The Silent Teacher: What Design Schools Don’t Say

This panel explores the invaluable lessons that design schools rarely articulate, the instincts, insights and mindsets that only surface through real-world experience. It reflects on how designers evolve beyond the classroom, learning through practice, experimentation and failure. The discussion highlights how real-life experience becomes a continuous exercise in problem-solving, where every challenge refines one’s creative intuition and adaptability. Also, the panel examines how designers cultivate critical thinking, creative confidence and resilience in an ever-changing professional landscape.