<ul><li>Hector Silva, an industrial designer and educator, shared his journey from a design student to an award-winning educator in a lecture at the Vignelli Center for Design Studies.</li><li>Silva founded AdvancedDesign, a nonprofit focused on reshaping access to design education, and Offsite, an online design school bridging academia and industry.</li><li>He emphasized challenging traditional design education rules and encouraged students to focus on values, ethics, and real-world impact.</li><li>The lecture also highlighted Silva's early struggles, resilience, self-awareness, and work ethic that helped shape his career as a designer and educator.</li></ul>

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