

Open Day 2025 at LCI Melbourne took flight — passports stamped, futures imagined, and connections forged. Our academics, students & staff brought the spirit of #DifferentbyDesign to life. The journey has only just begun. Choose Different. Choose melbourne.lcieducation.com/en

We cannot avoid the storms. But we can learn the sacred art of healing them — within us, and around us. 🌿 Healing the Storms — my latest reflection on self-care, self-actualisation, and remembering we are already enough: www.tumblr.com/adrianodipra... #permissionistriumpb

Today we hosted our Careers Practitioner Webinar — sharing the LCI Melbourne story, our programs, and pathways into the creative industries and the world of business & innovation. The recording is now live on YouTube 🎥👇 youtu.be/r5p4viOF6Xc?... #DifferentByDesign

From my office window, I glimpse a campus alive with heritage, creativity + possibility. A window frames perspective. Ours opens to futures. On Sat 30 Aug, step inside LCI Melbourne for Open Day. Come curious, leave inspired. Register: melbourne.lcieducation.com/en/news-and-...

Come curious. Leave inspired. On Sat 30 Aug, LCI Melbourne opens its doors — fashion exclusives, exhibitions, creative panels + the chance to imagine your future. #Differentbydesign. Always. 📍 Collingwood | 10–3pm 🔗 Register: melbourne.lcieducation.com/en/news-and-...

INTERMISSION – 14 Aug, 5–7pm @ LCI Melbourne. Bold works. Fresh perspectives. Makers shaping what’s next. Special guest Simon Zdraveski of Specialty Pleaters joins the night. Free, but RSVP essential → melbourne.lcieducation.com/en/news-and-... #DifferentByDesign

Build Different. The Awareness Advantage study shows high-awareness brands achieve 2.86x higher conversions. In LCI Melbourne’s BBusI, entrepreneurs learn to fuse vision + precision for lasting impact: melbourne.lcieducation.com/en/courses-a...

Honoured to receive the 2025 ACEL VIC Media Award tonight at Wesley College. Grateful to ACEL for lifting the profession and to the educators who give so much. To all award recipients—congrats. Education is the greatest vocation in the world. #EduSkyAU

Honoured to receive the 2025 ACEL VIC Media Award with Phil Cummins for Game Changers. 275 episodes. 800K listeners. Ranked Top 2.5% of 3M+ podcasts globally. Grateful to ACEL, our brave guests, & our passionate audience who bring the learning to life: www.acel.org.au/ACELWEB/Bran... #EduSkyAU

👀 Spot our Open Day posters across Melbourne? That’s your sign. Join us Sat 30 Aug, 10–3pm in Collingwood. Explore fashion, design, art & business—hands-on. Meet mentors. Be inspired. Come see what makes us #DifferentByDesign. 🔗 Register: melbourne.lcieducation.com/en/news-and-...

LCI Melbourne’s Diploma of Fashion Design is featured in Fashion Journal, highlighting the real-world skills shaping tomorrow’s designers. Every photo? Shot by our Filmmaking & Photography students. Learning in action: fashionjournal.com.au/fashion/skil... #DifferentByDesign

Honoured to be named one of The Educator’s Most Influential Educators 2025: www.theeducatoronline.com/k12/best-in-... At LCI Melbourne, we’re building something human—powered by curiosity, courage & student voice. Across art, design, fashion & business, we’re Different by Design. #EduSkyAU

Lifelong learning is rising—but are we deepening it or just speeding it up? At LCIM, our soon-to-launch short courses won’t chase trends, but extend our 2-year degrees—where real industry skills meet creative depth: www.instructure.com/en-au/resour... #EduSkyAU

$260K in lifetime earnings. $22B for the nation. That’s what we gain when we recognise more of what young people can do—socially, emotionally, creatively. This isn’t reform. It’s reinvention. www.learningcreates.org.au/wp-content/u... www.learningcreates.org.au/wp-content/u... #EduSkyAU

COX Architecture shows how museums can be spaces of encounter—where truth, place & people converge. What if our schools did the same? Designed to listen, include & transform. Learning as curation, not control: www.coxarchitecture.com.au/perspective/... #EduSkyAU

We do not find ourselves all at once. We meet ourselves slowly — in moments of awe, in the arms of strangers, in places that undo and remake us. Every true encounter is a mirror. Every step, a summons to become: www.tumblr.com/adrianodipra... #permissionistriumph

INTERMISSION Join us for LCI Melbourne’s Intermission Exhibition Opening Night — where our emerging artists & designers reveal works that #DifferentByDesign. 📅 Thu 14 Aug | 🕔 5–7pm 📍 LCI Melbourne, Collingwood 🎟 Free RSVP essential melbourne.lcieducation.com/en/news-and-... #EduSkuAU

We are outsourcing our becoming to algorithms, timelines, and templates. But what if life was the real pilgrimage? Not a love letter to travel—a summons to live differently. Read: The Cartography of Becoming www.tumblr.com/adrianodipra... #permissionistriumph

12 million views later, I’m reminded that every review is more than a rating—it’s a story that helps others choose with confidence. Sharing honest experiences empowers community, builds trust, and turns everyday moments into meaningful ones: maps.app.goo.gl/37npsK3pj1nz... #permissionistriumph

The world doesn’t need more managers. It needs more movement-makers. The Game Changers epilogue is a call to lead with curiosity, compassion, courage and conviction. Become the leader only you can be: ambapress.com.au/products/gam... #gamechangers #EduSkyAU

It starts with belonging. In our BDA, students explore identity, voice & design principles across four creative units—Body, Space, Image & Message. Paper, pleats, purpose. Fashion meets visual art. And yes, a cameo from Lady Gaga. #EduSkyAU

Wellbeing isn’t a bolt-on. It’s how we teach, connect & lead. This Talking Teaching episode explores wellbeing literacy as a lifelong capability—language used for flourishing. It’s not fluff. It’s framework. It’s not extra. It’s everything. 👇 open.spotify.com/episode/2v8T... #EduSkyAU

Legacy isn’t what you leave behind—it’s what you pass forward. Chapter 7 of Game Changers explores how leaders enrich others by cultivating purpose, collaboration and growth: ambapress.com.au/products/gam... #gamechangers #EduSkyAU

Six years today since we said goodbye to my father, Antonio. A man of quiet strength, deep conviction, and relentless love. He built more than homes—he built a life for us with his bare hands, his generous heart, and his unspoken grace. I miss him, always. Forever in my heart xx

Alignment is the difference between noise and impact. Chapter 6 of Game Changers explores how leaders bring coherence to vision, values and action—so communities can truly thrive: ambapress.com.au/products/gam... #gamechangers #EduSkyAU

UNFINISHED GRACE. AI can finish your sentence. But it can’t carry your memory, your ache, your wonder. In a world chasing frictionless output, I’m choosing presence over polish. Read the new blog: www.tumblr.com/adrianodipra... #permissionistriumph

AI-exposed jobs are evolving 66% faster—but are our universities keeping pace? Still too much fear, not enough fluency. We need ethical, creative AI literacy at the core of learning. The future won’t wait. Full article: www.hcamag.com/au/specialis... #EduSkyAU

Melbourne is Australia’s #1 study destination—for good reason. International students power our economy, culture + future. Time to stop blaming and start building. Nick Reece gets it. #EduSkyAU

Social entrepreneurship is evolving. The WEF report The Future is Collective shows we need collective action, not solo solutions. For educators, the challenge is clear: nurture collaborators, not competitors. The future is connected & collective. Report: www.weforum.org/publications... #EduSkyAU

Focus is a radical act in a distracted world. Chapter 5 of Game Changers unpacks how great leaders align vision, time and energy around what matters most. Clarity is power. ambapress.com.au/products/gam... #gamechangers