The Power of Design Thinking: Exploring Creative Confidence and Creative Efficacy in College Students

IF 0.2 Q4 SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY
Kristina Jaskyte
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This mixed-methods study explored the benefits of the Design Thinking course to college students preparing for careers in the nonprofit sector. It examined whether the Design Thinking method could enhance college students’ creative confidence and creative efficacy and sought to identify additional benefits of mastering this approach. Thirty-eight students from various departments, schools, and colleges at a Southeastern University who took a semester-long class in Design Thinking participated in this study. After taking this course, students showed increased creative confidence and creative efficacy. Qualitative analysis of students’ reflection journals revealed additional benefits of the Design Thinking process: transferability of Design Thinking knowledge and skills to other classes and areas of work and life; teamwork; personal transformation and challenging assumptions; newly developed appreciation of human-centeredness in program design; and openness to risk-taking and failure. This study highlights numerous benefits of using the Design Thinking method in a classroom setting and provides practice implications for educators.
设计思维的力量:探索大学生的创意自信和创意效率
这项混合方法研究探讨了设计思维课程对准备在非营利部门就业的大学生的益处。研究考察了设计思维方法是否能增强大学生的创新信心和创新效率,并试图找出掌握这种方法的其他益处。来自东南大学不同院系的 38 名学生参加了这项研究,他们选修了一学期的设计思维课程。在学习了这门课程后,学生们表现出了更强的创造信心和创造力。对学生反思日志的定性分析显示了设计思维过程的其他益处:将设计思维的知识和技能迁移到其他课程以及工作和生活领域;团队合作;个人转变和挑战假设;在项目设计中对以人为本的新认识;以及对冒险和失败的开放态度。本研究强调了在课堂环境中使用设计思维方法的诸多益处,并为教育工作者提供了实践启示。
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Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership
Journal of Nonprofit Education and Leadership SOCIAL SCIENCES, INTERDISCIPLINARY-
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