Duarte, RogérioNobre, Ângela LacerdaPimentel, FernandoJacquinet, Marc2021-10-262021-06-21R. Duarte, Â. L. Nobre, F. Pimentel and M. Jacquinet, "Rethinking Curriculum Development through Design Thinking," 2021 4th International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE), 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/CISPEE47794.2021.9507246.978-1-7281-6493-9 (Print)978-1-7281-6492-2 (Online)http://hdl.handle.net/10400.2/112924º Congresso Internacional da Sociedade Portuguesa para a Educação em Engenharia (CISPEE), realizado em Lisboa de 21-23 de junho de 2021.Higher education institutions must be aware of the transformations that occur in societies in order to innovate and to offer revised educational curricula. Design Thinking is a tool that helps to foster innovation in business contexts. Could this methodology be used in higher education for curriculum development? The present article considers this question by presenting the Design Thinking methodology, establishing links with outcome based education, constructive alignment principles, and discussing the context specific to higher education institutions.engDesign thinkingCurriculum developmentOutcome based educationConstructive alignmentInnovationHigher educationconference object10.1109/CISPEE47794.2021.9507246