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Design thinking: A new perspective in the academy-community relationship

Abstract:

Education in its interest to meet society needs in terms of professional training, involve human vulnerable groups development to encourage society endogenous development. This document aims to integrate both Design Thinking (DT) and Agricultural Extension (AE) tools through the design of a prototype focused on problem-solving strategy employed by students and community members along. The methodology included: The Creative process that integrated DT and AE tools, focused on problem-solving process in agricultural practices; and the Disciplinary Learning Outcomes (DLOs) evaluation career, based on the set of KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ATTITUDES. Results showed that integration of DT and AE tools was suitable, since the students had made a proposal solution understanding farmers' needs along the production process and commercialization. DLOs evaluation highlighted that students did not attend the program courses orderly; this fact helps us improve the teaching-learning process. This methodology allowed to students to know the problems from the farmers' point of view, as well as, that the AE covers other perspectives such as the understanding of professional needs. This kind of proposals encourage students to work together and to design projects focusing into agricultural field.