The Creative Technologies Learning Lab of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering of the University of Thessaly (http://ctll.e-ce.uth.gr) in collaboration with the Educational Authorities of Sterea Ellada (central Greece) organized on January 20 an on-line event on promoting design thinking in entrepreneurship secondary education. The event was organized in the context of Erasmus+ project TEAMSTAR (https://www.teamstarproject.eu/). The event was very successful, being attended by over 480 primary and secondary education teachers from all over Greece.
The workshop presented design thinking, a deeply user-centred design methodology that aims to introduce innovative solutions to industry and societal challenges of industry through the understanding of real needs, experiences, and emotions of users. The audience was familiarized with core design thinking concepts, received practical advice on integrating design thinking into learning, and experienced a demonstration of a collaboration platform for design thinking in entrepreneurial and STEM education.