DEVELOPMENT OF A LEARNING-MANAGEMENT MODEL IN COLLABORATION WITH DESIGN THINKING AND APPLIED DRAMA TO ENCHANCE INNOVATIVE CREATION COMPETENCY

Abstract

The research, Development of a Learning Management Model in collaboration with Design Thinking and Applied Drama to enhance Innovative Creation Competency, aims to 1) develop a learning management model with design thinking in combination with applied drama process to promote innovation ability and 2) study the results of a learning management model with design thinking and applied drama process to promote innovation ability. The researcher studies documents related to the concepts, principles, processes, and methods of design thinking and applied drama, as well as the components and characteristics of innovative ability, and uses data to analyze and define a prototype of a design-thinking learning-management model. The research results gathered from seven experts in the fields of education, the development of learning management models, education technology, design thinking, applied drama, and creative innovation show that the suitability of a learning-management model with design thinking and applied drama promoting holistic innovation has the most suitable level at 4.30, and the standard deviation is 0.61. The experts have made these crucial recommendations: 1) Both design thinking and applied drama have consistent and different processes and methods, but they can be integrated to create to a learning-management method that focuses on promoting innovation. 2) The key concept of design thinking is to enable the target audiences to understand the various elements in which the process of applied drama can help to simulate scenarios and to imitate behavior to foster an exchange of ideas and experiences, to listen to others’ problems and needs, and to understand the feelings of the target audience. These things are essential to developing innovation. 3) To develop an effective learning- management model, the process or method of presentation related to design thinking and applied drama can make the learning- management plan much clearer, and 4) The researcher can further study the current situation in the social sciences and then use that information to formulate the next step of activities or learning-management plans. This will enable the students to better understand themselves and others, and thus lead to a combination of both designs thinking and an applied drama process.