Many academic organisations are calling attention to the need for urgent changes in curricula and learning methods demanded by the continual social transformation of an increasingly technological world. Transversal skills such as the ability to think creatively and critically, take initiative, and work collaboratively for common goals, are essential to guarantee a qualified and entrepreneurial workforce in Europe. The D-Think research project emerged in this educational context during September 2014 and is an initiative of 7 partners from 6 different European countries, supported by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission. The project aims to promote a wider use of Design Thinking as a transversal learning tool by developing and making available a toolkit and an innovative digital course for educators and professional trainers.

The result of the first year of the D-Think project is a Research Report about Design Thinking and its application in Education and Training, providing a spring board for the next stages of the project: the creation of the D-Think toolkit and a D-Think m-learning course, both in development and testing until August 2017.

The main objective of the Research Report is the clarification of the role of Design Thinking in HEI (Higher Education Institutions) and VET (Vocational Training) Education, and the identification of new approaches to teaching/learning. The target group of the D-Think project are educators/trainers who want to rethink the education system and the current teaching/learning methodologies. As a result, the partnership expects HEI´s and VET providers to prepare people to respond better to the challenges of the labour market, and so be able to stimulate the growth of flexible and innovative businesses in the future.

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program

Results Presentation

Jun 28 2017, 04:30 PM
Presentation Project D-think

4:30 Welcome

5:15 PM D-think Project: Storyboard Journey
Katja Tschimmel, D-Think Project Coordinator by ESAD and Founder of Mindshake

5:30 PM Debate: Redesigning the Learning Experiences
Frederico Fezas Vital, Ashoka
José Matias Alves, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Catholic University
Henrique Vaz, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Porto
Moderation: Ana Barroca and Joana Soares, Advancis and Scholé

place — Scholé, Matosinhos
free entry - inscriptions

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public presentation and debate

jan 21 2016, 6 PM
Design Thinking in Education

5:30 PM Facts & Figures
Basis of Design Thinking applied to education
Katja Tschimmel, D-Think Project Coordinator

6:30 PM Baselining Futures
A hybrid business and design school case study
Ana Barroca, Advancis and Scholé

place — ESAD auditorium
free entry — applications

[10]:http://www.d-think.eu/food-for-thought.html

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