Instructional Design has never had a single doorway.Some of us arrived here from teaching. Some from graphic design. Some from HR or IT. Some from roles that had nothing to do with Learning, Education, or Development at all. Because there’s no clear path in, there’s also rarely a shared foundation. Many talented people are handed the title “Instructional Designer” without ever being taught what the work truly requires. They’re told to “make training fun,” “add gamification,”