Adriano Di Prato
@adrianodiprato.bsky.social
Author • Director | LCI Melbourne • Educator • Radical Optimist • ChelseaFC
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#permissionistriumph
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#permissionistriumph
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
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
November 10, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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
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
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
November 10, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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
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
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
November 6, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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
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
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
November 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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
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.
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.
November 1, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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.
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
The world of work has changed — the world of learning must too.
Read my latest blog: www.tumblr.com/adrianodipra... #permissionistriumph
October 30, 2025 at 4:20 AM
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
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
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
October 23, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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
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
October 22, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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
Grateful to witness such creative power. #MFW
October 21, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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
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
Dean Golja’s powerful portraits, families & schools from across Australia, and alumni & industry filling our gallery—a true celebration of becoming. #DifferentByDesign
October 19, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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
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
A glimpse into how inspiration becomes artistry.
🔗 fashionjournal.com.au/fashion/desi... #differentbydesign
October 17, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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
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
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
October 15, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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
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
Read my reflection: www.tumblr.com/adrianodipra... #permissionistriumph
October 12, 2025 at 7:13 AM
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
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
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
October 12, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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
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
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
October 8, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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
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
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
October 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
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
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.
At LCIM, we stand firm in shaping ethical artists, designers & entrepreneurs where creativity meets conscience. Fashion must serve justice as much as style.
October 2, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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.
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.
Her light now rests with us — will we carry it forward? 🌍
Vale Jane.
October 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
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.
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.
This is what #DifferentbyDesign looks like: self, place, other—all encountered through fashion.
Choose Different.
September 23, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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.
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?
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?
September 19, 2025 at 6:44 AM
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?
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
A triumph of story, style & identity.
Huge thanks to Darran, Nasia, Gretchen, Chris & Vicki for mentoring them to this moment.
#MFW2025 #DifferentByDesign
September 17, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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
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.
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.
September 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
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.
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
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
September 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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
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
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
September 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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
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
Today our newest students stepped into the unknown.
Belonging is where curiosity, compassion, courage & conviction take root. It always starts here. #EduSkyAU
September 12, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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
Today our newest students stepped into the unknown.
Belonging is where curiosity, compassion, courage & conviction take root. It always starts here. #EduSkyAU