Design thinking and civics education: A collaborative and creative approach to empowering young change-makers with the Creative Citizen Project

Willhemina E. Wahlin; Cymbeline Buhler

Design thinking and civics education: A collaborative and creative approach to empowering young change-makers with the Creative Citizen Project

University of Western Sydney

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Abstract

The Creative Citizen Project is a pilot research study that aims to creatively engage young people in impactful civic participation in their local community. In this presentation, we discussed some of the findings of this pilot program, particularly from the perspective of design as a tool for promoting social engagement among young people as citizens and democratic agents. We explain the research aims, the Creative Citizen pedagogical model that informed the pilot workshop program, and in particular, focus on how the collaboration of Design Thinking with Civics and Citizenship education supported the participants to develop and utilise empathy, uniting political knowledge with problem-solving skills to encourage what we have called critical creativity.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 11 Nov 2020
Event	Fourteenth International Conference on Design Principles and Practices - Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, United States Duration: 11 Nov 2020 → 13 Nov 2020 Conference number: 14 https://web.archive.org/web/20201001183926/https://designprinciplesandpractices.com/2020-conference

Conference

Conference	Fourteenth International Conference on Design Principles and Practices
Abbreviated title	Advocacy in Design: Engagement, committment and action
Country/Territory	United States
City	Brooklyn
Period	11/11/20 → 13/11/20
Other	Conference moved to November 11-13 from March 16-18. Dates changed on event record.
Internet address	https://web.archive.org/web/20201001183926/https://designprinciplesandpractices.com/2020-conference

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Design thinking and civics education: A collaborative and creative approach to empowering young change-makers with the Creative Citizen Project. / Wahlin, Willhemina E.; Buhler, Cymbeline.
2020. Paper presented at Fourteenth International Conference on Design Principles and Practices, Brooklyn, New York, United States.

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Design thinking and civics education: A collaborative and creative approach to empowering young change-makers with the Creative Citizen Project

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