A Comprehensive Framework of Design Thinking Approach in Knowledge Management: A Review in Academic Context

Authors

  • Sk Mamun Mostofa Department of Information Science and Library Management, University of Dhaka Nilkhet Rd, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
  • Roslina Othman Department of Library and Information Science, KICT, International Islamic University Jalan Gombak, 53100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Debarshi Mukherjee Department of Business Management, Tripura University (Central University) 8H Tripura University gate, Agartala, Tripura 799022, India
  • Khandakar Kamrul Hasan PhD Scholar, Tripura University (Central University), India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs2020.2.281.294

Keywords:

KM, DT, design knowledge, knowledge sharing, educational institutions, design systems.

Abstract

Aim of research. Design thinking (DT) is an essential context for knowledge management (KM), as it promotes the link between KM initiatives and an organization's strategic goals and objectives. This article analyzes the DT process in terms of its capability to create KM. The detailed analysis on the aspect of the working mechanism of DT – how KM is represented and created in the process. This article examines the DT procedure in terms of its ability to generate design knowledge. In this regard, the main purpose of this paper is to review the approaches to KM applied to DT and to suggest directions for how such a supervisory system could evolve.

Methodology. This study is thematic in its nature and it was prepared on the basis of secondary data and also based on an inclusive review of the literature and similarly computation of secondary information. To formulate this paper the researchers used books, earlier published articles, conference papers, and numerous research reports.

Results and conclusions. This article concludes by proposing an intuitive model for DT and KM. KM for its successful application in higher learning institutions in the areas of course design institutional strategy formation and faculty resource sharing.

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Author Biographies

Sk Mamun Mostofa, Department of Information Science and Library Management, University of Dhaka Nilkhet Rd, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

Assistant Professor

Roslina Othman, Department of Library and Information Science, KICT, International Islamic University Jalan Gombak, 53100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Head of the Department of Library and Information Science, KICT, International Islamic University Malaysia, Gombak, Kualalumpur, Malaysia

Debarshi Mukherjee, Department of Business Management, Tripura University (Central University) 8H Tripura University gate, Agartala, Tripura 799022, India

Associate Professor and HOD of Business Management, Tripura University. His endeavour in research has earned over 70 publications including a book, research papers, working papers, concept papers, conference proceedings, popular articles, and edited books. He is an alumnus of Visva Bharati, Santiniketan and Banasthali Vidyapith, Rajasthan, India.

Khandakar Kamrul Hasan, PhD Scholar, Tripura University (Central University), India

Khandakar Kamrul Hasan is an International Research Scholar under the supervision of Dr. Debarshi Mukherjee in the department of business management at Tripura University. He has completed his Bachelor and Master from Saint Petersburg State Polytechnical University, Saint Petersburg, Russia.

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2020-09-11

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Mostofa, S. M., Othman, R., Mukherjee, D., & Hasan, K. K. (2020). A Comprehensive Framework of Design Thinking Approach in Knowledge Management: A Review in Academic Context. Journal of Education Culture and Society, 11(2), 281–294. https://doi.org/10.15503/jecs2020.2.281.294

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Vol. 11 No. 2 (2020): Journal of Education Culture and Society

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