Investing in innovation: the relevance of design thinking for portuguese startup incubators

Sanches, Miguel Ângelo Luís

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Investing in innovation: the relevance of design thinking for portuguese startup incubators

2023-09Master thesis

dc.contributor.advisor	Gancho, Sara
dc.contributor.author	Sanches, Miguel Ângelo Luís
dc.date.accessioned	2023-11-28T14:56:46Z
dc.date.available	2023-11-28T14:56:46Z
dc.date.issued	2023-09
dc.description.abstract	Design thinking is growingly recognized as a powerful methodology for business development and an efficient way to promote processes' continuous improvement. Besides this recognition, it still lacks investment in many entrepreneurial ecosystems. This study aims to understand the relevance of design thinking for the Portuguese startup ecosystem and to perceive how growing investment in its practices can promote a higher chance of success for startups. The investigation involves a mindful triangulation of methods, relating both quantitative and qualitative practices, in order to increase validity and ensure the quality of the results. In the first stage, a literature review focused on The Value Of Design In Business and Startups As a Way Of Entrepreneurship is conducted to perceive better and current circumstances in which these concepts are involved. The data collection stage involves a direct approach to the national ecosystem by evaluating the relevance of design thinking for 37 Portuguese startup incubators through an online survey. The main findings of this process, which ultimately led to the development of the Design Thinking Investment Scale, revealed the need for a closer discussion of these findings, which was accomplished by developing 11 structured interviews with the same startup incubators in order to adequate the perceived potential to their actual needs, goals, and expectations. By promoting a coordinated approach towards innovation and competitiveness, this study reveals the potential of design thinking to become a pivotal player in taking national entrepreneurship to the next level.	pt_PT
dc.identifier.tid	203407326	pt_PT
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/48114
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.subject	Design thinking	pt_PT
dc.subject	Startup	pt_PT
dc.subject	Innovation	pt_PT
dc.subject	Strategy	pt_PT
dc.subject	Entrepreneurship	pt_PT
dc.title	Investing in innovation: the relevance of design thinking for portuguese startup incubators	pt_PT
dc.type	master thesis
dspace.entity.type	Publication
rcaap.rights	openAccess	pt_PT
rcaap.type	masterThesis	pt_PT
thesis.degree.grantor	Instituto de Arte, Design e Empresa - Universitário
thesis.degree.name	Gestão do Design	pt_PT