An analysis of the concept of Design Thinking and its necessity in education

Exposure with complex educational issues and proposing innovative issues in the world affected by the changes in science and technology of the current century, requires equipping with a kind of analytical and creative thinking and action in the field of education and learning. Design thinking in education is a kind of learner-centered and creative problem-solving to respond to ambiguous and complex issues and propose innovative issues in education. The purpose of this research is to analyze and conceptualize design thinking and examine its necessity in education. In the present study, the inductive qualitative content analysis method was used to analyze the selected articles from the systematic review by studying the documents of the existing researches. The findings of the research showed that the concepts are in a range of thought (philosophy,strategy, approach and mentality, mental process and problem-solving thinking) to action (implementation process, means of producing knowledge and innovation, skill and activity); Also, human-centered, analytical and creative thinking, solution-oriented in solving ambiguous problems, thinking outside the framework, accepting ambiguity and uncertainty, being collaborative and trans disciplinary, process, integration of opinion and action, innovation and learning from failure are among the most important The features of design thinking were identified. According to the results of the research, the use of design thinking for the field of educational sciences and for the people of an educational group, including learners, educational leaders, managers, and teachers, seems necessary in order to be considered as a source of effect in raising an efficient generation.