設計思考之團隊形塑力研究：團隊人格謹慎性特質在恆毅力對設計思考流程表現之調節效應

Past research has shown creativity comes from the composition of individual personality traits. In the design thinking process, the team’s performance was influenced by their team personality trait and team dynamics. Particularly, Conscientiousness and Grit was identified as the primary indicator of success. However, there is little research to explore another personality factor in the design thinking process. In this study, we hypothesized Team Conscientiousness as a moderator that affects the team’s Grit in the design thinking performance. We applied the Double-Diamond Model of Design Thinking to decompose the design thinking process, including divergent and convergence stages, for evaluating student’s design performance respectively. There are two primary findings. Firstly, Conscientiousness was positively correlated with Grit in the individual level. Second, the team conscientiousness personality moderated that how Grit influence on divergent and convergent thinking process on the design thinking performance. We found there is a great boost performance when the team has a high team conscientiousness personality, and it moderated the students in low level of grit trait. In other words, the importance of team personality trait in the design thinking process can achieve better performance through the moderation of Conscientiousness. This research contributes to a better understanding of how to compose a strong team by their personality traits in the design thinking setting.