Abstract

The pandemic has created challenges in all sectors of the economy and education.Traditionalteachingapproaches seemfutile in the new context, thus the need to constantly reinvent thedelivery tomeet the fast-paced changes in the education domain. Hence, Design Thinking (DT)is analternative approachthat might be useful in the given context. DT is known to be a human-centric approachtoinnovativeproblem-solving processes.DT could beemployed in the delivery process to develop twenty-first-century skills and enhance creativity andinnovation, inan attempt to identify alternative solutions.The studyexploresthe role of design thinking (DT) mindset in innovative delivery among teachers.It enhancesandfacilitatesinnovative content delivery byleveraging creativity. The studytargeted131teachers from primary and secondary schools in Malaysia.Datawascollectedthrough an online surveyandwasanalyzed usingSmartPLStoestablishrelationships between DT and Innovative Delivery in schools.The data was further analyzedto seek co-relations between the DT steps and the successful transformation of content delivery by teachers. The studyestablisheda framework for the application of design thinking for teachers as the primary support in developing activities for their students. The outcome of this studywill help fillthe gap towards creatinganinteresting method of delivery in schoolsandconstantly innovating the method to suit the evolving generation.Itprovidesan in-depth reasonas towhy students are not interested in the teacher's lessonswhich,in turn,affectstheirperformance. This insight is crucial for the Ministry of Education and policymakers to enhance teachers'ability to innovatively deliver content to students.

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  • The premise of this research is to determine whether design thinking leads to innovative delivery of lessons, especially in primary and secondary schools in Malaysia, as there is inadequate research in this particular domain of study

  • The study showed that the thinking process, gamifying lessons, and curriculum enhancement have positive significance for innovative delivery

  • Empathy is a method of associating with others that shows you can comprehend that they are encountering something significant, even though you may not understand precisely how it feels for them[17]

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