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.
Presenters
Willhemina WahlinActing Associate Head of School | Lecturer in Design, School of Information and Communication Studies, Charles Sturt University, New South Wales, Australia Cymbeline Buhler
PhD Candidate, School of Social Sciences, Western Sydney University
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Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Design Thinking, Design Education, Design for Social Change
