The D-THINK toolkit is aimed at educators from Higher Education and VET Institutions, and is inte... more The D-THINK toolkit is aimed at educators from Higher Education and VET Institutions, and is intended to be an active toolkit to support the use of Design Thinking as a method to: - Renew their educational approaches and methodologies; - Update and learn how to redesign learning experiences; - Promote the acquisition of “new skills”, such as sense making, social intelligence, novel & adaptive thinking, cross cultural competences, trans-disciplinarily, a design mindset and virtual collaboration — that nowadays are sought by employers and organisations. The toolkit has been developed as part of the project “D-THINK - Design Thinking Applied to Education and Training” co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme, Strategic Partnerships, Cooperation and Innovation and the exchange of Good Practices.
The D-THINK toolkit is aimed at educators from Higher Education and VET Institutions, and is inte... more The D-THINK toolkit is aimed at educators from Higher Education and VET Institutions, and is intended to be an active toolkit to support the use of Design Thinking as a method to: - Renew their educational approaches and methodologies; - Update and learn how to redesign learning experiences; - Promote the acquisition of “new skills”, such as sense making, social intelligence, novel & adaptive thinking, cross cultural competences, trans-disciplinarily, a design mindset and virtual collaboration — that nowadays are sought by employers and organisations. The toolkit has been developed as part of the project “D-THINK - Design Thinking Applied to Education and Training” co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme, Strategic Partnerships, Cooperation and Innovation and the exchange of Good Practices.
Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018), 2019
Based on continual social and technological transformations, many academics and governmental orga... more Based on continual social and technological transformations, many academics and governmental organisations call attention to the need for urgent changes in Education. Design Thinking (DT), an innovation method derived from design methodology connected to business innovation, has shown itself also as an useful method to be applied in the innovation of educational systems. This paper provides an introductional approach to Design Thinking and its possible role in educational contexts as a method to rethink learning/teaching experiences. For this purpose we present the conceptual background of Design and Design Thinking, introduce Design Thinking in Education, and present the D-Think Toolkit, a new framework which aims to support the understanding of the designer's mindset and culture, and the application of its methods and tools in the redesign of education. The toolkit is the main result of the European research project D-Think, developed between 2014 and 2017 with the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission. The conclusion of our paper highlights that DT offers a complementary framework for the innovation work of educators, so transforming them into change-makers. The designers' creative and empathic mindset and collaborative working approach can enrich the reflection on the educators new role as 'learning facilitators'.
Education Applications & Developments IV. Advances in Education and Educational Trends Series, 2019
As a response to continual social and technological transformations, many academic, governmental ... more As a response to continual social and technological transformations, many academic, governmental and private organisations call attention to the need for urgent changes to educational systems. Because of its collaborative and creative approach, its cross-disciplinary and human-centeredness, Design Thinking is seen as a useful mindset and method to face the challenge of a new learning paradigm. Between 2014 and 2017, seven institutional partners from six different European countries developed the Research Project D-Think, supported by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission. The goal of the D-Think project is the promotion of the application of Design Thinking as an innovation method to rethink not only learning/teaching methods but also pedagogical approaches, learning spaces or the role of educators. In this wider context an open access training course for Higher Education Institutions (HEI) educators and Vocational Education Training (VET) professionals was developed, through which they can learn how to apply Design Thinking tools and how to get into the deige mindset.
Many business and innovation managers and academics have been calling attention to the need for u... more Many business and innovation managers and academics have been calling attention to the need for urgent changes in business school curricula and learning methods, prompted by the continual social, economic and technological transformation of our uncertain world. This paper provides an introductional approach to the concept of Design Thinking and its possible role for the improvement of business education programmes through the presentation of a new framework: The D-Think Toolkit. This toolkit is composed of six educational scenarios, the six phase process model Evolution 6, and numerous DT tools.The objective of the paper is to help the innovation management community to understand better the main principles of Design Thinking applied in Education, and the potential the method has for being applied in the innovation of business schools.
The D-THINK toolkit is aimed at educators from Higher Education and VET Institutions, and is inte... more The D-THINK toolkit is aimed at educators from Higher Education and VET Institutions, and is intended to be an active toolkit to support the use of Design Thinking as a method to: - Renew their educational approaches and methodologies; - Update and learn how to redesign learning experiences; - Promote the acquisition of “new skills”, such as sense making, social intelligence, novel & adaptive thinking, cross cultural competences, trans-disciplinarily, a design mindset and virtual collaboration — that nowadays are sought by employers and organisations. The toolkit has been developed as part of the project “D-THINK - Design Thinking Applied to Education and Training” co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme, Strategic Partnerships, Cooperation and Innovation and the exchange of Good Practices.
The D-THINK toolkit is aimed at educators from Higher Education and VET Institutions, and is inte... more The D-THINK toolkit is aimed at educators from Higher Education and VET Institutions, and is intended to be an active toolkit to support the use of Design Thinking as a method to: - Renew their educational approaches and methodologies; - Update and learn how to redesign learning experiences; - Promote the acquisition of “new skills”, such as sense making, social intelligence, novel & adaptive thinking, cross cultural competences, trans-disciplinarily, a design mindset and virtual collaboration — that nowadays are sought by employers and organisations. The toolkit has been developed as part of the project “D-THINK - Design Thinking Applied to Education and Training” co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme, Strategic Partnerships, Cooperation and Innovation and the exchange of Good Practices.
Proceedings of the 20th Congress of the International Ergonomics Association (IEA 2018), 2019
Based on continual social and technological transformations, many academics and governmental orga... more Based on continual social and technological transformations, many academics and governmental organisations call attention to the need for urgent changes in Education. Design Thinking (DT), an innovation method derived from design methodology connected to business innovation, has shown itself also as an useful method to be applied in the innovation of educational systems. This paper provides an introductional approach to Design Thinking and its possible role in educational contexts as a method to rethink learning/teaching experiences. For this purpose we present the conceptual background of Design and Design Thinking, introduce Design Thinking in Education, and present the D-Think Toolkit, a new framework which aims to support the understanding of the designer's mindset and culture, and the application of its methods and tools in the redesign of education. The toolkit is the main result of the European research project D-Think, developed between 2014 and 2017 with the support of the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission. The conclusion of our paper highlights that DT offers a complementary framework for the innovation work of educators, so transforming them into change-makers. The designers' creative and empathic mindset and collaborative working approach can enrich the reflection on the educators new role as 'learning facilitators'.
Education Applications & Developments IV. Advances in Education and Educational Trends Series, 2019
As a response to continual social and technological transformations, many academic, governmental ... more As a response to continual social and technological transformations, many academic, governmental and private organisations call attention to the need for urgent changes to educational systems. Because of its collaborative and creative approach, its cross-disciplinary and human-centeredness, Design Thinking is seen as a useful mindset and method to face the challenge of a new learning paradigm. Between 2014 and 2017, seven institutional partners from six different European countries developed the Research Project D-Think, supported by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission. The goal of the D-Think project is the promotion of the application of Design Thinking as an innovation method to rethink not only learning/teaching methods but also pedagogical approaches, learning spaces or the role of educators. In this wider context an open access training course for Higher Education Institutions (HEI) educators and Vocational Education Training (VET) professionals was developed, through which they can learn how to apply Design Thinking tools and how to get into the deige mindset.
Many business and innovation managers and academics have been calling attention to the need for u... more Many business and innovation managers and academics have been calling attention to the need for urgent changes in business school curricula and learning methods, prompted by the continual social, economic and technological transformation of our uncertain world. This paper provides an introductional approach to the concept of Design Thinking and its possible role for the improvement of business education programmes through the presentation of a new framework: The D-Think Toolkit. This toolkit is composed of six educational scenarios, the six phase process model Evolution 6, and numerous DT tools.The objective of the paper is to help the innovation management community to understand better the main principles of Design Thinking applied in Education, and the potential the method has for being applied in the innovation of business schools.
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