Design Thinking: Thinking about problem-solving based on a transformative experience

This article is the culmination of the mandatory subjects Creativity and Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques of the Postgraduate Program in Creativity and Innovation in Higher Education Methodologies (PPGCIMES), with the aim of materializing studies carried out during the subjects and, at the same time, working on Creativity – based on the concept of Mel Rhodes (1961) – and active methodologies, specifically, Design Thinking (DT). The latter was used in a proposal to develop a course in a foreign language (English for specific purposes) for indigenous postgraduate researchers (master's degree) from the Federal University of Pará (UFPA) to give lectures at COP30. The course lasts 20 hours and includes a glossary of environmental terms. The results were presented at the II Fair of Creative and Innovative Teaching and Learning Practices, evaluated by visitors and professors who passed by the stand and, later, considered positive and relevant.