DESIGN THINKING: THINKING ABOUT PROBLEM SOLUTIONS FROM A TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCE

Abstract

This article is the culmination of the integration of the mandatory disciplines Creativity, and Innovative Methods and Techniques of Teaching and Learning, of the Graduate Program in Creativity and Innovation in Higher Education Methodologies (PPGCIMES), with the objective of materializing studies carried out throughout the disciplines and, at the same time, working on Creativity – from the conception of Mel Rhodes (1961) – and active methodologies,  specifically, Design Thinking (DT). The latter was used in a proposal to develop a foreign language course (English for specific purposes) for postgraduate indigenous researchers (master's degree) from the Federal University of Pará (UFPA) to speak at COP30. The course lasts 20 hours, and has a glossary with environmental terms. The results were presented at the II Fair of Creative and Innovative Teaching and Learning Practices, evaluated by visitors and teachers who passed by the stand and, later, considered positive and relevant.