英文摘要 |
Design thinking is predominantly practiced in workshops in Taiwan, where participants engage in empathizing with others in various scenarios. This has prompted an inquiry into whether participants' empathy improves following such workshops. This integrated research study aimed to investigate changes in empathy after a design thinking workshop. A semi-structured interview with qualitative coding was conducted to capture the utilization of empathy in the design thinking process. The study findings, derived from qualitative coding of empathy-related actions during the workshop, revealed two main outcomes. Firstly, while empathy performance gradually decreased, the ability to empathize exhibited a linear pattern throughout the design process. Secondly, there was a significant increase in cognitive empathy, often referred to as ''fantasy,'' after the workshop, whereas no significant difference was observed in other facets of empathy. Qualitative coding further uncovered that design thinking activities conducted during the workshop had, to some extent, expanded the diversity of perspectives and empowered participants to integrate empathy into both ''imagined situations'' and ''imagined roles.'' By identifying critical elements within design thinking workshops, it is hoped that the ability to empathize can be enhanced through design tools and interactive discussions. This information can be utilized in the planning of future design thinking workshops. |